The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is advising marijuana companies that they still cannot take federal tax deductions for business expenses that afforded to other traditional industries unless the administration finalizes a rule to reschedule cannabis. In a press release on Friday, IRS clarified tha...

Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to set a federal marijuana research agenda and create a designation of “Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research” for universities to carry out cannabis studies with federal grant money. The legislation filed by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) ...

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that moving cannabis to Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act wouldn’t affect drug testing policies for commercial truckers, noting that the Department of Transportation (DOT) specifically lists marijuana as substance to screen for. “...

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Legislators pushing a bipartisan bill to legalize recreational marijuana warn that, without action, neighboring states will supply the drug — and carry away the tax revenue.

Dozens of United Nations (UN) human rights experts are championing a less-punitive approach to global drug policies, urging member nations to focus less on punishment and criminalization and more on harm reduction and public health while specifically calling for “decriminalisation of drug use and re...

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The Biden campaign is stepping up its push to draw a contrast between the president’s marijuana policies at those of former President Donald Trump, stressing that cannabis is “not as dangerous as we once believed” on a new campaign page and buying ads promoting his clemency actions. As the November ...

Amid growing interest in the therapeutic value of psychedelics and efforts by some state and local jurisdictions to reform laws around the drugs, a new report from the RAND Corporation says that “now is the time” for federal policymakers to decide how to regulate psilocybin and other substances. The...

A Delaware Senate committee has advanced a House-passed bill that would let existing medical marijuana businesses in the state begin selling cannabis to adults, a move designed to allow recreational sales to begin months earlier than planned. Critics, however, say the legislation would give an unfai...

A recent study reveals unexpected effects of prenatal cannabis exposure on early language development in infants.

Neal Gerber Eisenberg attorneys examine tax and banking impact of DEA proposed rulemaking on rescheduling marijuana and momentum for more legal reforms.

As Election Day approaches, drug policy has again emerged as a key campaign issue for incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump—with each candidate’s policy positions around marijuana coming back into focus. Biden’s campaign is hoping to leverage the popularity of cannabis refo...

The Delaware Senate has approved a House-passed bill that would enact state-level protections for banks that provide services to licensed marijuana businesses—sending it to the governor’s desk. The legislation, filed by Rep. Ed Osienski (D) and Sen. Trey Paradee (D), cleared the House in March and t...

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has voted to remove marijuana from its banned substances list for Division I players, effective immediately. About five months after NCAA’s Division I Council proposed the rule change, the body adopted the policy on Tuesday, emphasizing that cannab...

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A powerful House committee has rejected multiple marijuana-related amendments to a series of spending bills, including proposals to ban certain federal agencies from testing job applicants for cannabis and prevent border patrol agents from seizing marijuana from state-licensed businesses. The House ...