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The State AG Report – 08.21.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • State AGs Launch Wave of Lawsuits Over Youth Safety...more

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Republican AGs Urge DEA to Crush “Designer Xanax”

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A group of 21 Republican AGs sent a letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration requesting emergency action to schedule bromazolam under the Controlled Substances Act....more

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Republican AGs Submit Comments Opposing Rescheduling Marijuana

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Eleven Republican AGs, led by Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers, submitted comments opposing the DEA’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act...more

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21 State AGs Call on Congress to Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Products

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Attorneys general (AG) from 20 states and the District of Columbia have submitted a letter to Congress requesting that federal lawmakers close the “loophole” created by the 2018 Farm Bill that is widely understood to prohibit...more

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Texas AG Paxton Indicates Disapproval for Marijuana Amnesty Cities

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Texas AG Ken Paxton filed lawsuits against the Texas cities of Austin, Denton, Elgin, Killeen, and San Marcos alleging that their adoption of so-called “marijuana amnesty” policies violates Texas state law....more

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HHS Releases Highly Redacted Rescheduling Letter to DEA: An Analysis of Exemption 5 to FOIA

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The principle of open government is foundational to a healthy democracy, and the availability of government records upon request from the public is one of its chief cornerstones. In the U.S., the primary mechanism by which...more

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J&J Settles Opioid-Related New York Suit For $230 Million

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New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) to resolve allegations that J&J’s activities relating to its manufacture and distribution of opioids caused public nuisance, amounted to common-law...more

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