Rescheduling Doesn’t Free Anyone. Advocates Are Calling on Trump to Add Clemency.
On April 23, 2026, the Trump administration moved medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III — the biggest federal cannabis policy shift in decades. It was historic. It was also incomplete. Tens of thousands of Americans remain incarcerated for cannabis offenses that are now legal in most of the country. Advocates say rescheduling without […]
Marijuana Reclassification Explained: What the Trump Administration’s Schedule 3 Move Actually Means
On April 23, 2026, the Trump administration officially moved FDA-approved marijuana products and marijuana products regulated under qualifying state medical marijuana licenses from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law. If you’re trying to understand what that actually means — for dispensaries, patients, cannabis businesses and federal policy — this is the explainer. For […]
The Real Wacky Tobacky: Scientists Rewire Tobacco Plant to Make Psychedelics
The idea may sound strange: a tobacco plant producing compounds like psilocybin or DMT. Sounds strange, right? You’ve probably never heard of it. But beyond the initial shock, what’s happening in the labs is less about “blending worlds” and more about something much deeper: changing the way these substances are produced and, eventually, the way […]
How Psychedelics Helped Me Manage Grief From A Career In Law Enforcement (Op-Ed)
“What I experienced with ayahuasca was not an escape from grief, but a direct engagement with it… It was a fundamentally different process than the one I had relied on throughout my career—not control or suppression, but forgiveness, surrender and understanding.” By: Kemmi Sadler, Law Enforcement Action Partnership Life has an interesting way of opening […]
He Spent 50 Years Fighting for Cannabis Freedom. Now He’s in an Idaho Prison Being Held for Marijuana Addiction Treatment
Dana Beal helped build the cannabis legalization movement. He organized hundreds of smoke-ins, founded the Global Marijuana March, brought ibogaine to Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines and appeared in a Hulu documentary that premiered today. He is also 79 years old, sitting in an Idaho prison, and being held longer than his sentence requires. […]
The Legends Who Built Cannabis Culture Are Finally Certified. It’s Called Oakland Legendary.
Oakland built the cannabis culture before there was a legal market. Now the city has a certification mark to prove it. The City of Oakland launched the nation’s first cannabis equity certification mark on April 20, giving consumers a way to identify businesses owned by operators who were most impacted by the War on Drugs […]
This 4/20, Remember The Cannabis Prisoners Legalization Left Behind
By Stephanie Shepard, Executive Director, Last Prisoner Project Take Action Support The Work As legal cannabis becomes a multibillion-dollar industry, people are still serving decades, even life, in prison for the same plant. That is not progress. It is unfinished business. Every year on 4/20, millions of people celebrate cannabis culture. Legalization expands, new markets […]
Lawmakers, Officials And Celebs React To Trump’s Psychedelics Executive Order
A wide range of bipartisan lawmakers, federal officials, state leaders, advocacy groups and celebrities are weighing in after President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at expanding and expediting research on the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. Here’s a look at what people are saying: Lawmakers Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Totally support President Trump’s […]
Massachusetts Governor Signs Bill Doubling Legal Marijuana Possession Limit And Revising Industry Rules
The governor of Massachusetts has signed a bill to double the legal marijuana possession limit for adults and revise the regulatory framework for the state’s adult-use cannabis market. Gov. Maura Healey (D) approved the legislation on Sunday, about a week and a half after lawmakers sent it to her desk in unanimous House and Senate […]
Trump Complains DOJ Is ‘Slow-Walking’ Marijuana Rescheduling, Four Months After He Issued An Order To Get It Done
President Donald Trump on Saturday appeared to complain that federal officials are “slow-walking” following through on an executive order he issued to complete the process of federally rescheduling marijuana. “You’re going to get the rescheduling done, right, please? Will you get the rescheduling done, please?” Trump said, seeming to speak to a Department of Justice […]