By Brian Vicente As the world waits for an announcement from the Trump Administration regarding rescheduling, alternatives arise. The path forward on federal marijuana policy may come from executive actions on anything from banking to Tribal sovereignty. After a years-long process, the rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled…
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Could states with mature cannabis programs start rolling back their legalization measures?That’s a question Cannabis Business Times’ readers grappled with this month when news broke that Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell certified an initiative petition proposed for the 2026 ballot that would end the state’s $1.6-billion adult-use market.The petition, “Any Act to Restore a…
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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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