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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Considers ‘Cannabis Policies for the New Decade’

NORML

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a legislative hearing, “ Cannabis Policies for the New Decade ,” during which they considered multiple legislative bills aimed at amending federal cannabis laws. He continued: “The fact of the matter is that legalization and regulation work.

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Justice Department Urged To Take “Immediate Action” On Marijuana Grow Applications

NORML

The American Psychological Association (APA) is urging US Attorney General William Barr to review more than two-dozen pending applications for federal marijuana grow licenses. Patterson said that DEA could not move forward granting any new applications until the Justice Department clarified the issue. .” Also on Wednesday, Rep.

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FDA Approves CBD-Containing Drug - Will the DEA Finally Step Up?

MJ Business Attorneys

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Epidiolex, a drug containing Cannabidiol (CBD). Epidiolex is the first drug the FDA has approved that contains a substance derived from marijuana, and it is also the first drug approved by the FDA to be used to treat patients with Dravet syndrome. On Monday, the U.S.

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Congressional Committee to Hold Marijuana Legislative Hearing This Wednesday

NORML

This Wednesday, January 15th, at 10 am EST, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” ” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform.

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The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule. Don’t Take the Bait!

Canna Law Blog

Last week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a bad interim hemp rule. North Carolina attorney Rod Kight raised these concerns as well and he and I both spoke to Kyle Jaeger of Marijuana Moment about why we think are concerned about the DEA’s interim hemp rule. Weekly in a phone interview.

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FDA Suggests Congress Holds the Key to Legalizing CBD-Infused Foods

Canna Law Blog

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.

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Green Light Law Group: DEA ANNOUNCEMENT MARKS END OF ERA

Cannabis Law Report

The DEA’s announcement signals the “beginning of the end” of federal marijuana prohibition, as the policy change allows federal agencies to evaluate and assess the medical use and abuse potential of marijuana with (limited) political interference.

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