Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Criticize AG Hilgers over Federal Cannabis Lawsuit

Three Republican AGs sue to stop Trump administration’s marijuana reclassification

Signs in the bowels of the Nebraska State Capitol advocate for legalization of marijuana. Aug. 2, 2024. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — The Republican attorneys general of Nebraska, Indiana and Louisiana filed a lawsuit headed into Memorial Day weekend to stop the Trump Justice Department’s order reclassifying marijuana as a less harmful drug. The lawsuit, which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit combined with a similar…

Rokita wants to block federal marijuana shift

Indiana is one of only 10 states that doesn't allow medical or recreational marijuana use. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has joined a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s move to reclassify marijuana’s legal status. Proponents of legalizing medical and recreational marijuana have expressed hope that the change will lead to Indiana altering its own law. Indiana is among only 10 states that don’t a…

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana criticize AG Hilgers over federal cannabis lawsuit

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana is criticizing Attorney General Mike Hilgers after Nebraska joined a federal lawsuit challenging the federal government’s effort to reclassify cannabis as a less harmful drug. Nebraska, along with Indiana and Louisiana, recently asked a federal court to overturn the Trump Justice Department’s decision to move cannabis from a Schedule I to a...

Nebraska, Indiana, Louisiana AGs sue to stop Trump admin marijuana reclassification

Signs in the bowels of the Nebraska State Capitol advocate for legalization of marijuana. Aug. 2, 2024. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — The Republican attorneys general of Nebraska, Indiana and Louisiana filed a lawsuit headed into Memorial Day weekend to stop the Trump Justice Department’s order reclassifying marijuana as a less harmful drug. The lawsuit, which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit combined with a similar…

State Attorneys General File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration's Marijuana Rescheduling Move

Three Republican state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal cannabis rescheduling action announced by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice last month. The filing from the attorneys general of Indiana, Nebraska and Louisiana claims that they will “show that this agency action fails to comport with the requirements” of federal law, “was improperly promulgated and was otherwise procedurally improper,” “exceeds or…

Three States and Prohibitionist Groups Challenge Federal Medical Cannabis Rescheduling in U.S. Court - Hemp Gazette

Nebraska, Indiana, and Louisiana, alongside prohibitionist groups, have filed petitions challenging the federal medical cannabis rescheduling in the U.S.… The post Three States and Prohibitionist Groups Challenge Federal Medical Cannabis Rescheduling in U.S. Court appeared first on Hemp Gazette.