Cannabis advocates’ efforts to ease regulations surrounding the drug reached a new high last month when the Trump administration announced it would reschedule medical marijuana under a less strict category.

State medical marijuana products will be moved from Schedule I, the most regulated category, for drugs like heroin with no medical use and high potential for abuse, to Schedule III, for drugs with low potential for abuse like Tylenol with codeine and testosterone, according to an April 23 order from the Department of Justice. The order also moves FDA-approved products that contain marijuana to the less-regulated category, though only a few such products have been greenlit by the agency.

Though the decision to reschedule medical marijuana isn’t expected to have a major impact on employers for now, it could pave the way for more employees to request accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, legal experts told HR Brew.

For more on why rescheduling marijuana could prompt more ADA requests, keep reading here.—CV

Tom Brady is the latest celebrity to tout GLP-1 medications for weight loss, and he’s pitching them specifically to healthcare workers.

EMed, will sell GLP-1s to healthcare organizations at a cost of $25 per covered life per month through a program Brady spreadheaded. The former NFL quarterback is an investor in eMed, and was named as its chief wellness officer in January. For $99 a month, eligible employees will be able to access all FDA-approved GLP-1 medications, the company said on April 15.

Linda Yaccarino, who left X to join eMed as CEO last August, told HR Brew she believes GLP-1 coverage can help healthcare employers stand out in a competitive labor market.

For more on eMed’s position in the GLP-1 landscape, keep reading here.—CV

Time may fly when you’re having fun, but certainly not when you’re hiring for a tech role.

According to an April report by recruiting software company Ashby, the average technical hire needed 23.3 hours of collective interview time in Q1 2026. In comparison, the average business hire took only 12.2 hours of interview hours. Of the technical roles examined in the report (data, product management, engineering, design, and IT and security), data roles were the timeliest investment for recruiters, requiring an average of 24.9 interview hours per hire.

For more on how the hiring process can be tightened up, keep reading on IT Brew.—BM