HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra hinted at potential reluctance within DEA circles regarding the Biden administration’s proposed rescheduling of marijuana. At a recent event in Sacramento, Becerra addressed the status of moving cannabis to Schedule III of the...

During a House Ways & Means Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) sought clarification from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding its request to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on cannabis scheduling, a topic highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), released results of the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). The study now includes questions about various methods of cannabis use...

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...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working to complete an administrative review of cannabis scheduling and aims to present President Joe Biden with a federal cannabis scheduling decision "this year," according to the head of the HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra,...

Pushing for reform under the “Marijuana 1-to-3 Act,” Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) re-introduced a bill to move marijuana from Schedule I to the less restrictive Schedule III under federal law, reported Marijuana Moment. According to the bill, “the Attorney General of the...