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President Biden
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Dept. of Health and Human Services Calls On DEA to Reclassify Cannabis as Schedule III
Reclassification to Schedule III would be a rare, major change; however cannabis would remain federally prohibited.
August 31, 2023
Report Highlights How Cocaine Trade Has Swarmed Peru’s Indigenous Territory
Cocaine production is surging in the South American country.
July 27, 2023
Sen. Fetterman Calls Himself ‘Advocate of Psychedelics,’ Promotes Mushrooms For PTSD
John Fetterman made the comments last week during an agriculture hearing.
June 12, 2023
Biden Administration Proposes Prisoner Swap To Free Brittney Griner
The Biden administration revealed on Wednesday that it has offered to release a Russian arms dealer being held in a U.S. prison in exchange for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, two Americans imprisoned in Russia.
July 28, 2022
White House Director Discusses Cannabis, Drug Injection Sites
A representative of President Joe Biden’s administration recently talked about the opioid crisis and how current drug policies don't work.
June 16, 2022
U.S. Overdose Deaths Total Record 107,000 Last Year
Deaths caused by drug overdoses spiked to more than 107,000 in 2021, a year marked by the continuation of the coronavirus pandemic and a rise in fatal overdoses linked to synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.
May 12, 2022
Republican Mitch McConnell Slams Biden for Commuting Drug Offenders
“They never miss an opportunity to send the wrong signal,” said Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate.
May 2, 2022
Majority of Cannabis CFOs Think Biden Doesn’t Support Cannabis
New report shows several data points about CFOs, including their lack of confidence in the Biden administration.
December 16, 2021
Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill, Includes Cannabis Study Improvements
A new infrastructure bill passed by President Joe Biden will make a huge difference for cannabis research.
November 17, 2021
Weldon Project Pens Letter Calling for Release Of Cannabis Prisoners
The Weldon Project sent a letter to President Joseph Biden on Tuesday calling for clemency for all federal nonviolent cannabis offenders.
September 15, 2021