DEA Announces New Marijuana Registration Forms For Manufacturing, Distribution And Testing Businesses
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced it will soon be rolling out new forms for additional types of state-licensed medical marijuana businesses beyond dispensaries that want to take advantage of federal protections in line with the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling process. Last month, DEA launched a registration form for medical marijuana dispensaries only, […]
Massachusetts Lawmakers Decline To Act On Measure To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization
Massachusetts lawmakers have decided not to take up a proposal that would scale back the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law, leaving it to prohibitionist activists to collect additional signatures to place the initiative on the November ballot. The legislature’s Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions issued a report last week saying that a majority of […]
Minnesota Opinion: As stigma of marijuana decreases, cities deserve to be first in line to benefit from tax revenue – West Central Tribune
A headline in Saturday’s edition of the Grand Forks Herald sums up our beliefs about recreational marijuana. “Industry grows as stigma decreases,” the headline read. The accompanying report outlined the emergence of a new marijuana-based business in East Grand Forks, a Minnesota border town that last week saw its first recreational-use dispensary open. Unfortunately, the […]
White House drug czar says cannabis is “still illegal” after rescheduling (Newsletter: May 11, 2026)
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Is pot legal yet? Here’s what’s taking so long
May 9, 2026Updated May 10, 2026, 9:02 p.m. ET Despite years of momentum to loosen restrictions on weed, including a recent order from the Trump administration’s Department of Justice, there is still a big disconnect between states and the federal government. On April 23, the Department of Justice said it was easing federal restrictions by moving some kinds of marijuana with […]
Mississippi medical marijuana and Trump’s federal order
Federal drug policy is undergoing a major shift. It could affect Mississippi medical marijuana. President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order changing the classification for medical marijuana at the federal level. It affected products that states license for medical use and Food and Drug Administration-approved marijuana products. On April 23, acting Attorney General Todd […]
Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move Is A ‘Step Forward,’ But Still ‘Falls Well Short’ Of Needed Changes (Op-Ed)
“To rectify this state/federal conflict…cannabis must be removed from the Controlled Substances Act altogether.” By Paul Armentano, NORML The Trump administration’s decision to reclassify state-authorized medical cannabis products and recognize state-licensed medical cannabis providers is a historic first step toward bringing federal drug policy into the 21st century. For over 50 years, the federal government […]
Could PA Get A Cannabis Control Board As A Step Towards Recreational Marijuana?
By Ian Karbal | Pennsylvania Capital-Star File photo A state Senate committee has advanced a bill to create a Cannabis Control Board that would allow more oversight of the existing medical marijuana program. It would also regulate hemp-derived products, which contain intoxicating cannabinoids and are currently sold in head shops and gas stations around the commonwealth. The […]
Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana And Hemp Regulation Bill Sets The State Up For Broader Recreational Legalization, GOP Senator Says
“This bill does not legalize adult-use cannabis, but eventually we probably will. If we have this board set up ahead of time, they can do it in a professional manner.” By Ian Karbal, Pennsylvania Capital-Star A state Senate committee has advanced a bill to create a Cannabis Control Board that would allow more oversight of […]
Oklahoma Officials Say Medical Marijuana Businesses Must Register With Federal DEA To Avoid Punishment
Oklahoma drug officials have issued guidance warning medical marijuana businesses that they must register with the federal government in order to avoid facing punishments, including potentially having their state registrations revoked. Donnie Anderson, director of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control (OBNDD) said in a letter to cannabis industry operatives on Friday […]
Minnesota Lawmakers Pass Bill To Legalize Psilocybin Therapy
Minnesota House lawmakers have voted to legalize the regulated therapeutic use of psilocybin for adults 21 and older. The reform was added to broader health policy legislation via an amendment on the floor of the House of Representatives that was adopted by a vote of 114-15 on Thursday. The amended legislation now heads to the […]
White House Drug Czar Clarifies That Marijuana Is ‘Still Illegal’ Following Trump Administration’s Rescheduling Move
The Trump administration’s drug czar is clarifying that move to federally reschedule marijuana doesn’t make cannabis broadly legal. “It’s still illegal,” Sara Carter Bailey, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), said in an interview with Newsmax this week. “Executive-level Schedule III allows for doctors and research and for medicine, […]