US Department of Justice proposes marijuana reclassification, potential shift in federal stance

A proposed federal shift in marijuana policy could mark one of the most significant changes to cannabis regulation in decades ...
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Federal Labor and Employment Agencies Have a Busy Rulemaking Agenda. What Do Employers Need to Know?

Alexander MacDonald, Shannon Meade, James Paretti, Jr. Federal agencies are expected to ramp up rulemaking activity in 2026. This article provides an overview of the rulemaking process and discusses ...
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Trump directs expedited cannabis rescheduling

President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order on December 18, 2025, instructing the attorney general to accelerate the federal rulemaking process for reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to ...
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Marijuana Rescheduling Pending Despite New Executive Order

On December 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order titled Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research. The Order directs the Attorney General (“AG”) to take steps to ...
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Trump Orders Move to Ease Federal Cannabis Restrictions

President Donald Trump signed a Dec. 18 executive order directing agencies to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, restarting a stalled federal rulemaking process. The shift could boost ...

Tax relief on the horizon: How federal rescheduling could reshape cannabis business taxes

Rachel Carr Shreves and Crystal Howard of Spencer Fane discuss the proposed federal rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule III ...