Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2023

Marijuana Moment The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is weighing in on the legal status of lesser known cannabinoids such as THCA, delta-8 THC and hydrogenated CBD.

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Cannabis Life Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says Delta-8 and -9 THCO are controlled substances, even when derived from hemp. The DEA said that Delta-8 and -9 THCO “do not occur naturally in the cannabis plant and can only be obtained synthetically, and therefore do not fall under the definition of hemp.”

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Veriheal

JANUARY 24, 2023

But recent news of the DEA’s approval of a cocaine derivative for Parkinson’s disease research has left us scratching our heads. Could our society miss out on potential medical breakthroughs due to outdated marijuana laws or strict regulations? In the saga of prohibition, here’s the latest news.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has once again pledged to take action to better facilitate clinical cannabis research. In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

A vague memory tells us that the DEA were looking for a contractor early 2019 ? Marijuana Moment has … Read More. The post DEA - We're Still Burnin' Weed first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. What happened to the last contractor.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Marijuana Moment reports. In its response, the agency argued that marijuana has no currently accepted medical value. Lawyers for the group appealed that decision, asking the court to order DEA to initiate a formal rulemaking process, which would involve expert testimony and public comment. Read the full article at .

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 25, 2024

… concerning consequences of marijuana prohibition is to deschedule marijuana altogether,” the … widening gulf between restrictive federal marijuana laws and increasingly loose … years of failed, racially discriminatory marijuana policy,” they said. Read More

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NORML

JULY 8, 2021

Just over 1,000 people were sentenced federally in 2020 for violating marijuana trafficking laws. That’s down 67 percent since 2016, and over 80 percent since 2012 – when Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize and regulate the adult-use marijuana market.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Does marijuana have a currently accepted medical use in the U.S.? The post Two-Thirds of States Recognize Medical Use of Marijuana: DEA Disagrees first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. That is the question in front of the Ninth Circuit currently. On May 21, … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

DEA Tries to Define Hemp If you’re a hemp business, you probably understand the victory that came with Congress passing the 2018 Farm Bill. The post Hemp Is Not Marijuana. Unless You Ask the DEA first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. As … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2020

The USA’s Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice have published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding scientific and medical research on marijuana. Last September, it indicated it would “facilitate and expand” scientific and medical marijuana research and last week saw another tentative step in that direction.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 24, 2021

The Drug Enforcement Administration made a milestone announcement earlier this month with the news that the DEA will begin granting marijuana cultivation licenses to various third-party applicants, significantly expanding medical and scientific cannabis research in the United States.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) refusal to accommodate state and federal right to try laws. US DEA , No. with Kathryn Tucker of Emerge Law Group, Matthew Zorn of Yetter Coleman LLP, and James Williams , Andrew Kline , Thomas Tobin and Holly Martinez of Perkins Coie LLP. 21-70544 (9th Cir.), View source.].

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2022

A January letter from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) revealed its official stance that marijuana seeds with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration lower than 0.3% This new guidance establishes that the legality of marijuana seeds, tissue culture, and other genetic material depends solely on delta-9 THC concentration.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 11, 2021

Drug Enforcement Agency shows that federal law enforcement agents and their state and local partners seized more than 4.5 million marijuana plants in 2020, a figure that is up nearly 20% over 2019. That figure is up slightly over 2019 when 4,718 arrests for federal marijuana crimes were made by agents. .

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NORML

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Justices for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied the petition following a filing by DEA in the Federal Register stating that the agency “intends to promulgate regulations” to review several dozen federal cultivation applications.

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CannaMD

MARCH 26, 2024

The recommendation by the FDA and HHS to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III substance marks a pivotal shift in federal drug policy, acknowledging its medical benefits and potential for lower abuse.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 14, 2021

For more than 50 years, if you wanted to do cannabis research in the United States, federal law said you had to get the cannabis from the University of Mississippi. The BRC is among the dozens of organizations that have received preliminary approval from the DEA to cultivate cannabis. BRC) told The Cannigma this week. Shutterstock).

