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• DEA Administrator ‘Did Not Sign Off’ On Marijuana Rescheduling Order, Prohibitionist Group Says May 6, 2024
  The leader of a marijuana prohibitionist organization that accurately predicted last week’s cannabis rescheduling recommendation now says that sources inside the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are telling him that Anne Milgram, the agency’s administrator, “did not sign off” on the landmark decision. “I can now say with full confidence that the Administrator of DEA, Anne […]
  Ben Adlin
• South Dakota Marijuana Activists ‘Extremely Confident’ They’ll Turn In Enough Signatures To Put Legalization Initiative On Ballot This Week May 6, 2024
  South Dakota activists are “extremely confident” they’ve collected more than enough signatures to qualify a marijuana legalization initiative for the state’s November ballot. South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) will deliver the signatures to the secretary of state’s office on the turn-in deadline on Tuesday, the campaign announced on Monday. For months it’s been […]
  Kyle Jaeger
• Interaction Of Marijuana Terpenes And Cannabinoids Offers ‘Hope’ For ‘Novel’ Treatments, Study Says May 6, 2024
  A new review of the science around the components of marijuana says the “complex interaction between phytocannabinoids and biological systems offers hope for novel treatment approaches,” laying the groundwork for a new era of innovation in cannabis-based medicines. Among other takeaways, the report, published earlier this month in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, underscores […]
  Ben Adlin
• Massachusetts Joint Committee Urges Lawmakers Not To Pass Psychedelics Legalization Initiative, Teeing Up Final Push For Ballot Placement May 6, 2024
  A Massachusetts joint legislative committee is advising the legislature not to pass a psychedelics legalization initiative—but activists are already collecting additional signatures to put the reform before voters on the November ballot. Lawmakers were required to consider the psychedelics measure, spearheaded by the campaign Massachusetts for Mental Health Options (MMHO), after the state certified advocates […]
  Kyle Jaeger
• Biden Should Release People In Prison For Marijuana, Criminal Defense Lawyers Group Tells White House May 6, 2024
  The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) is calling on the Biden administration to decriminalize marijuana and commute the sentences of people still incarcerated over federal cannabis offenses. In a recent letter sent to White House officials, the association said it is advocating for the “immediate commutation of sentences, compassionate release and second chances […]
  Kyle Jaeger