Although cannabis acceptance is rising in many states, its use and possession is still illegal under federal law under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Activists are still working to change federal policy to reflect the voters in many states who have approved social use. Explore news below about the decriminalization effort from patients, politicians, and businesses on the federal level:
Thu / Jun 29th
Yesterday, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a Virginia-based cannabis prohibitionist group, sent out a foreboding press release claiming that the Rohrabacher-Farr… Read More
Tue / Jun 27th
Powerful allies of President Donald Trump and conservative Republicans are speaking out and organizing against the plans by Attorney General… Read More
Mon / Jun 19th
In light of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recently revealed attempt to restore Congressional funding for the prosecution of state-legal cannabis operations, a… Read More
Fri / Jun 16th
The leaders of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), have introduced… Read More
Fri / Jun 16th
In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf warned that if the federal government interferes with… Read More
Wed / Jun 14th
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein doubled down on the anti-cannabis stance of the Trump Administration during testimony in front of… Read More
Tue / Jun 13th
Attorney General Jeff Sessions last month sent a letter to Senators Mitch McConnell (R), Chuck Schumer (D), House Speaker Paul… Read More
Mon / Jun 5th
The DEA is moving to have a lawsuit dismissed that challenges their December rule change which applies a Controlled Substances Number… Read More
Wed / May 31st
Office of National Drug Control Policy officials under President Barack Obama wanted to decriminalize cannabis possession nationally but never made the… Read More
Fri / May 5th
Pennsylvania Rep. Tom Marino has withdrawn his name from consideration to lead the Office of Drug Control Policy “due to… Read More
Wed / May 3rd
A bill to exclude cannabidiol and “cannabidiol-rich plants” from the definition of “marihuana” under the federal Controlled Substances Act has… Read More
Tue / May 2nd
State-legal medical cannabis and hemp programs are safe until at least September as the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment – which prohibits the… Read More
Fri / Apr 28th
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, with the governor coming away with the sense that a… Read More
Wed / Apr 19th
After just two days ago saying that “marijuana is not a factor in the drug war,” Department of Homeland Security… Read More
Wed / Apr 19th
During a conference call with reporters today, Oregon Congressman Rep. Earl Blumenauer said “marijuana has gone mainstream” and “has come… Read More
Wed / Apr 12th
Pennsylvania Rep. Tom Marino has been tabbed to serve as drug czar by the Trump Administration, according to a CBS… Read More
Tue / Apr 4th
In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, the governors of Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and… Read More
Fri / Mar 3rd
According to a report from Politico, Attorney General Jeff Sessions privately told some Republican senators – before his confirmation –… Read More
Tue / Jan 31st
Boulder, Colorado’s District Attorney Stan Garnett will join a policy group comprised of prosecutors throughout the nation who will advise… Read More
Wed / Aug 31st
A report by Stat News has found little interest from a dozen agricultural colleges to grow cannabis at the behest… Read More
Wed / Mar 30th
President Obama commuted the sentences of 61 drug offenders on Wednesday, continuing his widely-publicized effort to reform the United States’… Read More
Thu / Jan 28th
A bipartisan group of 21 federal lawmakers have banded together to pressure the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allow U.S. veterans… Read More
Thu / Jan 14th
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is up for re-election and proudly touting her stance that marijuana is a ‘gateway drug’… Read More
Fri / Jan 1st
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is preparing an extensive, first-of-its-kind report “presenting the state of the science on substance use,… Read More
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