National Defense Authorization Act

President Biden officially signed into law the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), large-scale legislation that also contains a mandate to fund clinical trials with psychedelics for active service members. Biden’s decision was announced on Friday, Dec. 22...

Congressional lawmakers from both sides of the aisles and in both chambers agreed upon a large-scale defense bill which includes funding psychedelic studies for military service members, reported Marijuana Moment’s Kyle Jaeger. The report on the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has tested positive for COVID-19 for the third time within a year, The Hill reports. What Happened: Durbin, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, announced his positive test results ahead of the Senate to consider the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). “I...

"I cannot tell you how many times I've heard veterans tell me that medical marijuana saved their life," Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) recently stated. What Happened: As first reported by Marijuana Moment, Blumenauer's statement aligns with the sentiment of a bipartisan group of...

Not a single drug policy amendment proposed by a group of bipartisan lawmakers as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed on Thursday, reported Marijuana Moment. Republican leadership in the House Rules Committee declined to enable any of them to...

Congressional lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are seeking to advance several drug policy changes as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). So far, over 1,400 proposed amendments have been put forward for the must-pass defense bill, including those concerning medical cannabis...

Much-needed and highly anticipated banking reform has been excluded from a large-scale spending bill expected to be released on Monday, a Senate staffer confirmed to Marijuana Moment. This represents yet another major setback for passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (...

“I’m not giving up on this darn thing yet,” Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) said, after the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act was left out of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Perlmutter, who sponsors the cannabis banking legislation, has another plan:...

“Here we are, us financial analysts trying to read the tea leaves and subliminal messages of powerful politicians (think of this more as an opinion piece),” said Cantor Fitzgerald's Pablo Zuanic after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called on Senate Majority Leader...

Among the numerous amendments filed to the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which the Senate plans to take up soon, are dozens related to cannabis and psychedelics. This summer, the House of Representatives approved several measures as part of the NDAA, including two...

House Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) have recently filed separate bills towards further advancing psychedelic research studies to active service members.  While it was AOC’s proposal which was finally made in order in the House Rules Committee for...

What sets veterans apart from all the others not having access to medical marijuana? The system. Veterans obtain their healthcare via the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which is a federal agency. As a federal agency, the VA is not allowed to recommend or prescribe a substance that is...

Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency has recommended giving $20 million in grants to two universities — Wayne State University and the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor — under the Veteran Marijuana Research (VMR) Grant Program. Wayne State will be granted the...

Following Wednesday's House approval of two psychedelics research amendments, another package of bills, including banking and veterans'   access were approved, bringing the total to nine drug policy measures passed in the chamber as part of the National...

House lawmakers recently introduced new amendments to a series of cannabis laws to fund parts of the federal government for the coming year, reported Marijuana Moment. Considering that doctors are allowed to fill out recommendations for patients who want to participate in state cannabis...