Feds Ease Cannabis Restrictions—and Open Options for Researchers

Feds ease cannabis restrictions—and open options for researchers

Marijuana is legal in Arizona law but the Federal government law had classified marijuana as a hard drugillegal and as dangerous as heroin. Now Cannabis is officially under a new classification-still regulated but less heavily. The new rules could help the University of Arizona bring you better medicines.A ruling by the US Justice Department has important implications for medical research here at the U of A and plenty of other places in the medi…

How does the DOJ reclassify medical marijuana?

DOJ eases federal restrictions on medical marijuana The Justice Department moved to change how state licensed medical marijuana is classified under federal law, an action that can affect how companies and researchers are able to study cannabis based therapies. What changed in federal scheduling…

Feds reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as less-dangerous drug

From PBS / April 23, 2026 President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government. The order signed by Todd Blanche does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law. But it does change the way …

US Relaxes Restrictions on the Medical Use of Marijuana

The United States has taken a significant step toward expanding access to medical cannabis by reclassifying marijuana, a move aimed at improving patient care and advancing scientific research. Under the new policy, marijuana has been downgraded from its previous classification as a high-risk substance to one considered to have moderate to low potential for addiction. This shift marks a major departure from its longstanding placement in the most …

U.S. Moves to Reclassify Medical Marijuana

🚨 BREAKING: U.S. Moves to Reclassify Medical Marijuana The administration of Donald Trump has reclassified medical marijuana under federal law. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order shifting marijuana from Schedule I—a category for substances with no accepted medical use—to Schedule III, which is far less restrictive. What this means: -Not full federal legalization-Lower […] The post U.S. Moves to Reclassify Medical Marijuana fir…

MEDICINAL GANJA EARTHQUAKE! TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ROCKS U.S. DRUG POLICY WITH HISTORIC MARIJUANA SHIFT

WASHINGTON / CARIBBEAN DESK — In a bombshell move sending shockwaves through the global cannabis industry and throughout the Caribbean medicinal ganja sector, the administration of has unveiled the most dramatic U.S. federal marijuana policy shift in decades — easing restrictions on medical marijuana while leaving wider legalization battles unresolved.The landmark decision reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana and FDA-approved marijuana …