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Major Federal Policy Update — Biden Administration Recommends Rescheduling Cannabis

Aug 30, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services, descheduling, Federal, rescheduling

In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) formally recommended rescheduling cannabis. In a letter sent to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), HHS provided findings from their review of marijuana’s scheduling status and recommended rescheduling marijuana to a Schedule III controlled substance.
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Federal: Sens. Booker, Wyden, and Schumer introduce preliminary draft of bill to end cannabis prohibition!

Jul 14, 2021

Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, collateral consequences, Congress, decriminalization, descheduling, equity, expungement, Federal, grants programs, legalization, President Biden, Quinnipiac poll, racial injustice, regulations, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Ron Wyden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, social equity, taxes, U.S. Senate

Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced a draft of their long-anticipated legislation to end federal cannabis prohibition.
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MORE Act reintroduced in U.S. House!

May 28, 2021

Black communities, Congress, Controlled Substances Act, criminal justice reform, CSA, decriminalization, descheduling, devastating consequences, equity, expungement, Federal, injustice, Latino communities, low-income communities, Marijuana Opportunity, MORE Act, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, U.S. House of Representatives, war on cannabis

Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reintroduced the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. If enacted, the legislation would end the federal prohibition of cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act and ending criminal penalties under federal law.
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MPP Launches U.S. Cannabis Council With Other Top Cannabis Businesses, Associations, and Advocacy Organizations

Feb 08, 2021

Acreage Holdings, Cannabis Trade Federation, Canopy Growth Corporation, Columbia Care, Cresco Labs, Curaleaf, descheduling, Eaze, ethical standards, Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce, legalization of cannabis, Natalie Fertig, Politico, restorative justice, Steven Hawkins, unified message, unified voice, United States Cannabis Council, USCC, Vicente Sederberg LLP

Today, the Marijuana Policy Project, along with other top cannabis businesses, associations, and advocacy organizations in the United States, launched the U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC), a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization that strategically aligns and unifies its members’ collective voices to advance cannabis reform.
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