Wyoming Attorney General Keith Kautz (R) is blocking a state marijuana rescheduling that would have automatically followed the Trump administration's federal reclassification of cannabis, per a report.
In Pennsylvania, plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit challenging a law denying gun-carry licenses to anyone with a drug conviction, including decades-old marijuana possession, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on cannabis users' Second Amendment rights.
A new poll finds most consumers doubt the Trump administration will finish moving all cannabis, not just medical marijuana, to Schedule III this year.
A study found recreational marijuana legalization lowers personal bankruptcy rates, with states posting larger arrest declines also seeing larger bankruptcy declines, since reduced criminal-justice costs like fines ease shocks on vulnerable households.
In an op-ed, Jeremy Tillem of GreenhouseRVA wrote that a new Virginia law is pushing legal medical cannabis patients out of certified recovery housing by refusing to recognize medical marijuana's legality despite federal rescheduling, arguing patients deserve equal housing access as others on prescribed medication for chronic conditions.
Two Kansas Democratic gubernatorial candidates are campaigning on legalization support, one filming a video outside a Missouri dispensary. Texas's Senate Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on THC's societal impact; a Republican senator pledged renewed efforts to ban intoxicating hemp products in 2027.
Federally, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the DEA's temporary scheduling of 7-OH and related compounds protects Americans from deceptive products and holds bad actors accountable. DEA also promoted informational material for National Marijuana Facts Week.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) tweeted that legalizing cannabis reflects his "Governor Sunshine" optimism. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) reported seizing over 63,000 pounds of illegal cannabis in three months. Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity restated opposition to legalization. New Jersey issued a municipal cannabis guide, Oregon released trade-sample guidance, and New York's regulator detailed plans for market growth.
A Williamsburg-James City, Virginia prosecutor says lawmakers accidentally legalized marijuana sales a year early. San Francisco's Board of Supervisors advanced a plan letting dispensaries serve food, nonalcoholic drinks, and entertainment.
A South Korean lawmaker introduced legislation allowing domestic production of cannabis-derived medicines.
One study found consumers largely welcome a standardized THC unit system despite some skepticism about implementation; another study found partisanship increasingly shapes how Americans view drug policy progress.
The ACLU of Michigan praised a state Supreme Court ruling barring judges from automatically banning probationers' marijuana use or possession.