As advocates and stakeholders await action on a federal marijuana rescheduling proposal, President Donald Trump has signed large-scale spending legislation that continues a longstanding policy blocking Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales. Despite District voters approving adult-use legalization for personal possession and cultivation at the ballot more than a decade ago, local officials have...

As advocates and stakeholders await action on a federal marijuana rescheduling proposal, President Donald Trump has signed large-scale spending legislation that continues a longstanding policy blocking Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational cannabis sales. Despite District voters approving adult-use legalization for personal possession and cultivation at the ballot more than a decade ago, local officials have...

When organizations need to make an announcement they hope the public won’t pay much attention to, they often drop the news right before the weekend. On a Friday afternoon this past October, in the middle of a government shutdown, the National Institutes of Health director, Jay Bhattacharya, emailed his agency with unexpected news: Kyle Walsh,...