Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2020

At the same time, because of the federal illegality of cannabis, the federal government has routinely denied third party requests for further research in regards to its potential medical benefits, among other health and safety impacts. These cannabis products are used by researchers in the U.S.

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Americans for Safe Access

JUNE 2, 2020

On March 23, DEA published a proposed rulemaking —“Controls to Enhance the Cultivation of Marihuana for Research in the United States”—in the Federal Register (85 FR 16292), involving who can grow cannabis in bulk for research purposes.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 11, 2021

The annual DEA report also shows that federal law enforcement officers made nearly 5,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2020, a year wracked by the social and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the data published in the DEA’s yearly Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program Statistical Report, approximately 4.54

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2020

Cannabis research in the USA has been held back by the DEA’s stance on the issue, although it has been increasing the amount of cannabis it wants produced for research over the last couple of years. Currently, the DEA has 37 pending applications to grow marijuana for research.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Kamala Harris emphatically backed Biden’s cannabis pardons, the U.S. Air Force changed its THC testing policy, and a DEA historian talked about the organization’s racist origins. VP Kamala Harris Talks Cannabis, Biden Pardons. Air Force (USAF) made some huge changes to its cannabis policy.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

With the evolution of the United States’ relationship with cannabis over recent decades, numerous parties have petitioned the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) to reschedule marijuana. But here, it basically allowed the DEA to continue its practice of effectively ignoring petitions for decades. In Sisley, et al.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Cybin Granted DEA Schedule I Manufacturing License. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). The DEA license is a federal requirement for any investigators who intend to study, produce, analyze or otherwise work with Schedule I controlled substances. The DEA license is for the Company’s research lab in the Boston area.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The latest offense is his recently released 2021 federal budget proposes slashing all legal protection for state medical marijuana programs and potentially jeopardizing the patients that rely on them. Sign our petition to demand Congress protect state-legal medical marijuana programs. The data speaks for itself.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

Indeed, the DEA reports that it is “aggressively striving to halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States,” including through its Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP), which began funding eradication programs in 1979 and has approximately 126 state and local law enforcement agency participants.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2020

The new approach will expand opportunities for marijuana growers who seek to grow marijuana for research purposes and outline the agency’s proposed process for administering the new program, consistent with applicable law.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

I’ve been representing clients in California’s cannabis industry since 2018. Our firm has been representing businesses in the space for many years before that, in states with more mature licensing programs. I say “apparently” because HHS’s letter to DEA is redacted to the point of uselessness.

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CannaMD

JULY 19, 2020

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) made far fewer cannabis-related arrests in 2019 than in previous years. At the same time, however, the number of illegal cannabis plants seized by the agency spiked. Let’s take a closer look at what DEA data reveals. Cannabis Users Left Alone. Illicit Grow Ops Targeted.

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WeedAdvisor

AUGUST 28, 2019

As we reported earlier , marijuana experts were frustrated over the poor quality of cannabis grown at the government’s only legal marijuana facility at the University of Mississippi. Despite a 90-day deadline for review, the DEA ignored this cut-off and simply sat on the applications for three years. Dozens of Applications”. .

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. The DEA is providing notice of pending applications from entities applying to be registered to manufacture marijuana for researchers. percent delta-9 THC threshold, is not a controlled substance, and a DEA registration is not required to grow or research it.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 30, 2020

If you answered yes to these two questions, then the DEA might have the job for you. The Phoenix division of The Drug Enforcement Administration needs someone who can burn up a lot of cannabis products and other illegal substances. The DEA Says That This isn’t a Job Announcement . What about the bird’s man?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 10, 2021

Well, the DEA just released its 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, and the report is full of stats on the United States’ most popular illegal addictions, new trends in intoxicants, and foreign trade — a.k.a. The US sourced 92 percent of its heroin from Mexico in 2019, according to product analyzed by a DEA tracing program.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

You might think it’s California,but actually it is …… According to recently published DEA data about illegal grows it is Kentucky, where both recreational and medical marijuana are still illegal. The DEA confiscated over 1.8 Across the United States, the DEA seized 2.82 million plants in 2017.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2021

The FDA refers to this program as the expanded access program on their website. While they offer approved clinical trials that can offer patients the ability to try potential therapeutic options, many patients are unable to participate in clinical trials, and this is where the importance of the Right to Try programs comes into play.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2024

There’s an update on Alabama’s medical cannabis licensing program (meet the new year; same as the old year). The DEA is conducting a review of cannabis scheduling. COLORADO January 1, 2014 marked the opening of Colorado’s retail market for adult-use cannabis. And finally, we have an update on the Weed Nuns.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2023

Descheduling cannabis removes the threat of undue federal intrusion in existing state marijuana programs and respects America’s longstanding federalist principles allowing states to serve as “laboratories of Democracy."

