When the U.S. Department of Justice moved to reclassify medical marijuana to a Schedule III drug on April 23, 2026, it set the stage for a vast amount of medical research that has been hobbled for ...

Louisiana will no longer be part of a lawsuit other states have filed to stop the Trump administration reclassification of ...

Aug. 9 (UPI) --President Donald Trump might hasten the pace of change regarding marijuana in the eyes of the federal government and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Trump suggested he is ...

A Florida Republican congressman this week introduced the Marijuana 1-to-3 Act, a bill to reclassify cannabis under federal drug laws. GOP Rep. Greg Steube of Florida this week introduced a bill that ...

Colorado’s cannabis dispensaries could get a long-awaited tax break and easier access to traditional banking services expedited by President Donald Trump’s executive order last month. Shop owners say ...

The Trump administration is considering softening the classification of marijuana, from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. And this could have major implications for cannabis businesses in Chicago.

A renewed federal push to relax restrictions on marijuana likely will mean bigger profits for cannabis companies and more research into the effects of the plant, industry participants say. It may ...

The US government is finally inching closer to loosening its strict regulations over marijuana, but whether that will be enough to take pot mainstream like booze and tobacco remains a hazy question.

Credit: Getty Images The new federal classification of marijuana regulates only medical use; recreational use is still determined by state laws. The Conversation — When the US Department of Justice ...