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Cannabis Rescheduling

US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Calls on DEA to Reclassify Cannabis as Schedule III

The New York Democrat says cannabis “is simply not comparable to other Schedule I substances like heroin, LSD and MDMA.”

November 21, 2023

Cannabis Rescheduling

31 Bipartisan House Lawmakers Urge DEA to End ‘Failed’ Cannabis Prohibition

A group of U.S. representatives sent a letter to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram calling on her agency to “recognize the merits of full descheduling.”

November 1, 2023

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 13, 2023

Cannabis Industry Research

The Impacts of Cannabis Rescheduling: Panelists Weigh In During International Cannabis Bar Association Webinar

Industry legal experts Khurshid Khoja, Amber Littlejohn and Shane Pennington shared insight into what rescheduling could mean for taxes, research and federal enforcement.

September 12, 2023

Colorado

Colorado Governor to President Biden: ‘We Must Do Better’ on Federal Cannabis Reform

Gov. Jared Polis encouraged the president to move swiftly to reschedule cannabis and urged him to not let up on other incremental changes.

September 5, 2023

Hemp Regulations in U.S.

DEA May Propose Regulations That Would Threaten the Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Industry and Cast a Dark Cloud Over CBD Industry

The federal agency announced in early May that it plans to soon propose new rules that would classify synthetically derived cannabinoids as controlled substances and would decontrol CBD up to 0.1% THC on a weight-to-weight or weight-to-volume basis.

May 26, 2023

Illinois

Genetics Storefront Opens Doors in Chicago After DEA Deems Cannabis Seeds Legal

MoneyTree Genetics is selling seeds and clones to the public and to Illinois cannabis businesses and patients enrolled in the state’s medical cannabis program.

January 23, 2023

Legislation and Regulation

UPDATED: President Biden Signs Bipartisan Cannabis Research Bill

The legislation cleared its final congressional hurdle with a voice vote last month in the Senate, paving way for researchers to fully study the impacts of cannabis use.

December 2, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

National Industrial Hemp Council Urges FDA to Approve Hemp Seed for Animal Feed

The NIHC sent a letter to the FDA, calling for the federal agency to approve hemp seed as a viable feed alternative for livestock producers.

November 7, 2022

Top Stories

The DEA Acknowledged That Cannabis Seeds Are Legal to Sell. So, What Does That Mean for the Industry?

An official determination from the DEA could draw the cannabis genetics market into the mainstream—if that’s what breeders and growers want.

November 1, 2022

Mississippi

DOJ, DEA Grant Maridose Federal License to Manufacture, Sell Cannabis

The company states they are one of “a very limited number” of companies that will be issued a license from the federal government.

August 25, 2022