Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Ole Miss got the cannabis study and research cultivation gig from the DEA (via a contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)) in 1968. In 2016, the DEA finally shifted to different treatment around expanded research efforts into cannabis beyond Ole Miss.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) to reschedule marijuana. As we all know, the DEA has routinely refused to accept or denied each and every petition, minus one that yielded very specific changes for a synthetic cannabis drug. Per the usual course, the DEA filed a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 24, 2021

The Drug Enforcement Administration made a milestone announcement earlier this month with the news that the DEA will begin granting marijuana cultivation licenses to various third-party applicants, significantly expanding medical and scientific cannabis research in the United States.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

BY EMILY BURNS, GREEN LIGHT LAW GROUP —. The DEA’s announcement signals the “beginning of the end” of federal marijuana prohibition, as the policy change allows federal agencies to evaluate and assess the medical use and abuse potential of marijuana with (limited) political interference.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The filing is backed by MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) and calls on the DEA to answer a four-year-old filing requesting approval of his application to become a federally registered marijuana cultivator. Back in 2016, the DEA said they were starting the process of approving “additional marijuana cultivators.”

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to cultivate marijuana for research purposes. In 2016, Dr. Sue Sisley first applied to grow cannabis for research purposes when the Obama administration announced a plan to allow other growers to provide cannabis to researchers. The DEA dragged their feet on this plan for years, so lawsuits were filed.

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NORML

JANUARY 16, 2020

Separate data reported by the US Drug Enforcement Administration in July reported a decline in DEA-led marijuana seizures, but showed an increase in DEA arrests for marijuana violations in 2018. Full text of the 2019 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary is online here.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2019

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) when it comes to DEA’s handling of petitions to remove marijuana from the list of most dangerous drugs. Here’s what John Erlichman, a key aid to then-President Nixon, told Harper’s Magazine in 2016: You want to know what this was really all about? You understand what I’m saying?

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SpeedWeed

MAY 22, 2021

After years of delays, legal challenges, and obfuscation, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) finally announced that it would begin evaluating applications for federally-licensed research cannabis cultivators. . In 2019, a federal judge forced the DEA to explain its inaction.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 31, 2022

The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. Warren has written a few of these high-profile letters on cannabis over the years, going back to 2016. The post Canna Law Blog Cited by U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

This all looks pretty good right now, but the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and ultimately the Attorney General (AG) have final say on whether to schedule or reschedule marijuana following the HHS recommendation. In any case, the DEA Administrator reports to the AG (through the Deputy AG). The AG could then reschedule.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

In August 2016, the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced in the US Federal Register that the agency was “adopting a new policy that is designed to increase the number of entities registered under the Controlled Substances Act to grow (manufacture) marijuana to supply legitimate researchers in the United States.”

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NORML

JANUARY 17, 2019

As the result of a lawsuit, DEA Administrative Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner in 2007 ruled that expanding the pool of federally licensed providers would be “in the public interest.” The agency ultimately rejected her decision.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2022

The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. Warren has written a few of these high-profile letters on cannabis over the years, going back to 2016. Readers, we feel heard!

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Many people in the cannabis industry are convinced that this HHS recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) means that the DEA will undertake this rescheduling (and fairly quickly, too–which would be a huge departure from its refusal to reschedule back in 2016). Just my two cents; feel free to disagree.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux. Some of the most promising substances, and the law applicable to each, are outlined below: Psilocybin. As such, the use, sale, and possession of psilocybin in the United States is illegal under federal law. have also passed “Right to Try” laws.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

What law legalized medical marijuana in Florida? SHORT ANSWER: In November 2016, the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative (known as Amendment 2 ) legalized medical marijuana treatment in Florida. How does Florida law define medical marijuana? So sit back, relax, and grab your notebook.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The DEA released an interim hemp rule that the industry hated. And the DEA’s hemp rule brought on litigation. And the DEA’s hemp rule brought on litigation. Maine , which legalized in 2016, started sales this month. The DEA hemp rule continued its unpopularity. That didn’t become law either.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 30, 2022

In 2016, the Agency announced that it would expand the pool of federally licensed growers beyond just the University of Mississippi (which was initially granted a federal cannabis cultivation license in 1968). The full text of S. 253 is online here. Additional information is available from NORML here.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2020

