Merrick Garland

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner are calling for a perjury probe against Michael Cohen, a former attorney for Donald Trump, stemming from his testimony in the former president’s New York civil business fraud trial. What...

A group of Republican lawmakers has called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to contemplate levying charges against the crypto exchange platform Binance (CRYPTO: BNB), following reports suggesting its potential involvement in financing illicit activities. Binance didn't immediately...

A coalition of U.S. cannabis operators and investors filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to block the federal government from enforcing cannabis prohibition for state-legal activity. Plaintiffs In The Lawsuit Filed in the U.S. District...

The Biden administration announced a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly opioid fentanyl. US Officials said the actions include charges against eight Chinese companies accused of advertising,...

Marijuana could end up being categorized as a Schedule III substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), reported Marijuana Moment, citing a former top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official. How? Howard Sklamberg, who chaired the FDA's Marijuana Working Group from 2014 to 2017,...

An audio tape released by CNN of former President Donald Trump discussing classified documents in a 2021 meeting in Bedminster, New Jersey, created a furor this week. Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump recently delved into the implications of the development. In the latest episode of the “Mary...

A labor union wants the Biden administration to end federal marijuana prohibition and implement policies to protect cannabis workers and prevent industry monopolies. Marc Perrone, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), addressed a letter to Attorney General...

Following Donald Trump's arraignment at the Miami federal court, his niece Mary Trump weighed in on the true test that lies ahead. What Happened: Mary Trump, a psychologist by profession, said the actual test in the days ahead is whether the Republican party cares enough about the rule of law,...

The U.S. and international law enforcement agencies have made 288 arrests and confiscated more than $53 million in cash and cryptocurrencies, marking an "unprecedented" crackdown on dark-web drug activities in a joint effort named Operation SpecTor. U.S. Attorney General Merrick...

Over 25 members of the Sinaloa cartel, including the sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were charged on Friday in a fentanyl-trafficking investigation by the U.S. Justice Department. Of the three Guzmán sons, Ovidio, Jesús and Iván,...

President Biden decided once again to exclude Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales as part of the budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2024, reported Marijuana Moment. The Biden-Harris administration submitted the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget...

As many as sixteen bipartisan congressional lawmakers signed a letter Thursday urging the Biden administration to make marijuana scheduling review available to the public. There is no doubt that cannabis scheduling will be a burning topic among many other issues at the...

The finding of a series of mishandled classified documents is haunting President Joe Biden as the Justice Department steps in. What Happened: A first batch of documents were found at Biden’s former office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement on Monday....

Here goes another trying year for the cannabis industry. On the federal level, things happened (Biden’s pardons and marijuana research bill), but still, advocates contend they were not enough (no SAFE Banking Act, no legalization). These events profoundly...

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland accused China of committing acts of espionage against the United States in a Monday press conference. Here's what you need to know: The DoJ's Case: Garland said the Justice Department has taken several actions in the last week to disrupt criminal...