White House Denies That Push To Protect Hemp From Ban Is Aimed At Boosting Business Interests Of Top Trump Staffer’s Family
A top aide to President Donald Trump may have close family ties to a hemp industry executive, but that has nothing to do with the White House’s push to get Congress to delay the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products this week, an administration official says. Meanwhile, several sources told Marijuana Moment that the […]
Marijuana Rescheduling Foes Have ‘Pocketbook Interests,’ DOJ Says
For months, the loudest opponents of rescheduling have called reform a corporate payday. In a July 2 filing defending rescheduling, the Justice Department told a federal court the money is on the other side: the two groups trying to freeze the policy are guarding a commercial interest the drug laws were never written to protect. […]
DOJ slams ‘pocketbook interests’ opposing cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: July 3, 2026)
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