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Curaleaf's Boris Jordan Says Rescheduling Cannabis Will Save His Company $200M In Revenue, Bring Illicit Market In From The Cold (CORRECTED)
Attorney General Merrick Garland Initiates Process To Reschedule Cannabis With DOJ Legal Review, Where's The DEA?
Biden Hands Out 'Big L' To Trump As Dow Hits 40K For First Time And Ex-President's Stock Market Crash Prediction Falls Flat
Attorney General Merrick Garland Initiates Process To Reschedule Cannabis With DOJ Legal Review, Where's The DEA?
Biden Hands Out 'Big L' To Trump As Dow Hits 40K For First Time And Ex-President's Stock Market Crash Prediction Falls Flat
Weed Industry Celebrates Biden's Rescheduling Move: 'Most Monumental Cannabis Reform In Half A Century'
If You Made $70,000 Salary When Trump Was Elected, You'd Need $90,000 Today To Keep Up

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What Schedule III Really Means For Cannabis Industry And Consumers, Congressional Experts Explain
What are the legal consequences of rescheduling cannabis to Schedule III in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)?Now that President Joe Biden has announced that his administration is officially moving to reschedule marijuana under federal law, followed by the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Attorney General Merrick Garland formally initiating the rescheduling process with the submission of a legal review, let's take a look at what Congressional Research Service's experts said in their recent report.Even though cannabis companies and legalization advocates overwhelmingly welcomed cannabis reform efforts "moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, without other legal changes, would not bring the state-legal medical or recreational marijuana industry into compliance with federal controlled substances law," according to a report published on May 1.
ATA Red-Flags DOJ's Proposed Marijuana Policy Change
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration's anticipated move to recategorize marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act will likely lead to more truck crashes unless safeguards are put in place, the American Trucking Associations has warned. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the Justice Department's notic
Gov. Wes Moore Green-Lights Maryland's Psychedelics Task Force Bill
A pair of Maryland measures that would set up a psychedelics task force to study and make recommendations toward a potential regulatory framework that ensures "broad, equitable and affordable access" to psychedelic substances, got the green light from Gov. Wes Moore (D). Both SB 1009 from Sen. Brian Feldman(D) and HB 548 from Del. Pam Lanman Guzzone, et al., were signed by the governor on Thursday, reported Marijuana Moment.
EXCLUSIVE - System Of A Down's Shavo On Cannabis Rescheduling: 'Still A Long Way To Go But It's A Huge Milestone'
Shavo Odadjian, founder of cannabis brand 22Red and bassist for the heavy metal band System of a Down welcome the recent announcement from President Joe Biden that marijuana will
Donald Trump's Daughter-In-Law Alleges Bias In Upcoming Presidential Debates, Says 'Scales Have Always Tipped Against' Ex-President
This allegation comes in the wake of the announcement that Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two debates.
GOP-Led House Passes Bill To Force Biden To Send Arms To Israel Amid War With Hamas
Despite its passage, the Act is not expected to become law.
London Mayor Worried About Second Trump Presidency: 'He's A Racist. He's A Sexist. He's A Homophobe'
Nancy Pelosi Presses For Reinstatement Of 'Observer' Status At WHO For Taipei: 'Cowardly That Beijing Continues To Seek To Isolate Taiwan'
Marjorie Taylor Greene Ally Thomas Massie Introduces 'End The Fed' Bill To Abolish The US Central Bank: 'Americans Are Suffering Under Crippling Inflation'
Michael Cohen Says He Never Asked For A Pardon From Trump, Stormy Daniels NDA Never Signed In Third Day Of His Testimony
Donald Trump's former lawyer gave testimony for a third day in the criminal trial against the former president. Here's what he said and what's next.
Biden Announces 'Monumental' Marijuana Rescheduling, DOJ To Take Next Steps
Biden announces plan to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to III, reversing inequities and removing barriers for Americans. Cannabis stocks rise.
Lawmakers Massively Missed Out On Meme Stocks: 1 Lucky Elected Official Traded Both GameStop, AMC
A member of Congress traded GameStop and AMC shares in 2021 and 2022.
Palantir CEO Tells US Defense Tech Companies To Scare 'The Living F* Out Of Our Adversaries' As A Way To Prevent War With China
Karp suggested that the U.S. should bolster its defense technology, including software-defined weapons systems, to deter potential adversaries.

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