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Good Afternoon! This is Akin’s weekly policy newsletter on space policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major space headlines from this past week and forthcoming space-related events and hearings...more
Key Takeaways - As of July 1, Maryland’s Cannabis Reform Act allows adults 21 years of age and older to legally possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flower. However, the state remains without detailed legislation and/or...more
For decades, the federal government only allowed scientists to research marijuana grown on the campus of the University of Mississippi. While Mississippi-grown cannabis will continue to be the subject of federally sanctioned...more
President Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (popularly known as the 2018 Farm Bill) into law on December 20, 2018. Among the 2018 Farm Bill’s broad-ranging provisions, it legalizes the cultivation and sale...more
On October 24, 2018, the President signed the sweeping, opioid-focused SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (Pub. L. 115-271, the “Act”) into law. Title III, Chapter 4 of the Act, titled the Special Registration for...more
...On June 28, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new Memorandum of Understanding meant to allow two agencies to further coordinate in areas of common interest. ...more
Florida’s House Bill (HB) 21, enacted to help combat opioid abuse, contains several noteworthy changes to Florida law that impact the dispensing of opioids. Effective July 1, 2018, dispensing providers must consult...more
Congress has taken another step forward to require the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to activate a special registration allowing physicians and nurse practitioners to prescribe controlled substances via...more
It seems the efforts of telemedicine advocates to change federal law and allow greater prescribing of controlled substances are no longer falling on deaf ears. Congress just released a pair of draft discussion bills to amend...more
On Friday, July 22, President Obama signed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA). Following on federal, state and local trends, CARA seeks to expand access for persons needing opioid treatment....more