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Interviews & Opinion

Federal Government Continues to Withhold Key Cannabis Scheduling Recommendation Letter Despite FOIA Requests, Lawsuit

After nearly three months and multiple Freedom of Information Act requests, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services still has not publicly confirmed that it recommended cannabis be reclassified as a Schedule III controlled substance. One attorney who filed a lawsuit to obtain the letter calls the situation "asinine" and "profoundly disappointing."

November 22, 2023

Massachusetts

Another Path to Challenge Federal Cannabis Prohibition

Massachusetts cannabis operators and lawyers who filed a lawsuit against the U.S. attorney general over the enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act say they can’t wait—or count on—legislative action for relief.

November 17, 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

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

Legislation and Regulation

Boston … ‘280E THC’ Party? MariMed Takes it Back to 1773

The Massachusetts-based multistate cannabis operator protested unfair cannabis industry tax laws that have hurt businesses and workers alike.

July 13, 2023

Cannabis Rescheduling

New Coalition Launches Campaign in Support of Cannabis Scheduling Reform

As the Biden Administration actively reviews the classification of cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act, a diverse group of cannabis companies and organizations is partnering with scientific and legal experts to launch the Coalition for Cannabis Scheduling Reform.

June 6, 2023

Cannabis Rescheduling

US Representative Reintroduces Legislation to Reschedule Cannabis

Rep. Greg Steube has reintroduced the Marijuana 1-to-3 Act, which would reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.

February 1, 2023

Interviews & Opinion

What’s Next for the Cannabis Industry Following the Midterm Elections?

Cannabis-focused attorneys share their predictions for the newly legalized adult-use markets in Maryland and Missouri, as well as how the federal landscape may shift heading into next year.

November 18, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

To Reschedule or Deschedule? Plant-Touching Businesses Weigh In

Owners and operators of cannabis companies across the U.S. say they would like to see cannabis completely descheduled as a result of President Joe Biden’s order to review cannabis’s status under the Controlled Substances Act.

November 7, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

Biden's Order to Review Cannabis 'Truly Historic,' But What's at Stake?

Many industry experts agree removing cannabis from the list of Controlled Substances would be ideal. But a rescheduling could make things more complex—or even a 'disaster' for the state-legal industry.

October 26, 2022