"Federal Government Announces Rescheduling of Cannabis in June 2023 Newsletter"
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said that his department and the Department of Justice are aiming to complete a review of cannabis’s federal scheduling status by the end of this year. The Senate Intelligence Committee approved legislation to protect applicants at CIA, NSA and other agencies from being denied security clearances solely because of past marijuana use. The House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution expressing “continued support” for U.S. citizen Marc Fogel, who is being detained in Russia under a “politicized, excessive sentence for his alleged offense” of possessing medical cannabis. Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly speaker says lawmakers are crafting a medical cannabis legalization bill that could be filed this summer. The National Institute on Drug Abuse is looking to fund research on the impact of psychedelics legalization and decriminalization in cities and states across the country.