Barbara Lee

The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) has unveiled a comprehensive draft of an executive order aimed at transforming federal cannabis policy through an equity-driven and public health-focused lens. Announced in Washington, D.C., the proposal outlines steps for Donald Trump’s upcoming presidency to...

Three bipartisan congressional lawmakers are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reconsider its directive constraining VA doctors from helping veterans access medical marijuana in states where it is legal. What happened: Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D), founder and co-chair of the...

The latest bipartisan push in Congress to address cannabis reform comes as cannabis-related amendments to a large-scale spending bill covering Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies (MilConVA) for the 2025 fiscal year that were filed recently. The measure from Reps. Brian Mast...

Tuesday's news that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug blew the industry and sent cannabis stocks high in the sky. And, while the move was generally praised by the majority of industry experts some ...

A coalition of 20 U.S. Democratic lawmakers sent a letter on Wednesday to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Department of Justice, calling for the prompt removal of marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and John...

Three Republican Senators came out swinging at the mere idea of rescheduling cannabis, as proposed by the Biden Administration to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which passed the request on to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The GOP trio, Mitt Romney (R-UT), James...

The Last Prisoner Project (LPP), a nonprofit dedicated to gaining the release of people incarcerated due to the War on Drugs, is preparing to exert public pressure on Congress and the President to legalize cannabis.  The organization will be mobilizing a large bi-partisan coalition of US cannabis...

Thirty-six Congress members are urging President Biden to grant clemency to people serving time in federal prisons for nonviolent marijuana offenses. Led by Congressional Cannabis Caucus co-chairs Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), they sent a letter to the President on Wednesday...

California Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) is taking a stance against the potential rescheduling of cannabis by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), arguing that it could set the industry's legalization efforts back 50 years. Speaking at the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) summit in...

In a bold move on Capitol Hill, Democratic co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus reignited the push for fair and equitable cannabis policies. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) reintroduced the Realizing Equitable and Sustainable Participation in...

In a recent development, the House Rules Committee under GOP control has rejected a series of proposed marijuana and psychedelic reform amendments within expansive spending legislation. This decision includes the dismissal of a bipartisan effort aimed at protecting state cannabis...

Incumbent Sen. Laphonza Butler (R-Calif.) has announced she will not run for a full term in 2024. Appointed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, Sen. Butler filled the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s term. Her decision not to run brings renewed attention to Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Katie ...

The sudden demise of Sen. Dianne Feinstein has left a political void in Washington with supporters of Congresswoman Barbara Lee mounting pressure on Governor Gavin Newsom to assign her to the vacant interim Senate seat. When Kamala Harris assumed the vice presidency, Newsom awarded her Senate seat...

"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...