Is a MAGA-Aligned Think Tank Using the Hemp Ban to Advance a New Federal War on Cannabis?
TL;DR: Trump’s surprise hemp ban doesn’t just wipe out a massive part of the hemp-derived market; it may also create the legal framework for a broader federal crackdown on cannabis. With the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 arguing for centralized FDA authority and tougher interstate enforcement, the hemp ban could mark the first real test […]
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 […]
Libertarian Think Tank Urges Supreme Court To Hear Marijuana Case And Restore ‘Foundational’ Constitutional Principle
A leading libertarian think tank is imploring the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging the constitutionality of federal marijuana prohibition, arguing that the imposition of that policy on states that have enacted laws to regulate cannabis undermines a “foundational feature of our constitutional structure.” The Cato Institute filed an amicus brief with […]