DEA Food Legalization 
Project CBD
MARCH 7, 2025
Its provocative kicker states: Much of whats sold as hemp today isnt hemp at all its a mix of synthetic intoxicants and illicit THC masquerading as a legal, natural product. There’s also THCP, THCO, HHC, and others that can’t be made from CBD starter material and thus are outside the legal definition of “hemp.”
Canna Law Blog
JULY 28, 2025
But if we want meaningful, lasting change—and, ultimately, legalization—we can’t afford to mislead lawmakers and supporters about what Schedule III will actually achieve. And according to DEA, no one has died from a marijuana overdose. Yeah, makes no sense; but neither does DEA when it comes to marijuana.
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Canna Law Blog
JUNE 2, 2025
The updated policy, effective June 1, has far-reaching consequences for small businesses operating in compliance with state law (and for some, in compliance with federal law) – especially those selling hemp-derived foods, supplements, and cosmetics (collectively, Consumable Hemp Products). But that’s a dangerously narrow reading.
Veriheal
JUNE 26, 2025
Drug company Lykos Therapeutics, which had filed the new drug application for MDMA therapy , was informed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the data submitted was insufficient to receive approval, requesting that the company conduct an additional Phase 3 trial to further test the safety and efficacy of the drug.
Canna Law Blog
MARCH 30, 2019
During a recent interview with the Brookings Institution, Scott Gottlieb, the departing head of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), explained it would take several years for the agency to come up with rules that would legalize the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp-CBD) in food products, unless Congress steps in.
NORML
MARCH 1, 2019
.” The agency said that the policy change was necessary because the existing system provided “no clear legal pathway for commercial enterprises to produce marijuana for product development.” Patterson said that DEA could not move forward granting any new applications until the Justice Department clarified the issue. .
Canna Law Blog
MARCH 25, 2019
In the preliminary emails and phone calls, a very common question those lawyers ask is this: “The FDA has stated that it is ‘not legal’ to introduce THC or CBD products into the marketplace. The FDA has taken a “not legal” position on hemp-CBD in consumables through its oft-cited FAQ and elsewhere. What are we are missing?”
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