Two Republican congressmen are demanding that the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) answer questions about why she broke “decades of precedent” by not signing a proposed marijuana rescheduling rule, instead having it approved by the attorney general. In a letter sent to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on... Read more

Three in five Texans, including a plurality of Republicans, support legalizing marijuana, according to a new survey. The Texas Lyceum Poll found that 60 percent of adults in the state back the reform—a 14 percentage point increase compared to a 2015 survey they conducted that asked about cannabis policy... Read more

A new report from an equity-focused marijuana advocacy organization finds that nearly two thirds of American adults want legalization laws to prioritize social equity (68 percent), end cannabis arrests (68 percent) and ensure that people have legal access to marijuana products (65 percent). The vast majority—85 percent—also think legalization... Read more

More Americans now consume cannabis every day than drink alcohol on a daily basis, according to a newly published study that explores how marijuana use habits have changed in recent decades. Since 1992, it says, the per capita rate of daily cannabis consumption in the country has increased nearly... Read more

A Senate panel in New Hampshire has narrowly approved a House-passed bill that would legalize marijuana, though members first adopted a handful of amendments from Senate President Jeb Bradley (R), who told colleagues that while he opposes the legalization proposal, he feels an “obligation to try to make it... Read more

As Delaware prepares to launch its adult-use marijuana market, bicameral lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would allow existing medical cannabis businesses to convert to dual licensees that could serve both patients and recreational consumers starting this year—months earlier than the current sales timeline. The legislation is being... Read more

A federal judge has granted marijuana companies’ request to allow public access to a hearing this week in a key case where they’re seeking to shield in-state cannabis activity from federal enforcement. Three days after the cannabis firms made the request—without opposition from the Justice Department—the U.S. District Court... Read more