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2022

Indeed, the DEA reports that it is “aggressively striving to halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States,” including through its Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP), which began funding eradication programs in 1979 and has approximately 126 state and local law enforcement agency participants.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2022

Indeed, the DEA reports that it is “aggressively striving to halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States,” including through its Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCE/SP), which began funding eradication programs in 1979 and has approximately 126 state and local law enforcement agency participants.

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Americans for Safe Access

MAY 25, 2021

Our lead story addresses the ISO 17065 Accreditation of our PFC program and explains why PFC becoming the first cannabis certification body to have achieved this matters so much. You will also find out how to access the recorded panels from Unity 2021 to catch anything you missed.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Alabama is having problems of its own in dealing with cannabis licensing. Ohioans will vote on adult-use cannabis in November. Could cannabis move from Schedule I to Schedule III – that’s what HHS is proposing. NEW YORK So two weeks ago, we noted that New York had put a temporary hold on cannabis licensing. RE-SCHEDULING?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ACS Laboratory , the largest state-of-the-art testing facility in cannabis and hemp testing in the eastern U.S., is pleased to launch its proprietary and trademarked Tested Safe Certified Seal program, which is endorsed by the American Cannabinoid Association. BOCA RATON, Fla. , Aug.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 30, 2022

Legislation unanimously passed by members of the US Senate empowers the US Attorney General to facilitate clinical research trials involving cannabis. NORML write. The action represents one of the very few occasions that members of the Senate have ever advanced a marijuana-related reform bill.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended rescheduling cannabis from schedule I to III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). My colleagues already covered various implications of the proposed cannabis rescheduling (see here and here ). What’s been happening with cannabis investments?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2022

According to figures published in the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program Statistical Report, agents and their partners confiscated approximately 5.53 million cultivated cannabis plants last year – a 20 percent increase over 2020’s totals. million plants via its domestic eradication program.

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Freedom Leaf

OCTOBER 15, 2018

On September 28, the DEA designated Epidiolex —a plant-based CBD pharmaceutical manufactured by the UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals—a Schedule V drug in the government’s list of controlled substances. schedules were created by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970 and are interpreted and enforced by the DEA. More CBD Coverage.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 19, 2024

This week, we note that HHS released the full text of its report on cannabis rescheduling. DC is cracking down on cannabis “gifting” stores. HHS bases its recommendation on marijuana’s accepted medical use, and notes that cannabis has less potential for abuse than other drugs in Schedule I or II. Stay tuned!

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

Pennington, who focuses on federal appeals and regulatory issues, is co-counsel on several high-profile cases against the DEA regarding cannabis research, hemp, and psychedelics. The INCBA supports lawyers in their practice of law as they serve all aspects of the cannabis and related industries. Hemp Industries Association v.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On November 3, 2021, New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) held its third public meeting during which it made additional progress in developing the regulatory landscape contemplated by the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA). Cannabinoid Hemp Program Regulations (Finally) Finalized.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The big news this week is that, for the first time ever, a cannabis bill, the SAFER Banking Act, got a markup in the Senate. Not everyone on Capitol Hill is in favor of federal cannabis legalization; there’s also a new bill that would give Congress the opportunity to prevent the rescheduling of cannabis. But is that really true?

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The legal cannabis industry in the United States has slowly expanded over the last decade. Despite the federal illegality of cannabis, lawmakers and state representatives have implemented successful medical and recreational cannabis programs across the nation. Cultivation Costs for Homegrowers.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Domestic Hemp Production Program, which was established by Congress as part of the 2018 Farm Bill. USDA’s interim final rules requires that hemp plant testing must be conducted by a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered laboratory, but Virginia has only a small number of DEA-registered labs.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 22, 2023

attorneys about cannabis re-scheduling. We note that New York’s cannabis licensing program is facing yet another lawsuit. UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS Attorney General Merrick Garland and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram received a letter this week from several former United States Attorneys. Look for more on this in 2024 also.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

Cannabis and business immigration don’t mix. That’s not because a particular investment may not be sound, rather because federal law creates inherent conflicts between immigration eligibility and participating in a cannabis venture. EB-5 program. Cannabis and immigration U.S. Bright Green Corp., Not necessarily.

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