President Joe Biden’s strategy to win reelection this November is “to get more people to smoke marijuana,” a GOP senator is claiming. In an interview with Ask a Pol that was published on Friday, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said he thinks the administration’s move to reschedule cannabis is a... Read more

Former President Donald Trump says he’ll commute the sentence of a person convicted of running a dark web illicit drug market “on day one” of his presidency if elected this November—a promise of clemency that seems to conflict with his position that people who sell drugs should face the... Read more

A newly posted page about psilocybin on a federal health agency’s website acknowledges the potential benefits the psychedelic substance might provide—including for treatment of alcohol use disorder, anxiety and depression. The page also highlights psilocybin research being funded by the federal government into the drug’s effects on pain, migraines,... Read more

U.S. Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized the Biden administration’s planned move of cannabis to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) during comments Wednesday at a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, citing increases in vehicle injury and fatality rates that he attributed to the legalization of adult-use marijuana. Delivering... Read more

A Delaware legislative panel has approved a bill to launch recreational marijuana sales early through existing medical cannabis dispensaries—disregarding concerns from activists who argue the measure will give current businesses run by multi-state operators an unfair advantage. The House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance and Commerce Committee voted on Tuesday to advance... Read more

A key House committee has amended a large-scale agriculture bill in a way that would impose a general ban on hemp-derived cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC—with some industry stakeholders saying it could even federally criminalize many CBD products because the measure’s scope covers all ingestible hemp products with any... Read more

A top federal drug official says there is “tremendous excitement” about the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. However, she cautioned that while the treatment option is “very promising,” people should understand that “it’s not magic” and needs more rigorous research. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director Nora Volkow shared... Read more

Two major law enforcement organizations have endorsed a bipartisan bill to end federal marijuana enforcement in legal states, a cannabis group whose membership includes large tobacco and alcohol companies announced. The Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) and the Oregon Coalition of Police and Sheriffs (ORCOPs) are both... Read more