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 22, 2024

Law enforcement officials discovered an illicit grow operation in rural Maine, resulting in the seizure of nearly 40 pounds of marijuana. DEA is investigating international criminal organizations operating illegal grows in about 20 states, including Maine. Read More

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WeedAdvisor

JULY 4, 2019

Despite mounting evidence into cannabis’ therapeutic benefits, the DEA continues to close its eyes and plug its ears, constantly claiming that there is not enough research to support its medicinal value, according to Marijuana Moment. It could be argued that the DEA is hesitant for the sake of public safety. A Vicious Circle.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2019

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) when it comes to DEA’s handling of petitions to remove marijuana from the list of most dangerous drugs. Less dangerous than marijuana, according to the CSA Schedule, are methamphetamine, cocaine, and hydrocodone. NORML launched the first petition to reschedule marijuana in 1972.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Marijuana Moment reports. Federal marijuana arrests continue to plummet year over year as more states move to legalize cannabis, new data from the Justice Department shows. Federal Marijuana Arrests Continue To Drop Amid Legalization Movement, New Justice Department Report Shows. Read full report.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Marijuana Moment report. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing a dramatic increase in the legal production of marijuana and psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA and DMT to be used in research next year. Marijuana itself would get a 60 percent boost under DEA’s proposal, up to 3.2

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2021

Marijuana Moment reports. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to formally reconsider marijuana’s restrictive federal classification made their case on Thursday to a three-judge panel of the U.S. In its response, the agency argued that marijuana has no currently accepted medical value. Your clients filed no petition.

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NORML

JANUARY 16, 2020

Federal prosecutions for marijuana-related crimes fell significantly from September 30, 2018 to September 30, 2019, according to a recently released report from Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. The 2019 end-of-year report finds that the number of federal defendants charged with cannabis-associated crimes declined by 28 percent.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2021

Marijuana Moment reports A Seattle doctor hoping to expand access to psilocybin mushrooms for terminally ill cancer patients is taking… Read More. The post USA: Dr Suing DEA Over Right To Give Patients Psilocybin Treatment first appeared on Cannabis Law Report.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Justice announced action to further expand opportunities for scientific and medical research on marijuana in the United States. This proposed rule will result in additional registered growers and a larger, more diverse variety of marijuana available for research.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2020

August 24, 2020 The DEA has not issued a warning or otherwise signaled a change in enforcement policy by issuing the interim final rule. The post Duane Morris Article: DEA Issues Interim Final Rule Concerning Marijuana and Hemp first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. On … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The DEA released a proposed rule change on January 14 to put an impenetrable-looking group of substances—4-OH-DiPT, 5-MeO-AMT, 5-MeO-MiPT, 5-MeO-DET and DiPT—into Schedule I. That’s the category currently shared by drugs including heroin, LSD and marijuana. In response, the DEA raided their lab in 1994. Filter reports.

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Cannabis Life Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In a recently obtained letter, the DEA clarified its position on hemp-derived Delta 8 THC. The post DEA Letter – Delta 8 THC derived from hemp is not a controlled substance appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks. Delta 8 THC made from hemp is legal […].

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

If it did, why didn’t it just legalize marijuana? The law is not settled, the text of the 2018 Farm Bill is anything but clear, and whole lot can ( and probably will ) change with the upcoming Farm Bill. In order to have a protectible trademark, the good or service must be lawful in commerce. That in my view, is wrong.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) got a slap on the wrist from a federal watchdog agency over its management of a multi-million dollar marijuana eradication program. But due to inadequate record keeping, the DEA doesn’t really know if that money is serving its purpose.

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CannaMD

JULY 19, 2020

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) made far fewer cannabis-related arrests in 2019 than in previous years. Let’s take a closer look at what DEA data reveals. But despite all the DEA’s seizing and destroying, it’s clear that the average U.S. That’s what DEA data indicates, at least — especially when looked at closely.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2020

On Friday, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) released an Interim Final Rule (the “ Rule ”) that, as we discussed , threatens the hemp industry by treating partially processed hemp extract not intended for consumption (also known as “intermediary hemp”) as a Schedule I controlled substance. Emphasis added).

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

BY EMILY BURNS, GREEN LIGHT LAW GROUP —. 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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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Unfortunately, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) dropped a surprise interim hemp rule a few weeks ago, which took immediate effect and came as a shock to virtually everyone. The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. DEA Interim Final Rule: What Is “Synthetically Derived THC”?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It seems like every day I read a new story about legislators, high-ranking federal officials, and frustrated advocates of marijuana research complaining that researchers still can’t study the actual marijuana that people are using in the state-legal markets. That simply is not true. SRI received one of those licenses.

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