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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Reclassification Rules

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Does Rescheduling Cannabis Make it Eligible for Interstate Commerce?

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Even with the expected rescheduling of cannabis from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, it will take more for it to be eligible for interstate commerce. Marijuana would remain subject to provisions of the Food,...more

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DEA Seems Set to Reclassify Cannabis, Help Legal Marijuana Businesses

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In a boon to the cannabis industry, the federal government is reclassifying cannabis and easing federal restrictions on the drug, according to news reports. The Drug Enforcement Administration will approve a recommendation...more

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DEA Agrees to Reclassify Cannabis, But Many Questions Remain

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The DEA announced on Tuesday it will accept the Health and Human Services Department’s (HHS) recommendation to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.  This move will have a...more

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FDA's View on Cannabis

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing to support clinical research for cannabis and psychedelic drug development. On the heels of publishing its first draft guidance on clinical trials involving...more

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HHS Recommends Moving Cannabis to Schedule III

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Politico and Bloomberg both reported today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is officially recommending that marijuana be moved to Schedule III from Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act...more

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Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em (OK, Not Just Yet): Feds Recommend Rescheduling Marijuana

According to a report from Bloomberg News, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is officially recommending to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that marijuana be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III...more

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Is Reclassifying Marijuana as a Schedule III Drug the Right Move?

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Based on a news report from Bloomberg earlier this morning, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that marijuana be reclassified as a Schedule III drug under...more

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Bloomberg Report: HHS Recommends Marijuana Move to Schedule III

Bloomberg News is reporting that the Department of Health and Human Services has recommended to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, to whom power is delegated under the Controlled Substances Act by the Attorney General,...more

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Wage Index Reclassification Rule Struck Down by Second Circuit

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On February 4, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided Lawrence + Memorial Hospital v. Burwell. The case addressed a regulation, issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services...more

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Third Circuit Invalidates HHS’ Medicare Wage Index Reclassification Rule

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On July 23, 2015, the Third Circuit invalidated, as being contrary to the Medicare statute, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Medicare wage index “reclassification rule,” 42 C.F.R. § 412.230(a)(5)(iii)....more

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