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The Week in Weed: January 5, 2024

The Blunt Truth

Happy 2024 – let’s start the year off with a shout-out to Colorado, where the retail market is celebrating an anniversary. 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. million in taxes and fees.

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The Week in Weed: January 19, 2024

The Blunt Truth

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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The Week in Weed: February 2, 2024

The Blunt Truth

Senate Democrats would like to see less re-scheduling and more de-scheduling of cannabis. Americans support cannabis legalization. VIRGINIA As we’ve discussed before , Virginia legalized cannabis, but has not yet set up a retail market. Now, some Senate Democrats are advocating that the DEA de-schedule cannabis altogether.

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Delta-8 Study Finds Products Used More In States Without Legal Cannabis

Veriheal

However, many of them are still psychoactive, albeit at lower levels than traditional cannabis sold in legal states. A new delta-8 study has revealed that people in states without access to legal cannabis products are far more likely to seek out and consume delta-8 and delta-9 variants, whether it be flower, edibles, or tinctures.

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The Week in Weed: December 22, 2023

The Blunt Truth

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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Thoughts on THCA, Interstate Sales…. and Oregon

Canna Law Blog

Griffen’s article is just one of many parsing the language of the 2018 Farm Bill and a 2023 DEA letter on the topic. See also: “ THCA and the DEA: Rod Breaks Down the Latest News ” from Rod Kight, an another attorney prominent in the space. I would say: “Someone over at DEA wrote a letter last year indicating that it’s not.

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The Week in Weed: December 15, 2023

The Blunt Truth

The Department of Health and Human Services released documents related to rescheduling cannabis. The DEA sends a letter to Georgia pharmacies. And finally, if you’re planning a wedding, you have a cannabis option. Well, apparently the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) noted that as well, and they didn’t take kindly to it.

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