Rescheduling cannabis

A federal appellate court has set a date for oral arguments in a pivotal case aimed at overturning the U.S. government’s prohibition on marijuana. As Marijuana Moment reported, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has scheduled the hearing for December 5, just three days after a...

In the hallowed chambers of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, a testy exchange took place between Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra. The bone of contention was the proposed rescheduling of marijuana under federal law. Cornyn grilled...

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...