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Cannabis Rescheduling

Rescheduling Cannabis: Would 1961 Drug Treaty Be a Possible Wrench?

Reclassifying cannabis to a Schedule III drug would put the U.S. in noncompliance with the international treaty Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Will this create a barrier for the U.S. in its scheduling review, and if so, to what extent? Historian James H. Mills weighs in.

October 5, 2023

Cannabis Rescheduling

‘Descheduling Would Not Be Utopia’

Shane Pennington of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur addresses some of the biggest questions and concerns surrounding cannabis rescheduling, including the role of the FDA and Big Pharma.

September 26, 2023

Interviews & Opinion

Opinion: HHS Rescheduling Recommendation is 'About Damn Time'

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recognition that cannabis should no longer be classified in the same category as heroin is an event to be celebrated. But the trajectory of U.S. policy deserves to be mourned.

September 20, 2023

Cannabis Rescheduling

'Descheduling Would Not Be Utopia'

Shane Pennington of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur addresses some of the biggest questions and concerns surrounding cannabis rescheduling, including the role of the FDA and Big Pharma.

September 13, 2023

Cannabis Rescheduling

‘Rescheduling is Not Enough,’ And Other Reactions to HHS Recommendation on Cannabis

Cannabis industry responds with cautious optimism to the Department of Health and Human Services' call to reschedule the plant, noting the significance of the announcement but also the potential limitations of the move.

September 5, 2023

Cannabis Rescheduling

US Health and Human Services Department Recommends Cannabis Reclassified to Schedule III

The move from Schedule I to Schedule III would provide that cannabis has a federally accepted medical use, but the decision now goes to the DEA.

August 30, 2023

Interviews & Opinion

Opinion: Rescheduling Is Recriminalizing, Descheduling Is Decriminalizing

President of cannabis genetics company DNA Genetics, Rezwan Khan, weighs in on Biden's cannabis policy reform plan and how rescheduling or descheduling the plant would impact the industry.

August 29, 2023

Advocacy for Cannabis Legalization

Cannabis Advocacy Organizations Press Biden on Policy Reform Ahead of 4/20

A coalition of 85 local, state and national groups sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week urging him and his administration to federally deschedule cannabis.

April 19, 2023

Adult-Use Legalization Bill

After Oklahoma, the Cannabis Industry Eagerly Awaits Legalization Action Elsewhere

Attorneys share their reactions to state legislatures considering legalization, what they make of voters rejecting an adult-use market in Oklahoma, and what it all means for federal policy reform.

March 14, 2023

The Last Word

A Unified National Cannabis Policy

FDA’s new senior public health adviser Norman Birenbaum talks about the agency’s approach to hemp-derived products and cannabis regulation, and what may come next.

March 13, 2023

Hemp Research

Risky Research

January 5, 2023

Legislation and Regulation

29 Lawmakers Urge President to Understand Necessity of Federally Descheduling Cannabis

The letter follows President Joe Biden’s October announcement that directed the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice to review how cannabis is scheduled.

December 23, 2022