Bipartisan Majority Of American Voters Support Marijuana Legalization, New Poll Finds After Trump Orders Rescheduling
A bipartisan majority of American voters across nearly all major demographics—age, race, gender and political affiliation—support legalizing marijuana, according to a new poll released just days after President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing agencies to enact the more incremental reform of cannabis rescheduling. The survey, conducted by JL Partners and commissioned by The […]
Bipartisan Majority Of Americans Support Rescheduling Marijuana And Say It Has Medical Value, New Poll Finds After Trump Takes Action
A bipartisan majority of Americans support federally rescheduling marijuana, according to a new poll. And most also believe it should be entirely legal for adults to use cannabis. The YouGov survey was released just days after President Donald Trump directed the attorney general to expeditiously complete the process of moving marijuana from Schedule I to […]
Bipartisan Tennessee Lawmakers Push For State-Level Marijuana Reform Following Trump’s Federal Rescheduling Move
“Our marijuana laws are stuck in the dark ages–overly punitive, out of step with our neighbors and holding our state back.” By Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout Tennessee lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for new marijuana laws following President Donald Trump’s executive order to loosen cannabis restrictions. Democratic Sen. London Lamar of […]
Bipartisan Senators Discuss Marijuana Industry Banking Issues As Trump ‘Strongly’ Considers Rescheduling
As President Donald Trump affirms that his administration is “very strongly” considering a proposal to reschedule marijuana, bipartisan senators raised the issue during a hearing with a former state cannabis regulator who testified about the unique challenges federal prohibition imposes on state regulators. While attention within the cannabis community is largely focused on a potentially […]
Bipartisan Congressional Lawmakers Give Mixed Reactions To Marijuana Rescheduling News From Trump Administration
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are weighing in on a potentially imminent decision by President Donald Trump to move forward with federal marijuana rescheduling—with Democrats like Rep. Alex Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) calling the reform a “no-brainer” and others like Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) pushing back against the proposal. It was first reported on Thursday that Trump intended to […]
Doctors Could Legally Administer Schedule I Drugs Like MDMA And Psilocybin To Seriously Ill Patients Under New Bipartisan Bill In Congress
Bipartisan House and Senate lawmakers have introduced a bill in Congress to allow doctors to administer Schedule I drugs such as certain psychedelics to patients with life-threatening conditions. The “Freedom to Heal Act”—sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY), as well as Reps. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and Nancy Mace (R-SC)—aims to expand […]