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DEA Accepts Health Agency’s Recommendation to Reclassify Cannabis

NORML

“It is significant for these federal agencies, and the DEA and FDA in particular, to acknowledge publicly for the first time what many patients and advocates have known for decades: that cannabis is a safe and effective therapeutic agent for tens of millions of Americans.”

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DEA Assisting “to the Maximum Extent Possible” in the Federal Law Enforcement Response to Nationwide Protests — NORML Responds

NORML

According to a DEA memorandum , the agency requested to expand its policing powers beyond the enforcement of federal drug laws to include the enforcement of “any federal crime committed as a result of protests over the death of George Floyd.” The DEA possesses the power to strictly enforce these violations of law.

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DEA Promises Progress on Federal Cultivation Applications, But Provides No Timetable for Action

NORML

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has once again pledged to take action to better facilitate clinical cannabis research. In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action.

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DEA Press Release Implies More International Enforcement

Cannabis Law Report

The language is general but it looks like the DEA will be trying to nip supply in the bud at source. WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration today announced a comprehensive review of DEA’s international operations and foreign footprint, including administrative and financial support for those operations from DEA headquarters.

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DEA Schedules Public Hearing On Banning of 5 Psychedelics For August 22 2022

Cannabis Law Report

As reported by Kyle Jaeger in Filter , the DEA has set a public hearing for August 22nd, during which any person who can demonstrate they would be “adversely affected or aggrieved” by the proposed scheduling of five tryptamines can ask to testify. Source Psychedelic Alpha.

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Hemp Litigation: DEA Sued Again

Canna Law Blog

The Canna Law Blog has been writing about the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) interim final rule (IFR) on hemp since its August publication in the Federal Register: Watch Out! The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule.

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DEA Seed Letter – Triumph or Trap?

Cannabis Law Report

Since the DEA’s Seed Letter became public I have fielded a number of calls from clients about selling cannabis seeds. The answer is, “It depends” Continue reading “DEA Seed Letter – Triumph or Trap? ” … The post DEA Seed Letter – Triumph or Trap?

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