Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to set a federal marijuana research agenda and create a designation of “Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research” for universities to carry out cannabis studies with federal grant money. The legislation filed by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) on... Read more

The governor of Maryland has launched a first-of-its-kind marijuana workforce development program, with a focus on supporting industry participation by people who’ve been criminalized over cannabis. Less than two weeks after issuing a mass pardon for over 175,000 marijuana and paraphernalia convictions, Gov. Wes Moore (D) announced the Cannabis... Read more

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is advising marijuana companies that they still cannot take federal tax deductions for business expenses that afforded to other traditional industries unless the administration finalizes a rule to reschedule cannabis. In a press release on Friday, IRS clarified that its policy, known as 280E,... Read more

Dozens of United Nations (UN) human rights experts are championing a less-punitive approach to global drug policies, urging member nations to focus less on punishment and criminalization and more on harm reduction and public health while specifically calling for “decriminalisation of drug use and related activities, and the responsible... Read more

California lawmakers have pulled from consideration a bipartisan bill that would have authorized a pilot program to provide psilocybin treatment to military veterans and former first responders. The legislation, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones (R) and Sen. Josh Becker (D), was effectively killed about a week after... Read more