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Biden Administration Decriminalization of Marijuana

Epstein Becker & Green

Federal Update on Cannabis Scheduling: Are State Legalized Cannabis Dispensaries to Become Pharmacies?

A major update in cannabis law was announced by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Attorney General (AG) this past Tuesday, April 30, 2024 regarding their intent to ease restrictions on cannabis. The DEA plans to...more

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DEA Breaks Silence on Reclassification of Marijuana, Proposing Move to Schedule III

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After months of anticipation following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' recommendation to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, we finally have insight into the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Breaking News: DEA To Reschedule Cannabis

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Cannabis would move to Schedule III from Schedule I under this reclassification. In a move long awaited by the cannabis industry, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has decided to re-schedule cannabis. Currently...more

Perkins Coie

It’s Game Time for Cannabis Reform

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March has been a big month for cannabis reform and the $40 billion state-regulated marketplace. President Biden mentioned cannabis reform and his administration’s efforts to reschedule the substance in his State of the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Pardon? Massachusetts Cannabis Offenders Given New Hope

Following the lead of President Joe Biden’s pardon of simple marijuana possession, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy recently announced plans to issue a series of pardons for those convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession...more

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Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q1 2024

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If the Federal Government reschedules marijuana, experts believe it could lead to a cascade of state-level changes. There is growing evidence that Joe Biden’s administration is working on moving marijuana to Schedule III...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Veep Urges DEA to Reschedule Marijuana “As Quickly as Possible”

In case you missed it, Fat Joe visited the White House late last week to discuss federal marijuana policy. 2024, man. During a roundtable discussion with Mr. Joe (?), Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and several individuals who...more

Epstein Becker & Green

HHS Recommends Re-Classification of Marijuana as a Schedule III Controlled Substance – A Bellwether for the Future of...

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On August 30, an official at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released one of the most significant announcements made at the federal level concerning marijuana reclassification. In a letter...more

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US Officially Recognizes Medical Use and Safety of Cannabis: The Top 6 Things to Know About Schedule III and the Process Ahead

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On August 30, 2023, the federal government formally acknowledged the medical use and low potential of abuse for cannabis, with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommending that cannabis be rescheduled to...more

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Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q2 2023

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There Has Been Little Movement in Federal Legalization. This has led to cannabis investors and companies to downgrade expectations for federal legalization and focus their strategies on state reform. Federal lawmakers...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

De-scheduling vs. Re-scheduling Marijuana: A Dramatic Difference

Just before the midterms last year, President Biden made two historic announcements that he described as steps to “end” the federal government’s “failed approach” to marijuana. First, he issued mass pardons for federal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Will the U.S. Supreme Court Make Marijuana Legal?

What if we told you the United States Supreme Court would legalize medical marijuana? That the unlikely hero of the story was Clarence Thomas? And that he would work with the most liberal justices to make it happen. Sometimes...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

2022 Cannabis Year-in-Review

2022 has been a rollercoaster of a year for the cannabis industry. On the upside, several states have passed legislation to either permit adult use or permit a medical marijuana program. Federally, simple possession cannabis...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act

With young adults’ marijuana use at an all-time high as states continue to pass legislation legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use, the federal government is, at long last, taking a closer look. As we...more

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2022 Midterm Elections Early Results: Control of Congress; Minimum Wage, and Legalized Marijuana

Millions of voters across the United States went to the polls on November 8, 2022, for the midterm elections, but as of November 9, 2022, control of both chambers of Congress for the second half of President Biden’s first...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Descheduling or Rescheduling Cannabis: The Road Ahead

On Oct. 6, 2022, President Joe Biden issued a public statement on cannabis policy reform, indicating a potentially seismic shift in how the substance may be treated under federal law. Among President Biden’s directives was a...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Cannabis on the Ballot: Five States Consider Legalization Amid Promise for Federal Reform

President Joe Biden’s momentous announcement last week that he would take executive action to pardon federal convictions for simple cannabis possession, coupled with a promise that his administration would review cannabis...more

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Growing Number of States Prohibit Adverse Employment Action for Off Duty Marijuana Usage

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In recent years, employers adapted workplace policies and trainings to conform with changing state laws legalizing medical marijuana use. The landscape is continuing to evolve as many states have now prohibited adverse...more

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Takeaways from President Biden’s Announcement on Marijuana Policy Reform

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On October 6, 2022, President Joe Biden issued a statement on marijuana policy reform, accompanied by a proclamation and decision to pardon individuals prosecuted for the simple possession of marijuana in violation of the...more

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Biden’s Statement on Marijuana Reform: What Does it Mean?

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While states continue moving to legalize cannabis, change has been slower to nonexistent at the federal level. That may have changed last week with President Biden’s statement on marijuana reform, announcing that he was...more

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President Biden Announces a Three-Step Approach to Cannabis Reform: Federal Pardons, an Appeal to the States, and a Review of...

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​​​​​​​On October 6, 2022, President Biden announced that his Administration granted unconditional pardons to individuals charged with or prosecuted for simple cannabis possession and urged all state governors to do the same....more

Burns & Levinson LLP

A Changing of the Guard? A Recap of President Biden’s Pardon & Plans for Cannabis Policy Overhaul

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President Biden Acknowledges a “Failed Approach” to Marijuana Policy, Outlines Significant Plans to Pardon Thousands, and Evaluate How Marijuana Is Scheduled Under Federal Law....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

BREAKING NEWS: Biden to Pardon Federal Marijuana Possession Convictions

In a historic move, on October 6, 2022, President Joe Biden announced a three-step program to bring broad changes to federal cannabis policy. As an initial step towards reform, President Biden will pardon all federal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Change (May) Come at Last? Biden Announces Review of Marijuana Scheduling and Mass Pardons for Simple Marijuana Possession

Yesterday, President Joe Biden made two historic announcements which he described as steps to “end” the federal government’s “failed approach” to marijuana. First, he is issuing mass pardons for federal convictions of simple...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Biden’s Cannabis Announcement: The Reform We Need or Be Careful What You Wish For?

On October 6, 2022, President Biden proclaimed long-delayed and earnestly welcome news: any person charged or convicted under federal law for simple possession of cannabis is pardoned and his administration must...more

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