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. […]
Most cannabis consumers don’t expect full rescheduling this year, poll shows (Newsletter: July 9, 2026)
PA marijuana conviction gun ban faces lawsuit; VA housing law discriminates against cannabis; Study: Legalization reduces personal bankruptcy; TX hemp Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good […]
Inside DEA’s cannabis rescheduling hearing (Newsletter: July 6, 2026)
ID medical marijuana signatures; Trucking groups’ rescheduling warning; Cayman Islands cannabis report; TN legalization push; NC hemp restrictions Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free to read (but […]
DOJ slams ‘pocketbook interests’ opposing cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: July 3, 2026)
IL gov touts new marijuana reforms; Poll: Americans back SCOTUS cannabis & gun rights ruling; Study: Terpenes & entourage effect Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good […]
Marijuana Opponents Attack Government Analysis Behind Rescheduling Recommendation On Second Day Of DEA Hearing
Lawyers for marijuana reform opponents that are participating in a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal put significant focus on the second day of the proceedings on pressing a government witness about recently adopted changes to an analysis used to determine whether drugs have accepted medical value. A separate […]
DEA highlights cannabis’s medical benefits & relative safety in rescheduling hearing (Newsletter: June 30, 2026)
Bipartisan lawmakers: Blocking rescheduling won’t work; Marijuana reformers rally outside DEA; SCOTUS on cannabis & gun rights; VA legalization Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free to read […]
MMJ Fights to Undo Marijuana Rescheduling After Years Battling the DEA
A drug company spent nearly eight years fighting the DEA to make cannabis medicine the hard way. Now that everyone else is getting an easier path, it’s in court trying to undo the whole thing, a move that could send cannabis back to Schedule I for the entire industry. MMJ International Holdings spent nearly eight […]
DEA previews cannabis rescheduling hearing testimony (Newsletter: June 29, 2026)
Anti-marijuana groups file initial hearing briefs; Congressman joins Marijuana Moment’s livestream push; VA budget amendments; LA psychedelics Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… BREAKING: Journalism is often consumed […]
Congressman And Other Media Outlets Join Marijuana Moment’s Push For DEA To Livestream Rescheduling Hearing
Marijuana Moment’s push request for public and media livestream access to the historic federal cannabis rescheduling hearings starting next week is being joined by a member of Congress and other journalists. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) on Friday sent a letter to the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), saying that the marijuana rescheduling process […]
DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing June 29: Only Opponents Invited
The hearing that could decide weed’s federal future starts June 29. The DEA invited seven participants, and every one of them is against reform. It won’t be livestreamed. And loading the room this hard might be the thing that gets the whole rule thrown out in court. On June 29, the federal government will hold […]