Biden Cannabis

The deadline for public comments on the federal government’s plan to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) concluded on July 22 with tens of thousands of statements. Overall sentiment? Positive for marijuana supporters. Cannabis-focused...

Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive tackles Wanya Morris and Chukwuebuka Jason Godrick were arrested last week on misdemeanor cannabis possession charges and released on bond, according to the Johnson County (Kansas) Sheriff, reported the NFL. While the NFL's stance on cannabis has loosened over...

With the 2024 presidential election just around the corner, Americans are gearing up for a tense presidential rematch. In his analysis of recent polls, CNN's Harry Enten said surveys from New York Times/Siena College, CBS/YouGov, Fox News and The Wall Street Journal all gave Donald Trump "a higher...

Biden Administration Official Denies Rumor That DEA Is Rescheduling Cannabis Anytime Soon  Adrian Snead, a partner in the Washington, D.C. office and member of the firm’s Government & Regulatory Affairs and Litigation Practice Groups, who also worked with SAFER Banking sponsor Sen. Jeff...

Virginia is advancing towards legalizing marijuana sales for adults over 21, with significant legislative progress. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee approved Senate Bill 448, spearheaded by Senator Aaron Rouse (D), to create a regulated market with licensed retailers, expected to start in...

Remember last October when President Biden announced pardons for all federal marijuana possession convictions and called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to review cannabis classification under federal law as a Schedule 1 substance? It turns out, the letter issuing the...

Marijuana organizations, industry leaders, cannabis companies and experts in the field are teaming up to push for cannabis reform on the federal level. Last October President Biden asked the attorney general and Department of Health and Human Service to review cannabis classification under...

The Biden administration is still behind in its campaign promise to work on decriminalizing marijuana. That's according to what White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a news briefing on Monday. This came as a response to Pennsylvania's Lt. Gov. and Democratic Senate...

“Real Time with Bill Maher" host discussed cannabis legalization with former Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday's “Overtime” segment during which he made a provocative prediction. Maher began with an audience-submitted question: ...

Last week, a group of six U.S. senators urged the Biden administration to use its position and remove cannabis from the list of Schedule 1 substances under federal law. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ron Wyden...

The Senate has been under a lot of pressure from all sides over the last few weeks to pass the cannabis SAFE Banking Act. Now, senators are trying to push for marijuana banking legislation to be included in a bigger package aimed at improving U.S. competitiveness, which would...

Last week, President Joe Biden granted clemency to dozens of individuals with non-violent federal drug convictions and commuted the sentences of 75 people who were serving time at home because of the pandemic. He also issued three pardons. "America is a nation of laws...

By Brendan Bures. Well it only took a month of criticisms for Joe Biden to change his tune on cannabis reform. The presidential nominee announced this week that he supports marijuana decriminalization, but he wouldn’t go so far as to support legalization at a federal level. The former vice...