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In May, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to transfer cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a change that could significantly affect current...more
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a plan to reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) from a schedule I to a schedule III controlled substance. The Attorney General and the...more
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On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice, through the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), commenced the rulemaking process to reschedule marijuana accordingly. The DEA’s notice of proposed rulemaking is currently in...more
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its proposed rules to transfer cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III of the CSA. The DOJ’s proposal follows the U.S....more
On May 16th, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to initiate the rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. The NPRM, which was published in...more
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in the Federal Register on May 21, 2024. If the...more
On May 16, 2024, the US Department of Justice submitted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III within the Controlled Substances Act....more
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published its proposed rule to move cannabis from the highly restrictive Schedule I tier under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to the more loosely regulated...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 9, 2024, President Joe Biden announced that his administration has formally recommended relaxing restrictions on cannabis, marking the most significant federal policy shift on cannabis since the drug...more
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The Office of Legal...more
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