Federal Ignorance Is a Policy Choice. Doing nothing is action, and has real world effects, like it or not.
The Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act of 2025 (EBDPA), introduced by Representatives Dina Titus and Ilhan Omar, doesn’t aim to legalize cannabis or reschedule it. Instead, it proposes something deceptively simple: allow the federal government to study it. In a policy environment where ideology has long outpaced data, this quiet shift could have seismic consequences. The […]
The DEA’s Hypocrisy Exposed: Crushing Legal Innovation While Drug Cartels Flourish. The DEA is helping to keep the drug cartels in business with new policy decisions.
While scrolling through my morning news feed, a headline caught my eye that perfectly encapsulates everything wrong with America’s failed approach to drug policy. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)—an agency ostensibly created to protect Americans from dangerous substances—is actively blocking a legitimate pharmaceutical company from developing federally-compliant cannabis medications while simultaneously admitting it can’t stop […]
Handful of cannabis bills signed into law by Maryland Governor Moore!
We are happy to announce that this session has ended with some cannabis “wins” in Maryland! Governor Wes Moore signed into law bills to legalize home production of edible products, reduce penalties for some cannabis offenses, allow for resentencing, and expand expungement. With the passage of Delegate David Moon’s (D) HB 413, Marylanders will now […]
Virginia Governor Vetoes Medical Cannabis Bill.
Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation seeking to improve the state’s medical cannabis program. HB 1989 sought to significantly improve product labeling and codify permissible delivery locations. Regulations promulgated by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority will now take effect greatly diminishing patient access by restricting all medical cannabis deliveries to only the patient’s residence. Direct-to-patient […]
Florida Governor Signs Law Making It Harder To Place Ballot Initiatives Before Voters In Potential Violation Of Voter’s First Amendment Rights.
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has signed legislation into law making it more difficult for entities to place ballot initiatives before Florida’s voters. The law, which is already being legally challenged as unconstitutional, imposes significant new hurdles for those seeking to place initiatives on the state ballot. Specifically, it mandates that campaign supporters post a $1 […]
Trump DOJ Attorney Sends Warning Letter to Licensed D.C. Dispensary
Fri / Apr 25th by LJ Dawson A Trump–appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has issued a warning letter to Green Theory, a licensed medical dispensary serving patients in D.C., asking them to produce documentation proving their compliance with federal law. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward R. Martin Jr. has […]
DEA Fails to Set Cannabis Rescheduling Briefing Schedule; No Progress Made on Interlocutory Appeal. The DEA provided its chief administrative law judge a 90-day joint status update indicating no progress toward ending the appeal.
by Tony Lange April 10, 2025 Despite some cannabis industry hopefuls suggesting that a President Donald Trump administration could swoop in and save the day, zero progress has been made on the rescheduling process in the past 90 days. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) attorneys submitted a joint status report on April 10 to John J. […]
Individual rights are more important than government power.
By TIMOTHY SNOWBALL This is the third part in a series discussing American individual rights, the principles of the American founding, and their embodiment in the United States Constitution, and the ways in which the Supreme Court has all too often negated these principles to the detriment of individual liberty: As previously discussed, having successfully […]
Analysis: Fewer Than One-Third of Legal Cannabis States Have Appropriated Funding for Marijuana Research
by NORML Posted on March 27, 2025 Oakland, CA: Less than one-third of states that regulate marijuana for either medical or adult use have allocated funding for cannabis-related research, according to an analysis published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. A team of investigators headed by the University of California reviewed state-level funding opportunities for […]
Marijuana Legalization Advocates Are the Majority. It’s Time We Act Like It.
Far too often, lawmakers choose to either ignore this constituency or treat them with outright hostility. By Paul Armentano | March 19, 2025 Seventy percent of Americans, including majorities of both Democratic and Republican voters, say that marijuana should be legal. Yet far too often, lawmakers choose to either ignore this constituency or treat them […]