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DEA Administrator Announces Intent to Hold Hearings on Marijuana’s Scheduling

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The post DEA Administrator Announces Intent to Hold Hearings on Marijuana’s Scheduling appeared first on NORML. The hearing is scheduled to commence on Monday, December 2, 2024.

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

NORML

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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Americans for Safe Access Calls for Compassionate Leadership Amid DEA Hearing Delay on Cannabis Rescheduling

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In light of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) announcement to schedule a hearing on the rescheduling of cannabis, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) emphasizes the urgent need for compassionate leadership in Congress to advocate for the rights of medical cannabis patients. For Immediate Release: August 28, 2024 Washington, D.C. —

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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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Loper Comes for the DEA. Will it Matter, Though?

Canna Law Blog

Diamondback Investment Group, LLC , handed the DEA a big loss when it comes to hemp – at least for now. In Anderson , the court held that DEA’s interpretation that a host of hemp-derived products were illegal was essentially wrong. This is important because DEA considers synthetic cannabinoids to be controlled substances.

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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

NORML

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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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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