The above dig at Bill Maher, from 2013, is the only reference in a Trump tweet and it was made 2 years before he declared he would run for President in the 2016 election. Transition (November 9, 2016 – January 19, 2017). The executive branch has the power to execute the laws of the United States.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The court noted the DEA recently described marijuana as inducing “various psychoactive effects that can lead to behavioral impairment,” and the DEA believed marijuana can “decrease IQ,” and cause problems related to family, school, and work. These “reasons” came from a 2016 DEA denial of a petition to reschedule marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

New laws and bills are constantly being passed that create a great deal of confusion in the cannabis world. Is CBD Legal Under Federal Law? Although the DEA refuses to remove marijuana from the schedule 1 list, the Farm Bill is considered to be the most important victory in the history of U.S. AUTHOR: Felipe Rivera.

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United Patients Group

APRIL 3, 2023

Although both are legal under state law, there are currently 29 states with legislation allowing for medical cannabis and the District of Columbia. Epidiolex, an FDA-approved medication containing CBD (cannabidiol), has been listed as Schedule 5 by the DEA since June 25th, 2019.

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SMPL

MAY 6, 2020

The Obama Administration signed legislation late in 2016 that would expand the number of facilities growing marijuana for research, but the Drug Enforcement Agency hasn’t granted any licenses four years later. Furthermore, both NIDA and DEA have split oversight responsibilities of federally licensed marijuana spanning back several decades.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 25, 2020

Duterte became president in 2016, but that did not stop Filipino legislators from proposing several versions of the Philippines Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act since 2016, which would legalize a medical-only cannabis marketplace. FDA and DEA in describing its reasoning for this position. FDA and DEA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

In The Weeds welcomes the new year, as well as a number of new cannabis laws and policies taking effect around the country in 2022. Below is a list of state law updates to look forward to this year. 2021-4 , warning that the state categorizes many varieties of delta-8 THC as illegal substances under recent amendments to Kansas law.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 20, 2020

There has been a proliferation of ketamine clinics in the United States (see here here , and here ), and dozens of jurisdictions (such as Denver and Oregon ) passed or are considering passing psychedelics laws that would do everything from decriminalizing psychedelics to regulating them. The post Is Kratom Legal?

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

8] Spravato is derived from ketamine and categorized by DEA as a Schedule III controlled substance. DEA and the Controlled Substances Act. In addition to the arduous FDA approval process, potential psychedelic therapies would also require complying with requirements from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). 2] David E.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 7, 2023

What I generally say is that in most cases, there will be no federal or state law that specifically deals with that cannabinoid. I think it is also key to consider state law and whether it imposes restrictions beyond the CSA and NDI process. And it is not on the CSA (the DEA tried and then backed off efforts to schedule it in 2016).

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 8, 2021

In a letter to the Democratic governor written by Good last week, the representative for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District exhorted Northam not to sign the legalization bill, HB 2312, into law. As recent as 2016, the DEA has reviewed and determined that under its judgment marijuana should remain a Schedule I substance.”.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 28, 2021

Colombia had approved legislation in 2016 that regulates the production, distribution, sale and export of seeds, topicals and other cannabis products, but had prohibited the export of dried cannabis flower up until now, fearing that such a move would allow for the flow of legal cannabis products into the black market. million sq.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

Sacramento New & Review have detailed the DEA, FBI and IRS investigations and written a piece well worth reading if you want to understand how difficult it is going to be to dig out the entrenched black sector of cannabis in California. It was September 14, 2016.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

federal law protects the retail sale of hemp-derived CBD. . Our analysis follows: Hemp-derived CBD is no longer a controlled substance under federal law. The FDA’s position on CBD is unsettled and unsupported by law. While the DEA is now officially out of the hemp regulation business, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The bill’s sponsor, State Assemblyman Steve Yeager, introduced the measure in February because Nevada law was unclear about whether veterinarians were permitted to administer CBD products or discuss them with pet owners. 1, 2017, following a 2016 ballot measure. Cannabis became legal for recreational use in the state on Jan.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

To expand the number of manufacturers, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) submitted a notice in the Federal Register on August 11, 2016, soliciting applications for licenses to manufacture marijuana for research purposes. I support the expansion of marijuana manufacturers for scientific research consistent with law.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or also known as AOC, pointed out that both sides are coming together on issues concerning civil rights, policy and bringing an end to old drug prohibition laws. . House Republicans supported her proposal to defund the DEA and divert those funds to opioid treatment programs. .

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