Marijuana Opponents File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration's Federal Rescheduling Move

Marijuana Opponents File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration's Federal Rescheduling Move

Opponents of marijuana reform have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal cannabis rescheduling action announced by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice last month—using a law firm at which a former Trump administration attorney general is a partner. Prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) on Monday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District …

Federal lawsuit targets Trump cannabis rescheduling order

Cannabis advocates celebrated when the Trump administration moved to reschedule state-legal medical marijuana. Many anticipated legal challenges, which arrived this week when a lawsuit seeking to block the change was filed in federal court. RELATED: Texas hemp crackdown stalls as judge hits pause The lawsuit was filed by Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA). SAM, a prominent anti-can…

Lawsuit seeks to reverse cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: May 6, 2026)

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Marijuana Opponents File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration’s Federal Rescheduling Move

Opponents of marijuana reform have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal cannabis rescheduling action announced by President Donald Trump's Department of Justice last month-using a law firm at which a former Trump administration attorney general is a partner. Prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) on Monday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District …