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

The governor of Maryland has signed a pair of bills into law to establish a psychedelics task force that will study legal access to substances like psilocybin and DMT. About a month after lawmakers sent the complementary legislation to his desk, Gov. Wes Moore (D) gave them final approval... Read more

President Joe Biden “smokes” former President Donald Trump on marijuana policy, his reelection campaign said short after the administration announced a historic cannabis rescheduling action on Thursday. In an email blast that was sent out hours after the president announced the “monumental” step to reclassify cannabis, his campaign highlighted... Read more

Nearly seven in 10 voters—including a majority of Republicans—support legalizing marijuana, according to a new Fox News poll. Released on the heels of President Joe Biden’s announcement that his administration is moving to reschedule cannabis, the survey found that 69 percent of registered voters in the U.S. back broader... Read more

GOP House leaders have released a draft version of large-scale agriculture legislation that could reduce regulatory barriers for certain hemp farmers and scale-back a ban on industry participation by people with prior drug felony convictions. The legislation also omits any provisions that would ban hemp-derived cannabinoid products that some... Read more

Major marijuana companies are asking a federal court to grant remote public access to a hearing next week in a case where they’re seeking to shield in-state cannabis activity from federal enforcement. And the Justice Department says it has “no position” on the request. The hearing before the U.S.... Read more