Smart Approaches to Marijuana

The long-awaited hearing to discuss cannabis rescheduling will begin on January 21, 2025, marking a significant moment in the ongoing debate over cannabis regulation. As Business of Cannabis reported, the six-week hearing will continue until March 6, 2025, but its outcome remains uncertain due to...

Attorney Matt Zorn is suing the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for failing to release records related to its communications with Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), an anti-cannabis group. This lawsuit, filed November 28, seeks to compel the DEA to produce these records under the Freedom of...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will hold its first hearing on December 2 to address the Biden administration’s proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The hearing, announced through a public advisory on November 26...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has denied accusations of improper communication with cannabis prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) during the Biden administration's marijuana rescheduling process. In a recent filing reported by Marijuana Moment, the agency dismissed...

Village Farms International, Inc. (NASDAQ:VFF) and Hemp for Victory filed a joint motion seeking to disqualify the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from defending the proposed rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. The parties argue that...

A district court judge in Nebraska ruled that votes for and against the state’s medical cannabis ballot measures will be counted and made public. With the last week's ruling Lancaster County District Judge Susan Strong rejected a request to halt the process. What Happened John Kuehn, who has...

Nebraska voters will soon decide on whether to legalize medical cannabis, following the certification of two ballot measures on Friday by Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen. As MJBiz Daily reported, the initiatives, which aim to establish a regulated medical marijuana market, were cleared for...

An active cannabis prohibitionist group represented by the law firm founded by Donald Trump‘s Attorney General Bill Barr is urging the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to extend the public comment period for President Joe Biden's recent cannabis rescheduling proposal. Smart Approaches to...

When the April 30 news that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was intending to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, the cannabis industry across the board went into a state of collective elation. Although it’s not full federal legalization,...

Republican lawmakers have aligned with the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) to introduce a new resolution. This initiative, urging for a comprehensive study on the health implications of high-potency THC products, was spearheaded by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Sen. Pete...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning pharmacies in Georgia that dispensing medical marijuana is not legal under federal law. Nearly two months after the Georgia Board of Pharmacy allowed independent pharmacies to dispense THC oils, in what was considered a historic...

Is the battle for medical marijuana legalization in North Carolina over for this year? Some groups say yes, some say no. Here is what happened. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), an organization opposed to marijuana legalization, said on Friday that North Carolina “...

A group of anti-marijuana advocates convened in Washington, D.C. on 4/20 — a day typically reserved for cannabis-oriented celebrations — calling for "a balanced discussion" on cannabis legalization. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), which describes itself as a bipartisan...

Recently, the Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce (GACC) and Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) expressing their support for streamlining cannabis research. The organizations argue that the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol...

Anti-marijuana legalization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana made an unexpected move this week and called for the Federal government to loosen the restrictions regarding scientific research into medical marijuana. The group, which is against the legalization of marijuana, says that more research...