NIDA Says It Halted Research-Cannabis Orders Due to DOGE Directive

NIDA Says It Halted Research-Cannabis Orders Due to DOGE Directive

Officials at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) say the federal agency’s recent decision to halt its longstanding orders of research marijuana supplied by the University of Mississippi is the result of a cost-cutting directive from the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But the move, NIDA said, isn’t expected to interrupt the availability of cannabis for government-approved research. A recent executive or…

“I Do Solemnly Swear”: Audio Series Highlights Federal Workers’ Voices on Trump’s Unraveling of Gov’t

A new audio series published by the group Federal Workers Against DOGE looks at the plight of fired federal workers whose jobs and careers were cut short by the Trump administration’s systematic defunding of government services in favor of tax cuts for the wealthy and the reallotment of resources to anti-immigration enforcement. I Do Solemnly Swear, co-created and directed by filmmaker Laura Nix, features interviews with current and former emplo…

Federal Agency Says It Halted Marijuana Cultivation Contract Following Cost-Cutting Order From Trump’s DOGE

Officials at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) say the federal agency’s recent decision to halt its longstanding orders of research marijuana supplied by the University of Mississippi is the result of a cost-cutting directive from the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But the move, NIDA said, isn’t expected to interrupt the availability of cannabis for government-approved research. A recent executive or…