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Industry Headlines
President Joe Biden Commutes Sentences for Nearly 2,500 Nonviolent Drug Offenders
The latest act means Biden has granted more individual commutations than any other president.
January 17, 2025
Industry Headlines
Biden Commutes Nearly 1,500 Sentences, Pardons 39, Setting Clemency Record
The outgoing president indicated he will issue additional clemency acts as his administration reviews more petitions.
December 12, 2024
Top Stories
The November Election Is Behind Us: Where Are We Now on Cannabis Legalization—Across the States And by the Feds?
Three of four states rejected legalization measures, and federal rescheduling remains uncertain by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
December 9, 2024
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DEA Names 25 Participants for Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing That’s Now Delayed Until 2025
An administrative law judge issued an order pushing back testimonies until January or February.
November 1, 2024
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Kamala Harris Adds ‘Legalize Recreational Marijuana’ to To-Do List
The Democratic presidential candidate included cannabis reform among 14 items on her immediate priority list.
October 25, 2024
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2 US House Democrats Nudge DEA to ‘Swiftly’ Reschedule Cannabis
Reps. Jerry Nadler and Frank Pallone Jr., both ranking members, wrote a letter to the attorney general and DEA administrator.
October 2, 2024
Cannabis Industry Research
Medical Marijuana Act Signed by Biden Would Hinder Research Under Rescheduling
The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act’s requirements would remain under Schedule III, a congressional researcher says.
September 20, 2024
Industry Headlines
#Countdown4Clemency Campaign Calls on Biden to Keep Promise, Free 3,000 People Incarcerated for Cannabis
The Last Prisoner Project and cannabis advocates launched the campaign to urge Biden to use his clemency power before the end of his term.
September 10, 2024
Cannabis Rescheduling
Cannabis Rescheduling No Longer on Fast Track; Hearing Scheduled For December
The DEA will not issue a final rule before the November election now that Administrator Anne Milgram granted an administrative law judge hearing.
August 27, 2024
Cannabis Rescheduling
Cannabis Rescheduling Nearly ‘Done Deal,’ Story Cannabis CEO Says
Jason Vedadi, the former executive chairman for Harvest Health before its acquisition by Trulieve, talks exclusively with CBT on what he expects from federal rescheduling as the industry awaits the DEA’s final determination.
July 29, 2024
Cannabis Rescheduling
43,000 Comments Filed on Cannabis Rescheduling Proposal as Public Period Closes
The Drug Enforcement Administration will now weigh these comments and potentially hold administrative law hearings before issuing a final rule.
July 23, 2024
Ohio
Farm Bill Amendment on Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids Leads CBT’s Top Stories in May
Cannabis rescheduling, Senators’ SAFER Banking stances, and Ohio localities with adult-use moratoriums were also among the most-read articles this month.
May 30, 2024
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