Topic
Marijuana Policy
185 published works
Canna Law Blog
Law and Politics: Why Marijuana Rescheduling’s One-Sided Hearing Matters
On April 28, 2026, Acting Attorney General Blanche (“AG”) issued a notice of hearing concerning the proposed rule to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled…
The Blunt Truth®
Legal Update: No Safe Harbor: DOT Rejects State-Licensed Marijuana as Basis to Overturn Positive Drug Test Results
By Jennifer L. Mora, Frederick T. Smith
In late May 2026, the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance and the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a new…
Budding Trends
What a Blanche AG Nomination Means for Marijuana and Psychedelics
President Trump has announced he will nominate Todd Blanche — his former personal attorney, who has been running the Department of Justice in an acting capacity — to serve as…
The Blunt Truth®
The Week in Weed: May 22 , 2026
By Susan Ryan
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what's happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news is coming out of Virginia, where…
Budding Trends
Why Next FDA Commissioner Will Have Historically Consequential Role in Cannabis and Psychedelic Policy
By Thomas R. Andersen, Whitt Steineker
Dr. Marty Makary resigned as FDA commissioner last week, barely a year after his Senate confirmation. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed the departure and indicated the agency is…
Budding Trends
Adult-Use Marijuana to Be Rescheduled? Here’s What’s at Issue and How It Will Be Decided
By Whitt Steineker, Slates C. Veazey
This is the tenth of 13 posts describing the impacts of marijuana’s rescheduling. An homage to Phish’s historic run at Madison Square Garden in the Summer of 2017, Budding Trends…
Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform
Student presentation explores cannabis industry structure and concerns about competition
The final week of my Marijuana Law and Policy seminar at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law will include three concluding student presentations on the students’ selected research topics. Students…
Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform
Student presentation explores marijuana reform and athlete regulation
The fourth student presentation this week in the Marijuana Law and Policy seminar at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law will explore how sports organizations are responding to modern marijuana…
Employment Law Worldview
Clearing the Haze: What Employers Should Expect as Proposed Loosening of Federal Marijuana Regulation Moves Forward (US)
By Mike Fussell
Marijuana has been and is presently classified as a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), defined as having high abuse potential with no accepted medical use…
Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform
Notable new discussions of marijuana’s potential pros and cons in New York papers
I find discussions and debates over marijuana policy and reform so interesting because they are so dynamic and include a wide array of concerns ranging from criminal justice to economic…