The Supreme Court has unanimously limited a federal law that banned "habitual" marijuana users from owning firearms, ruling it violated the Second Amendment.
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision rejects a federal law that disarmed “habitual” marijuana users from owning firearms. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Supreme Court has unanimously limited a federal law that banned “habitual” marijuana users from owning firearms, ruling it violated the Second Amendment. DETAIL: On Thursday, Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing the majority opinion of the Supreme Court , argued that the historical laws cited by the federal government to justify a ban were too dissimilar to modern restrictions. “The historical laws on which it relies targeted different kinds of people, did so for different reasons, and operated in different ways,” wrote Gorsuch. The Supreme Court’s opinion follows the federal…Open
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would be proposing the legalization of marijuana for anyone with medical needs or anyone who has to fly on a Spirit Airlines flight.
State of the Union: The drug’s new classification as a Schedule III controlled substance will facilitate its use in medical research. The post U.S. Reclassifies State-Licensed Marijuana appeared first on The American Conservative .
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Thursday that the Justice Department has reclassified “FDA-approved marijuana and state-licensed marijuana” from Schedule I controlled substances to Schedule III controlled substances. The move, which does not legalize marijuana, will facilitate the use of the drug in medical research. Schedule III substances are still subject to numerous legal restrictions, including on transportation across state lines. Blanche also announced that the Justice Department would hold expedited hearings to reschedule marijuana as a whole. The reclassification fulfills an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in December 2025 directing the administration to move the drug to the less restrictive…Open
President Donald J. Trump has reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana, easing restrictions on research and allowing tax deductions.
President Donald J. Trump has reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana , easing restrictions on research and allowing tax deductions for state-licensed medical marijuana companies. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump’s Acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, signed an order on Thursday reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, marking a historic shift in federal drug policy. DETAIL: The reclassification does not legalize marijuana federally but changes its regulation, allowing for tax deductions for state-licensed medical marijuana companies and easing research barriers. This move aligns with President Trump’s directive to expedite the reclassification process, which had been…Open
The order shifts the designation of licensed medical marijuana from a high level of regulation to a much looser level. It also provides a tax break to licensed medical marijuana operators