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Top 10 Issues in the Cannabis Industry for 2025

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It is not all doom and gloom for the cannabis industry this year; positive developments across states and the potential (albeit remote) for federal rescheduling means the cannabis industry can expect ongoing advancements....more

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DEA Unveils Long-Overdue Special Registration for Telemedicine in Proposed Rule

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In the final days of the Biden administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a proposed rule that would allow practitioners with a Special Registration to prescribe Schedule III-V, and in limited...more

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DEA Tightens Buprenorphine Telemedicine Prescribing Rules

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) just finalized their March 2023 proposed rule regarding telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine. The final rule, effective...more

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DEA Announces a Third Extension of COVID-19 Telehealth Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications

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On November 15, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) issued a joint regulations further extending the flexibilities that have been in place relating to prescribing...more

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Rescheduling Marijuana FAQs: Cannabis-Related Investments

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On May 21, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) filed the Proposed Rule to move marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III of the CSA. In light of the rescheduling marijuana news,...more

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DEA Reaches $19 Million Administrative Settlement for Controlled Substances Act Violations

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On February 7, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that it has entered into a settlement requiring opioid distributor Morris & Dickson Co. to forfeit $19 million to resolve a years-long administrative...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Does the End Justify the Means? Privacy Advocates React to the Cooper Davis Act

This summer, a proposed amendment to the Controlled Substances Act known as the Cooper Davis Act (the “Act”) is making its way through congressional approvals and causing growing dissension between and among parents, consumer...more

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Regulatory Alert: DEA’s New Controlled Substance Theft or Loss Rule Includes a New Deadline and May Require Changes to Corporate...

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On July 24, 2023, a new final rule from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) became effective, with important consequences for companies and individuals registered to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled...more

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DEA Proposes New Rules for Telemedicine Prescriptions

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Would Require In-Person Examination In Many Prescribing Scenarios - Almost fifteen years ago, Congress amended the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to reduce illegitimate, Internet-based access to controlled drugs while, at...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Pharmacy Compliance: Will Your Pharmacy’s Policies and Protocols Withstand a DEA or PBM Audit?

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Compliance is a key aspect of operating a successful pharmacy in the United States. This is true for pharmacies that bill federal healthcare benefit programs (i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare) and private payors, and it...more

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Part 2: United States Department of Agriculture Publishes Interim Final Rule on Domestic Hemp Production

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Part II - This article is the second in a three-part series discussing the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Interim Final Rule on the establishment of a domestic hemp production program recently published...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Two Executives and Distributor Charged for Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances

Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. (“RDC”), one of the 10 largest pharmaceutical distributors in the United States, was recently charged along with its former Chief Executive Officer and former Chief Compliance Officer, for...more

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