On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and...more
6/25/2024
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Motion To Reschedule ,
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Research Funding ,
Schedule I Drugs ,
Tax Deductions
Last week, FDA submitted a report to Congress detailing the Agency’s progress on developing an enforcement discretion policy (i.e., a policy of not taking enforcement action) on hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD). At the same...more
3/10/2020
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Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
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On January 15, 2020, the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.”
Government witnesses testified from:
• the Drug Enforcement...more
1/17/2020
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Dietary Supplements ,
Expungement ,
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Legislative Agendas ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Marijuana-Infused Edibles ,
Medical Marijuana ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Research and Development ,
Schedule I Drugs
Effective upon Publication, USDA’s Interim Final Rule Sets Forth One Important Part of the Regime for Marketing Hemp Products in the United States -
This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim...more
11/1/2019
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Marijuana ,
Marijuana Cultivation ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Marketing ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Tribal Governments ,
USDA
Agency Notice Touts Authority to Regulate Products Containing Cannabis and Cannabis-derived Compounds -
On April 4, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice in the Federal Register that it...more
4/8/2019
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