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Trump Says Decision On Changing Federal Cannabis Classification Coming ‘In

Yesterday, we asked whether the rumors were true. And the answer came straight from the Resolute Desk. At a White House press conference on Monday morning, President Donald Trump said his administration is “looking at” moving marijuana from Schedule I, the same legal category as heroin, to the less restrictive Schedule III, and will “make…

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Bipartisan Congressional Lawmakers Push Trump To Reschedule Marijuana As He

Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are urging President Donald Trump to federally reschedule marijuana after he announced that a decision on the issue would come within weeks. On Monday, Trump was asked about the proposal to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The president didn’t commit to seeing through…

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If Trump Reschedules Marijuana, ‘The Game Is Over For Democrats,’

A former GOP congressman who President Donald Trump initially nominated to serve as U.S. attorney general during the current term is renewing his call for marijuana rescheduling—saying the “game is over for Democrats at the ballot box” if the president moves forward on the reform, which he said he’d decide on within weeks. Former Rep.…

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August 5- 12, 2025 – Cannabis & Tech Today

Welcome to the latest edition of “Last week in Weed,” catching you up on the latest breaking news and industry developments in the world of cannabis. Here’s what you may have missed over the last week: Times Square Gets Its First Dispensary The Daily Green opened its doors in the heart of Times Square, instantly…

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Is Trump Really Thinking About Changing Federal Cannabis Rules? Here’s

The cannabis rumor mill is buzzing: President Donald Trump is “looking at” moving marijuana from Schedule I, the same federal category as heroin, to the less restrictive Schedule III. Depending on who you ask, it’s a serious policy shift, a calculated political move, or just more Washington smoke and mirrors. So… is it real? The…

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Community Flourishes Where Regulation Fails: South Africa Moves to Protect

South Africa continues to move forward on the complex but promising road to marijuana regulation, facing adversities and legal gaps that involve private cannabis clubs, among others. Since the historic 2018 Constitutional Court ruling that decriminalized private cannabis use and cultivation, the country’s legal situation has been riddled with uncertainty, particularly for entrepreneurs and users.…

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Marijuana Users Have ‘Enhanced Cognitive Abilities,’ Large Federally Funded Study

Marijuana users have “superior performance across multiple cognitive domains,” according to a new large-scale study funded by the U.S. federal government, with the effects of cannabis on cognition “presented concurrently across a range of brain systems.” The research, published this month as a preprint by Nature Portfolio, analyzed brain imaging and cognitive data from 37,929 participants…

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Trump Publicly Addresses Cannabis Rescheduling: Decision Coming in ‘Next Few

President Donald Trump publicly addressed cannabis rescheduling for the first time since taking office 203 days ago, telling reporters during a White House press conference on Aug. 11 that “We’re only looking at that. That’s early.”Trump was referring to a proposal to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act,…

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Trump Says He’ll Make Marijuana Rescheduling Decision ‘Over The Next

President Donald Trump says his administration is “looking at” a proposal to reschedule marijuana and will “make a determination over the next few weeks.” Asked about recent reporting that the administration is considering the Biden administration-initiated plan to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Trump said during…

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Trump Should Reschedule Marijuana, Says Ad From New Political Committee

A new political committee that shares the same treasurer as President Donald Trump’s own super PAC is pushing the president to follow through on rescheduling marijuana, releasing an ad that highlights his previous endorsement of the reform on the campaign trail. The 30-second spot comes from the America First Agriculture Action Inc., a PAC that…

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