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the buzz: Cannabis News & Policy Update | January 2025

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Welcome back to the buzz, our monthly cannabis news and policy update. Your at-a-glance source for regulatory developments, agency announcements, and trends impacting the cannabis industry. In this edition of the buzz,...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Reclassifying Cannabis as Schedule III: Unpacking the Impact on Taxation, Medical Research, and Social Justice

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On April 30, 2024, the Associated Press reported a significant development in cannabis policy:  the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) is recommending reclassifying cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III. This...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

DOJ Recommends Rescheduling Cannabis – What This Could Mean for the Cannabis Industry

On April 30, 2024, the US Department of Justice recommended that cannabis be rescheduled as a Schedule III controlled substance, a classification shared by prescription drugs such as ketamine and Tylenol with codeine....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with Research

In a much-anticipated move, sources recently reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) will recommend rescheduling cannabis from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance under the federal Controlled...more

McCarter & English, LLP

DEA’s Plan to Reschedule Cannabis: Implications and Insights

Earlier this week, the Department of Justice proposed reclassifying cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. The move follows an August 2023 recommendation from the Department of Health...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

BREAKING: DEA Will Reschedule Cannabis to a Schedule III Drug

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The biggest legal shift in the cannabis industry in decades just occurred on the heels of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposal for cannabis rescheduling. Specifically, as many anticipated, the DEA will...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

HHS Recommends DEA Reschedule Marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III – Now What?

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A year ago today on October 6, 2022, President Joe Biden asked the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Attorney General to initiate an administrative process to review how marijuana is scheduled...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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US Senators Seeking Input on Comprehensive Federal Cannabis Reform Legislation

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The majority of states in the US have either decriminalized cannabis or enacted laws authorizing its use for medical or non-medical (aka “recreational” or “adult”) use. However, in the absence of federal guidance beyond the...more

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