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    The Biden administration is moving to reclassify marijuana. Here's what that means

    The Justice Department is expected to propose a new, lower classification for marijuana that would lessen restrictions on the drug. But there's another review process to come.

  • Biden plans to reschedule cannabis, easing restrictions

    (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden's administration plans to ease federal restrictions on cannabis by reclassifying the drug for the first time in half a century. The Biden administration plans to announce an interim rule soon reclassifying the drug for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act was enacted more than 50 years ago, according to media reports confirmed by NBC News. For decades, cannabis has been classified as a Schedule I drug, a...

  • The Biden Administration Has Redefined ‘Sex.’ What Does That Mean for Schools?

    The Biden administration now says that “sex” means “gender identity.” So, what does this mean for K-12 teachers? In a new regulation released last week, the Biden Read More

  • The Biden administration redefined 'sex'; what does this mean for teachers?

    The Biden administration now says that “sex” means “gender identity.” So what does this mean for K-12 teachers?

  • Biden plans to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

    The Biden administration is set to make a major election-year move by moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug and easing restrictions nationwide. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY.

  • Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions

    Author: Julie Tsirkin and Monica Alba (NBC News) WASHINGTON (NBC News) – The Biden administration will take a historic step toward easing federal restrictions on cannabis, with plans to announce an interim rule soon reclassifying the drug for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act was enacted more than 50 years ago, four sources […]

  • Planning for potential transition underway as Biden admin kicks it off

    President Joe Biden's administration on Friday formally began planning for a potential presidential transition, aiming to ensure continuity of government no matter the outcome of November's general election.Shalanda Young, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, sent memos to all executive departments and agencies, directing them to name a point person for transition planning by May 3. It's the routine first step in congressionally mandated preparedness for presidential...

  • Biden administration delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes again

    Top health official gives no timeline for issuing rule, saying administration taking more time to consider feedbackFor the second time in recent months, the Joe Biden White House has delayed a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes, a decision that is certain to infuriate anti-smoking advocates but could avoid angering Black voters ahead of November elections.In a statement on Friday, the president’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration...

  • Biden administration delays plans to ban menthol cigarettes

    The Biden Administration has delayed plans to ban menthol cigarettes, a proposal announced by the Food and Drug Administration years ago. "There are still more conversations to have, and that will take significantly more time," Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement Friday. The FDA announced its plans to ban menthol tobacco cigarettes in 2021, followed by its proposed rules for the ban in 2022. The move was aimed to improve the health of those most...

  • Biden, asked if he’s planning to debate Trump, says ‘I am’

    President Joe Biden said today that he would participate in a general election debate with former President Donald Trump, a striking shift after months in which he and his campaign declined to commit to appearing onstage with his Republican rival.

  • Biden campaign plans to keep using TikTok through the election

    WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s re-election campaign plans to continue using TikTok for at least the next year, despite the president signing a law on Wednesday that would ban the social media platform nationwide if its China-based parent company doesn’t sell it in that timeframe. “A fragmented media environment requires us to show up and meet voters where they are — and that includes online,” a Biden campaign official told NBC News. “Tik Tok is one of many places we’re making sure our content is...

  • Biden's Gaza-refugee import plan deserves drone strike

    In his flattest brain wave yet, President Biden hopes to import refugees from the Gaza Strip. This rotten idea should be blasted with a drone.