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American Nurses Association Provides Public Comments to DEA in Support of Reclassifying Cannabis

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The post American Nurses Association Provides Public Comments to DEA in Support of Reclassifying Cannabis appeared first on NORML. ANA strongly supports the currently accepted medical use of cannabis to alleviate disease-related symptoms and side effects."

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DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 2022

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The post DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 2022 appeared first on NORML. Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized nearly 5.7 million cultivated marijuana plants in 2022. This is the highest annual seizure total reported by the agency since 2011.

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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

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According to figures published in the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report , the agency and its law enforcement partners confiscated an estimated four million marijuana plants in 2019 – up from 2.8 It was the second-lowest number of arrests reported by the DEA in the past decade.

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Heads Up! DEA Wants to Hear from You on Marijuana Rescheduling by July 22

Canna Law Blog

In case you haven’t heard, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) wants to hear from you on marijuana rescheduling. Specifically, DEA invites your comments on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to move both marijuana and marijuana extract from schedule I to schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

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DEA Reports Significant Uptick in Marijuana-Related Seizures, Arrests

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The post DEA Reports Significant Uptick in Marijuana-Related Seizures, Arrests appeared first on NORML. The totals are the highest reported by the agency since 2011, when it reported making an estimated 8,500 marijuana-related arrests and seized some 6.7 million plants via its domestic eradication program.

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DEA Announces Intent to License Marijuana Growing Applicants

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The DEA’s website did not provide a timeline as to when it anticipates finalizing the applicants’ grow authorizations or when it plans to take actions on the dozens of remaining applications that are still pending before the agency. The post DEA Announces Intent to License Marijuana Growing Applicants appeared first on NORML.

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DEA Proposes Reclassifying Marijuana to Schedule III

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

In a groundbreaking move, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The debate over the classification of marijuana has taken a dramatic turn. The historic decision, supported by the top federal health agency, marks a. Read More

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