Trump Flirts With Cannabis Reform, Keeps Prohibition in the Fine Print
Trump is reportedly weighing a directive that would push federal agencies to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, but the White House says no final decision has been made. If it happens, Schedule III would bring meaningful 280E tax relief to state-legal operators and ease some research barriers, yet it would still leave […]
World Health Organization Won’t Ease Coca Leaf Ban, Even As Review Found Prohibition Is More Dangerous Than The Plant
“It’s unacceptable for humanity to demonize a sacred medicinal plant. It was more of a political decision than a scientific one.” By Mattha Busby, Filter The World Health Organization had a historic opportunity to ease a strict global ban on the coca leaf—a prohibition, campaigners said, with “racist and colonial” roots. But the agency has […]
Leading Conservative Think Tank Calls For Federal Marijuana Labeling Standards Despite Prohibition
A top conservative think tank says the federal government needs to step up and create a national standard for marijuana product labeling in legal states in a way that’s consistent with tobacco—even as cannabis remains federally prohibited. In a new report, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) called out the “regulatory free-for-all” for marijuana labeling that’s […]