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Cannabis Rescheduling

White House Exploring ‘All Options’ for Cannabis Rescheduling, Trump Drug Adviser Nominee Says

Sara Carter, at her confirmation hearing to be the White House Director of Drug Control Policy, said ‘all of us’ continue to assess research and data.

September 18, 2025

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

Cannabis Rescheduling

VP Harris: ‘We Need to Legalize Marijuana’

NORML Regional Coordinator Chris Goldstein takes us inside the closed-door White House roundtable discussion on criminal justice and cannabis drug policy and shares why he feels this is ‘the beginning of the end of the drug war.’

July 21, 2024

Federal Cannabis Legalization

25 GOP Lawmakers Condemn Cannabis Rescheduling in New Letter

Sen. James Lankford and Rep. Pete Sessions spearheaded the letter sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland, saying rescheduling lacks “adequate science.”

July 12, 2024

Legislation and Regulation

US House Republicans Nix States’ Rights Cannabis Amendment, Focus on Blocking Rescheduling

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill that aims to prevent the DOJ from using funds to reclassify cannabis while allowing it to interfere with state cannabis laws.

July 10, 2024

Advocacy for Cannabis Legalization

UPDATE: US House Democrats Introduce Bill to Federally Legalize Cannabis

The MORE Act aims to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, provide expungements, and reinvest in those adversely impacted by the drug war.

June 28, 2024

Cannabis Rescheduling

Cannabis Rescheduling FAQ: What Now?

From potential timelines to 280E to SAFER Banking, legal experts explain the implications of the federal government reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous substance.

May 6, 2024

Advocacy for Cannabis Legalization

Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Federally Legalize Cannabis

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act aims to deschedule marijuana by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act.

May 1, 2024

Cannabis Rescheduling

UPDATE: DEA Moves to Reschedule Cannabis

The federal agency that has long enforced prohibition aligns with the recommendation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, FDA to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III substance under the Controlled Substances Act.

April 30, 2024

Cannabis Rescheduling

3 GOP Senators Tell DEA Not to Reschedule Cannabis

Led by former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the senators argue rescheduling would violate an international treaty in letter to DEA administrator.

March 27, 2024

Cannabis Rescheduling

DEA’s 5-Factor Test Makes Rescheduling Cannabis Impossible

After HHS used its own two-part test to determine the plant’s ‘currently accepted medical use,’ rescheduling opponents urge DEA to keep its five-part test.

March 19, 2024