Canna Law Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

House of Representatives, the Biden Administration just announced that cannabis is now decriminalized, and that all federal cannabis convictions are hereby expunged. It’s what passes for an April Fools joke here at the Canna Law Blog. Biden would have to direct DEA, HHS and FDA to consider that, and he’s been sort of busy.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

cannabis community awaits the resumption of the DEA’s administrative law hearing on rescheduling marijuana later this month, this blog will take a glimpse at the ever-dynamic global landscape of cannabis policy. As the U.S.

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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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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Some news organizations have labeled Initiative 81 as a “decriminalization” measure, but it’s important to recognize that even if Initiative 81 passes, psychedelics won’t be “legal” in D.C. We at the Canna Law Blog support Initiative 81, as we do Measure 109, and encourage our D.C.-based

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Many people, including psychiatrists , are not prepared to vote for both the decriminalization AND deregulation of psychedelic drugs. For that reason, it would be great to see Measure 110 pass (“Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative”), regardless of the fate of Measure 109. So, did Measure 109 go far enough?

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

So according to the DEA, its abuse potential is high and it has no medical use. Also, according to the DEA, “the history of human experience probably goes back several hundred years since DMT usage is associated with a number of religious practices and rituals.” BREAKING: City of Seattle Decriminalizes Psychedelics.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2020

The outfit actually began in response to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) scheduling MDMA, more or less, which happened on an “emergency” basis in 1985 (you can view MAPS’ impressive archive and play-by-play on all of that here ). The drug caught DEA’s attention when recreational use proliferated. Just kidding!

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2020

The outfit actually began in response to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) scheduling MDMA, more or less, which happened on an “emergency” basis in 1985 (you can view MAPS’ impressive archive and play-by-play on all of that here ). The drug caught DEA’s attention when recreational use proliferated. Just kidding!

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2022

Enabling more study of the cannabis plant may also play a role in convincing other states and the Federal Government to decriminalize or otherwise regulate it. As a refresher, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducts the licensing process that enables researchers to gain access to cannabis product.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Cities around the country decriminalized (and more are decriminalizing) a host of other psychedelics. In short, physicians prescribe and administer it for certain approved indications, need to register with the DEA, need to follow strict security and reporting protocols, and much more.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Mace’s bill, while decriminalizing cannabis completely and getting it off of schedule I, would also have the Feds regulate cannabis like alcohol while deferring ultimately to the states on licensing and other commercial regulations. The enforcement role moves from DEA to ATF.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot. Oregon also was the first state to decriminalize certain other drugs with 2020’s passage of Measure 110.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. Similar to ketamine, psilocybin has shown great promise in clinical trials for helping to effectively treat depression and PTSD (and we’ve written about psilocybin several times on this blog, including here and here ).

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NewsMunchies

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As of this writing, cannabis remains a prohibited Schedule 1 drug, defined by the DEA as having “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” . One achievable goal in 2022 is to work towards federal reform and decriminalization rather than full-scale legalization. Rate this blog post.

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The Joint Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Of course, when the commission came back declaring that cannabis should be decriminalized (stating:The use of drugs for pleasure or other non-medical purposes is not inherently irresponsible”), Nixon not only ignored the study, but fired those involved, acting as if it never happened, regardless of the fact that he commissioned them.

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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. The letter cites a 2018 blog post by Vince discussing international developments with cannabis at the United Nations level.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Poll after poll reveals that support for the legalization and/or decriminalization of marijuana keeps increasing. This past April, Senate Majority Leader (for now) Chuck Schumer could not even garner enough support in his own party to advance a decriminalization bill. See also: Current and Future Cannabis Taxes. Reason 2: Politics.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Last Thursday, we learned that the DEA’s marijuana rescheduling hearings are delayed until early next year. We also saw the list of 25 participants invited by the DEA to testify at those hearings. He notes that the DEA hasn’t clarified which of the rescheduling hearing’s 25 participants support rescheduling, and which don’t.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

Like Nadler’s bill, the States Reform Act would decriminalize cannabis federally and defer cannabis regulation to the states, just like alcohol. The bill would remove marijuana and THC from the Controlled Substances Act, transfer regulatory jurisdiction of cannabis from the DEA to the FDA, and impose a federal excise tax on marijuana sales.

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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. The letter cites a 2018 blog post by Vince discussing international developments with cannabis at the United Nations level.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The DEA still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, a designation reserved for drugs with no medical value and a high potential for abuse. Review our compilation of cannabis trends for 2022 to stay up to date on the latest news in the cannabis industry and ensure you are prepared for the future.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Mr. Blumenauer, or “Earl” as he often asked to be called, has been a leading proponent of cannabis reform since 1973, when Oregon was the first state to decriminalize user amounts of the substance. More recently, Blumenauer continues to press DEA to increase transparency  in the scheduling review process.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Unlike with schedule I narcotics (which are essentially off limits), DEA has very stringent regulations concerning manufacturing, distribution, storage, and prescription of schedule II through V drugs. While many of his contenders wanted decriminalization or even legalization, Biden campaigned on moving marijuana to schedule II.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The following year, President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse public enemy number one, and in 1973, he formed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The DEA limits how much psilocybin can be produced annually, which drives up costs, and the agency imposes other unnecessary burdens on researchers.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Except for this blog post, which I promise will be great. In each presidential election cycle, the Canna Law Blog runs a classy series of posts grading the candidates as to their positions on cannabis. What DEA ends up doing here is far from certain , and things seem to be moving pretty slowly. Biden has done nothing.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

Marijuana rescheduling is mired in an administrative rulemaking process, whereby the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is the hapless, cynical proponent of a proposed Department of Justice (DOJ) rule. Midway through the rulemaking process, DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge John J. How long is the delay? Could be more.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Cory Gardner (R) of Colorado and Elizabeth Warren (D) of Massachusetts, that would allow states to write their own marijuana policies, remove marijuana from the list in the CSA, and decriminalize it federally. Decriminalize recreational marijuana use and expunge prior convictions. Joe’s latest policy stances on marijuana.

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