Montana Marijuana Businesses Hopeful for Federal Rescheduling

US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to federal marijuana laws

The US Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear a case on the federal legality of marijuana. The case, Canna Provisions v. Bondi, involved four Massachusetts marijuana growers suing the federal government. The businesses alleged that the Controlled Substances Act exceeds Congress’s powers under the Commerce Clause and violates the right to due process under the Fifth Amendment. The appeal to the Supreme Court was supported by amicus …

Montana marijuana businesses hopeful for federal rescheduling

For years, there has been talk that the federal government might move toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, but it hasnt happened yet. However, national media reports say President Donald Trump may be ready to take another step in that direction.On Monday, Trump confirmed to reporters that his administration was looking at rescheduling marijuana: moving it off the federal list of Schedule I controlled substances.Evan Kajander,…

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Marijuana Companies’ Case Challenging Federal Prohibition

The U.S. Supreme Court is declining to take up a case challenging the constitutionality of federal marijuana prohibition-an issue that even one of the bench's more conservative members, Justice Clarance Thomas, had previously argued must be resolved amid the state legalization movement. The case, Canna Provisions v. Bondi, was on the agenda for a closed-door meeting of the justices on Friday. On Monday, the court posted an order list showing tha…