It is amusing to watch everybody walking blind into the Trump playbook.
Is it just me but it’s blindingly obvious that Trump will pull the strings and instruct his acolytes what to do when and only when and if he wants to do something.
The reasons will be entirely spurious but he’s very happy to watch the chattering classes guess, counter guess and genuflect because in the end for him it all all about how the issue reflects on his outward projection of power.
MJ Biz who at least have some critical thought on the issue..
Did Donald Trump mean it when he said he wanted marijuana reform – and will the former and current president follow through?
With the marijuana rescheduling process paused indefinitely – its future is at the mercy of Trump’s future choice to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration – and Republicans in Congress mostly bent to the once and current president’s will, nothing less than the future of the $32 billion marijuana industry depends on the answer.
Trump made history in September when he became the first major-party presidential nominee to endorse a state adult-use legalization campaign.
Though Trump’s backing of Florida’s Amendment 3 – some critics say his endorsement was mostly spurred by his acrimonious relationship with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – didn’t lead to the passage of recreational cannabis, the then-Republican nominee also signaled support for moving marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act.
“As President, we will continue to focus on research to unlock the medical uses of marijuana to a Schedule 3 drug, and work with Congress to pass common sense laws, including safe banking (sic) for state authorized companies, and supporting states rights to pass marijuana laws, like in Florida, that work so well for their citizens,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Sept. 9.
Trump has not touched the issue since.
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President Trump will decide marijuana rescheduling, federal reform
The NCIA haven’t quite worked out they now live in an oligarchy
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NCIA’s Statement on Interlocutory Appeal in Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing
The historic hearing scheduled to examine how marijuana is classified under federal law that could have potentially moved it into Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act has been postponed indefinitely.
The DEA’s Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Mulrooney recently granted a request for leave to file an interlocutory appeal, resulting in the cancellation of the merit-based hearing and effectively pausing the proceedings for at least three months. With a new administration being sworn in imminently and a new DEA Administrator who has yet to be selected, future action remains uncertain.
The movants (Village Farms International, Hemp for Victory, Office of the Cannabis Ombudsman of Connecticut, Ellen Brown [Massachusetts Cannabis Advisory Board], and My Doc App) behind the request were Designated Participants (DPs) without standing who purport to be pro-rescheduling, despite the fact that their motion will require operators to continue paying the exorbitant tax rates that 280E imposes and has galvanized prohibitionists.
The interlocutory appeal was filed in an attempt to remove the DEA as the proponent of the rescheduling rule due to evidence the agency was biased against cannabis and had engaged in communications with prohibitionist group Project SAM and other opponents outside of the legal process.
While we agree that the DEA is not free from bias (no surprise there), NCIA did not subscribe to this strategy because removing the DEA from its own administrative court was never a viable legal option and would have only resulted in delay or perhaps the end of the rescheduling process.
As the only pro-cannabis party granted standing in these proceedings, we are very disappointed in this unfortunate but predictable turn of events initiated by parties without legal standing.
“We believe this to be an ill-conceived strategy that benefits no one but the prohibitionists seeking to hinder reform and perhaps the attorneys who can now bill more hours to deep-pocketed clients while this process drags on further,” said NCIA CEO & Co-founder Aaron Smith. “Our members need rescheduling and tax relief now, and we remain committed to advancing reform despite the misguided actions of some who claim to be allies. This serves as a stark reminder that the most well-funded entities are not always the most effective public advocates.”
Our pro bono legal teams at Greenbridge Corporate Counsel and Fox Rothschild are exploring every avenue possible to get the proceedings back on track and ensure meaningful progress continues.
and this guy.. Irwin Simon, President and CEO of Tilray Brands, talks about his optimism around the cannabis industry and cannabis legalization as Trump takes office. Simon breaks down why President Trump could see cannabis legalization as a business opportunity and the diversification of Tilray brands internationally.
More opinions that will be entirely ignored to come!
