Bipartisan and bicameral congressional lawmakers filed companion bills on Wednesday to clarify that federal “Right to Try” (RTT) laws give seriously ill patients access to Schedule I drugs, including marijuana and psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY), along with Reps. Earl Blumenauer... Read more

The White House says it is actively looking into another case of a U.S. citizen who is being held in Russia over a marijuana-related offense to see if the administration can secure his release. While there’s been ample coverage of WNBA star Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia over possession... Read more

Bipartisan lawmakers are expressing frustration after a series of marijuana reform amendments failed to make it through a key House committee on Monday, complicating efforts to promote veterans’ medical access and provide protections for public housing residents from being evicted over cannabis. The initial plan was to attach measures... Read more

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has signed a bill that bans most workplaces from firing or otherwise punishing employees for marijuana use. The mayor sent the measure back to the District Council on Tuesday’s deadline for action, about a month after the local lawmakers approved the legislation from... Read more

“All of our signatures went through a rigorous quality control process, so we know what we have in each district.” By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent Whether Missouri voters will get a chance to legalize recreational marijuana in November is still in question. The latest incomplete tabulations from Secretary of... Read more

A key House committee on Monday rejected bipartisan spending bill amendments to promote veterans’ medical marijuana access on procedural grounds, while another pair of measures to provide protections for people who use cannabis in federally assisted public housing was pulled before the panel had a chance to vote. Advocates... Read more

President Joe Biden says his administration is “working on” plans to fulfill his campaign pledge to free people who are incarcerated for marijuana. This marks the first time that the president has publicly made a substantive comment about cannabis policy since taking office more than a year ago. “I... Read more

A union representing firefighters is claiming credit for a New York City legal directive ordering government agencies, including the New York City Fire Department (NYFD) and New York Police Department (NYPD) to cease drug testing workers for marijuana. In a memo distributed to members on Thursday, the Uniformed Firefighters... Read more