The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has formally canceled a scheduled Monday administrative hearing on its proposed ban of two psychedelic compounds as the constitutionality of the scheduling process is being challenged in federal court. In a notice published in the Federal Register on Friday, DEA said that the hearing... Read more

A GOP congressman is predicting that Florida voters will pass a marijuana legalization initiative this November—but he’s less confident Congress will get around to advancing a cannabis banking bill by that time. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, spoke about a variety of marijuana policy... Read more

The campaign behind a marijuana legalization initiative in North Dakota said this week that it’s collected more than half of the signatures required to put the proposal on November’s ballot. But there’s still a ways to go, and organizers have further petitioning events planned before a July deadline. “We’re... Read more

Nebraska activists are putting out an urgent call for voters to sign petitions to place a pair of medical marijuana legalization initiatives on the state’s November ballot, with just under four weeks left to collect about 30,000 more signatures to qualify each measure. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) said... Read more

As New Hampshire lawmakers move toward potentially making the state the 25th in the U.S. to legalize recreational marijuana, separate legislation to significantly expand the state’s existing medical cannabis program is also advancing toward final passage. House and Senate negotiators on conference committees arrived at deals on language for... Read more

Ohio is one step closer to launching recreational marijuana sales under a legalization measure approved by voters last November, with applications now officially open for existing medical cannabis dispensaries to obtain dual licenses so they can serve patients and adult consumers alike. The Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) is... Read more

“Despite the positive steps taken by the city and DPD in recent years, marijuana-related arrests continue, and racial disparities persist.” By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Dallas voters could decide whether to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana if City Council members approve a plan to put the measure... Read more

Connecticut is on track to allow access to medical cannabis for the treatment of female orgasmic disorder (FOD) following a decision on Friday by the state Medical Marijuana Program Board of Physicians. Doctors on the state panel unanimously agreed that cannabis is more likely than not to have a... Read more