Politics

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is renewing his call for marijuana reform, arguing that if former President Donald Trump follows through on rescheduling the drug, “the game is over for Democrats at the ballot box.” Gaetz, who was briefly Trump’s...

President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that his administration is actively weighing whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, signaling a potential policy shift that could have sweeping legal and economic implications. Speaking at a White House press conference—originally...

We’ve gotten used to living inside a strange limbo in terms of marijuana reform. Legalization slowly crawls forward at a state level, but federally it’s completely stuck. And on the business side, growers are having a harder and harder...

A political action committee backed by major cannabis companies donated $1 million to a super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump, according to new filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The group, American Rights and Reform PAC—previously known as...

The DEA has put out its annual report diving into how many illicit weed operations it has busted in 2024. In total, the DEA has ended operations of 16,330 facilities. Of those, 14,904 were outdoor and 1,426 were inside. 5.3...

A prominent anti-marijuana organization has launched a six-figure ad campaign urging former President Donald Trump to oppose the federal rescheduling of cannabis—a reform that remains in limbo under the current administration. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) Action unveiled three 30-second...

A spending bill is getting pushed through the Senate, and as always, the votes are tight. That means a sole Senator can have outsized power, as is the case typically with Rand Paul from Kentucky. Mitch McConnell, also from Kentucky,...

President Donald Trump has officially thrown his weight behind Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters (R) to chair the Republican National Committee (RNC), a move that could elevate marijuana legalization as a key issue within the GOP. In a lengthy social...

House lawmakers have reignited controversy over cannabis policy in the nation’s capital, advancing a federal spending bill this week that continues to block Washington, D.C. from establishing a regulated marijuana market—despite local voters approving legalization over a decade ago. The...

The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator, Terrance Cole, in a 50-47 vote on July 22. The decision places Cole at the helm of the stalled federal cannabis rescheduling process and...