Trump signs executive order reclassifying cannabis, opening door to broader weed access.
Key Points Trump’s executive order shifts cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, easing research, banking and tax restrictions and marking the biggest federal cannabis policy change in decades. The administration is launching a Medicare pilot program for CBD products, potentially bringing cannabis-derived therapies into federally insured health care for seniors for the first time. […]
US House Passes Bill Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws And Rejecting Attempt To Block Trump’s Rescheduling Move.
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a spending bill that would continue protecting state medical marijuana programs from federal intervention—while excluding a provision that previously advanced to block the Justice Department from rescheduling cannabis. Following bicameral negotiations on the appropriations package, the House advanced it in a 397-28 vote on Thursday, sending it to the […]