A GOP Pennsylvania senator who supports marijuana legalization is seemingly suggesting that lawmakers pump the brakes on the push to enact the policy change amid resistance to reform within his caucus and instead pass a bill to create a new regulatory body that can begin overseeing medical cannabis and... Read more
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says that states that have legalized marijuana are providing cover for illicit cultivation operations by foreign cartels—while at the same time implicitly acknowledging that ongoing prohibition in other states creates opportunities for that cannabis to be sold on the illegal market. The agency’s 2025... Read more
Two Democratic members of Congress representing Florida are asking the federal government to investigate what they describe as “potentially unlawful diversion” of millions in state Medicaid funds via a group with ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). The money was used to fight against a citizen ballot initiative, vehemently... Read more
Gov. Tim Walz and caucus leaders announced that, as part of their bipartisan agreement, they will raise the 10% rate before adult-use sales even launch. Read more
At a press event announcing new congressional legislation calling on the federal government to provide reparations to the descendants of enslaved American families, lawmakers and advocates emphasized the country’s long history of structural discrimination against Black people—including through the ongoing criminal war on drugs. Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) and... Read more
A newly filed pair of GOP-led congressional bills would prevent people from using federal financial assistance at marijuana dispensaries. As part of a broader piece of legislation from Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) that aims to change rules around welfare requirements, there are provisions that... Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signed a wide-ranging agriculture bill passed by the legislature that contains, among other provisions, a new prohibition on the spores of psychedelic mushrooms. The governor, who previously signaled that he would approve the anti-psilocybin legislation, SB 700 from Sen. Keith Truenow (R), formally... Read more
