Congressional Leaders Drop Attempt To Block Marijuana Rescheduling, While Preserving State Medical Cannabis Protections

Congressional Leaders Drop Attempt To Block Marijuana Rescheduling, While Preserving State Medical Cannabis Protections

Bipartisan House and Senate leaders have rejected a provision that would’ve blocked the Justice Department from rescheduling marijuana—while maintaining a longstanding rider protecting state medical cannabis programs from federal interference. While a GOP-controlled House committee advanced a version of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations legislation over the summer that would’ve prevented DOJ from rescheduling …

What Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Could Mean for Healthcare, Banking, and Cannabis - Greater Phoenix In Business Magazine

Last month, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order directing U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to take “all necessary steps” to reschedule marijuana intended for medical use to Schedule III from Schedule I, making medical marijuana more readily available for research, testing, and personal treatment programs. For healthcare providers and legal marijuana businesses, whether medical or adult use,…

U.S. Congress Drops Attempt to Block Marijuana Rescheduling in New Federal Spending Deal

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Congressional negotiators have removed language from a proposed federal spending bill that would have prevented the Justice Department from rescheduling marijuana, while keeping in place long-running protections for state medical marijuana programs. The change appears in a newly released bipartisan agreement covering funding for Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies. A version appr…