Trump administration moves to ease restrictions on medical marijuana

The Justice Department on Thursday announced that it was moving to ease restrictions on state-licensed medical marijuana, opening the door for more research and treatment options. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a post to X that he had … Read more

Will the Iran ceasefire quickly ease U.S. gas prices? Here’s what experts think.

Although an eleventh-hour truce between the U.S. and Iran immediately eased tensions between the warring countries, it could take some time for Americans to see relief from the soaring fuel costs that have pushed gasoline prices to their highest level in years, energy experts and economists said.  Patrick De Haan, a petroleum expert at GasBuddy, … Read more

Trump administration waives summer gasoline regulations to ease fuel prices

The Trump administration will temporarily lift summer gasoline regulations as prices at the pump near $4 a gallon amid the Iran war.  The emergency fuel waiver allows refiners and retailers to sell E15 gasoline, which is blended with 15% ethanol, over the summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday.  Restrictions on selling E10 gasoline, … Read more

Trump waives Jones Act for 60 days in effort to ease energy prices

President Trump on Wednesday issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, a move aimed at lowering energy prices by letting foreign ships move fuel between U.S. ports. The 100-year-old law requires goods shipped between American ports to be carried on ships that are U.S.-built, -flagged and -crewed, and also limits the number of tankers … Read more

Dozens of countries agree to release 400 million barrels of oil to ease Iran war crunch

The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that member countries had unanimously agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves in a bid to ease prices that are soaring due to the Iran war. “The oil market challenges we are facing are unprecedented in scale, therefore I am very glad that IEA Member … Read more