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• Kentucky Auditor Says Democrats’ Medical Marijuana Investigation Records Requests Are ‘Intimidation Tactics’ April 30, 2025
  “You could be a thin-skinned public official who shows resistance or expresses outrage when your office is expected to produce records, but it tends to undermine your credibility.” By McKenna Horsley, Kentucky Lantern Republican State Auditor Allison Ball is calling five open records requests from a Kentucky Democratic Party official “an attempt to intimidate me” […]
  Marijuana Moment
• Texas Committee Approves Amended Bills To Speed Access To Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Upon Federal Approval April 30, 2025
  A Texas House committee has amended and advanced a pair of bills designed to ensure speedy access to psychedelic-assisted therapy in the event of federal approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). One measure, HB 4014, would establish a state-backed study into the substances and their use to treat conditions such as PTSD […]
  Ben Adlin
• Trump’s Pick To Lead DEA Says Marijuana Rescheduling Review Will Be ‘One Of My First Priorities’ In The Job April 30, 2025
  President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says examining a proposal to federally reschedule marijuana will be “one of my first priorities” if he’s confirmed for the role, saying it’s “time to move forward” on the stalled process. However, DEA administrator nominee Terrance Cole repeatedly declined to commit to support the […]
  Kyle Jaeger
• Bipartisan Congressional Lawmakers File Bills To Seal Federal Marijuana Records And Assist States In Facilitating Expungements April 30, 2025
  Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have reintroduced a pair of bills meant to automatically seal criminal records for certain non-violent federal marijuana offenses and to provide assistance for states in removing records for similar convictions. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL) are leading the reform push for the latest versions of the Clean […]
  Kyle Jaeger
• Trump’s VA Secretary Reaffirms Commitment To Exploring Psychedelic Therapy For Veterans April 30, 2025
  The head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reiterating his commitment to exploring psychedelic therapy options for the veteran community. VA Secretary Doug Collins, a former Republican congressman, was pressed by a commenter on the social media site X about the agency’s work to expand alternative therapies and said in a reply […]
  Kyle Jaeger