The Justice Department is telling the U.S. Supreme Court that “significant disagreement” about the federal ban on gun possession by marijuana consumers among numerous appeals courts has led to a situation where the justices should step in and provide clarity for the country. The comments came in a new filing in a case that DOJ…
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“Increased acceptance and understanding could drive greater consumer demand and foster more mainstream integration of hemp-derived products into appropriate regulated frameworks.” By Shawn Hauser, Vicente LLP The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) pending reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) marks a historic and long-overdue milestone in U.S.…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2025 – Mamedica, the U.K.’s leading and most-trusted provider of cannabis-based prescription medicines, announced a £4.5 million funding round led by Casa Verde, the U.S.-based cannabis-focused venture capital firm.Casa Verde has backed major cannabis companies, including Dutchie, Metrc and Leaflink, in the United States, and holds European positions in Cansativa and…
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The gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey often provide a glimpse of what’s to come nationwide in the following year’s midterm elections.Will the political tides turn to disrupt the Republicans’ federal government trifecta, pitting President Donald Trump against a Democratic House or Senate in the final two years of his term? Or will the…
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Adrienne Dean, Attorney at Cogent Law Adrienne Dean wants to remind people that there are cannabis stores next to pet stores and karate studios. It’s nothing to worry about, but a recurring theme is that the people that govern a state are generally much more conservative than those who live there. Even though there’s medical…
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Marijuana and veterans advocacy groups have launched a campaign to mobilize military veterans to help convince Republican lawmakers to embrace embrace federal cannabis reform. The Last Prisoner Project (LPP) and Balanced Veterans Network (BVN) announced the new effort on Monday to empower veterans to fight for access to medical cannabis and raise attention about veterans…
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A young man named Jeff, sat cross-legged on his back porch, the late afternoon sun spilling golden light across his garden. He had set aside this quiet moment intentionally, knowing he wanted not just to “use” cannabis, but to connect with it. The small pre-roll rested in his hand, and before lighting it, he took…
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“This system gives us a clear, real-time view of medical cannabis across Virginia. We can see which products are popular, track plant growth, and understand sales trends.” By Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury Virginia’s fledgling seed-to-sale tracking system has only been online for two months, but it is already painting the clearest picture yet of the…
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A Democratic congresswoman is accusing a Republican lawmaker of hypocrisy for sponsoring legislation to upend a Washington, D.C. sentencing reform law when his own charge for marijuana possession in his youth was dismissed under a court’s discretion. The House of Representatives on Tuesday took up bills targeting D.C. policies that recently advanced through the Oversight…
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