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White Smoke: Habemus Proposed Rule Making on Marijuana Rescheduling!

The long-awaited, and recently leaked, news that DEA would begin the process of rescheduling marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III became a reality yesterday when DEA issued a formal notice of proposed rulemaking. As we...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

The DEA’s Rule to Reschedule Cannabis to Schedule III: Process and Timeline

On April 30, 2024, the Associated Press (AP) reported the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will propose a rule to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). More...more

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Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q1 2024

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If the Federal Government reschedules marijuana, experts believe it could lead to a cascade of state-level changes. There is growing evidence that Joe Biden’s administration is working on moving marijuana to Schedule III...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Cannabis in 2024: HHS Rescheduling Recommendation and SAFER Banking

Key Points - The scientific review supporting HHS’s recommendation to DEA that cannabis be reclassified from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug was published on January 12, 2024. Classifying cannabis as a Schedule III...more

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HHS Recommends Re-Classification of Marijuana as a Schedule III Controlled Substance – A Bellwether for the Future of...

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On August 30, an official at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released one of the most significant announcements made at the federal level concerning marijuana reclassification. In a letter...more

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Historic Recommendation by HHS to Reschedule Marijuana to Schedule III

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In a momentous announcement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has recommended that marijuana be rescheduled from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (the “CSA”). Schedule I...more

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HHS Proposes Rescheduling Cannabis to Schedule III – What It Means for the Industry

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It has been widely reported and confirmed publicly that, on August 29, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recommending that cannabis be moved from...more

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Department of Health and Human Services Recommends that Cannabis be Rescheduled as a Schedule III Drug Under the Controlled...

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On October 6, 2022, President Biden pardoned all Federal offenses of simple possession of cannabis. On that same day, Biden directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to commence the...more

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Federal Cannabis Scheduling Decision Expected This Year

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Secretary Xavier Becerra shared during a press conference on June 15 that relevant federal agencies are working to complete their administrative review of cannabis scheduling this year, according to Marijuana Moment....more

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SAFE Banking Tweak Would Be Huge ‘Plus’ for Financial, Cannabis Industries

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As the regulated sale of cannabis increasingly becomes sanctioned under state law, federal implications arising from its classification as a controlled substance continue to frustrate those in the banking industry who view...more

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Cannabis Legal Report - October 2022 #2

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Federal Court Allows State To Import Cannabis-Related Paraphernalia - The Court of International Trade (CIT) recently held that a company in Washington state could lawfully import cannabis paraphernalia from other...more

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Cannabis on the Ballot: Five States Consider Legalization Amid Promise for Federal Reform

President Joe Biden’s momentous announcement last week that he would take executive action to pardon federal convictions for simple cannabis possession, coupled with a promise that his administration would review cannabis...more

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Biden’s Statement on Marijuana Reform: What Does it Mean?

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While states continue moving to legalize cannabis, change has been slower to nonexistent at the federal level. That may have changed last week with President Biden’s statement on marijuana reform, announcing that he was...more

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President Biden Announces a Three-Step Approach to Cannabis Reform: Federal Pardons, an Appeal to the States, and a Review of...

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​​​​​​​On October 6, 2022, President Biden announced that his Administration granted unconditional pardons to individuals charged with or prosecuted for simple cannabis possession and urged all state governors to do the same....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Biden’s Cannabis Announcement: The Reform We Need or Be Careful What You Wish For?

On October 6, 2022, President Biden proclaimed long-delayed and earnestly welcome news: any person charged or convicted under federal law for simple possession of cannabis is pardoned and his administration must...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Dobbs, Workers' Comp. Brief Hint At Biden's Cannabis Stance

The overturning of Roe v. Wade, combined with a largely unknown workers' compensation case presented to the U.S. Supreme Court — for which certiorari was recently denied — reveal the Biden administration's position on...more

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Cannabis Legal Report – July 2022

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Minnesota Legalizes Edibles Containing THC - A Minnesota law went into effect on July 1, 2022, that may be the most significant step toward cannabis legalization in the state to date. The law, which was passed in June,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What the Court’s Treatment of Roe and a Workers’ Compensation Case Reveal about President Biden’s Approach to Cannabis

The leaked opinion overturning Roe, combined with a largely unknown workers’ compensation case pending before the Supreme Court, reveal the Biden administration’s position on cannabis: The Biden administration doesn’t care...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Can President Biden Legalize Marijuana?

Can the President unilaterally legalize marijuana under federal law? In early November, Congressional researchers concluded that, while President Biden cannot directly remove marijuana from control under federal controlled...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Cannabis Gets Go-Ahead from House, But Still Faces Hurdles Before Federal Legalization

On Friday, the United States House of Representatives voted to approve The Marijuana Opportunity and Expungement Act (MORE Act), which would decriminalize cannabis. This vote marks the first time that a chamber of Congress...more

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