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The proposed rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of U.S. cannabis policy but may bring few practical changes to...more
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On May 1, 2024, Senators Booker, Schumer, and Wyden reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (“CAOA”), a groundbreaking piece of legislation aimed at ending the federal prohibition of cannabis, a day after...more
Introduction - The medicinal and recreational use and popularity of marijuana has continuously grown throughout the U.S. since Oregon became the first state to decriminalize marijuana in 1973. To date, thirty-eight states...more
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to reschedule marijuana from schedule I of the Federal Controlled Substance Act (“CSA”) to schedule III. As a reminder,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 9, 2024, President Joe Biden announced that his administration has formally recommended relaxing restrictions on cannabis, marking the most significant federal policy shift on cannabis since the drug...more
On May 16, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA“) published its 92-page notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM“) to move marijuana from schedule 1 on the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to schedule 3 (ironically, the...more
After months of anticipation following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' recommendation to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, we finally have insight into the...more
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will call for cannabis to be rescheduled according to a report by the Associated Press. The anticipated rescheduling follows the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) August...more
Advocates of marijuana reform and those seeking an end to marijuana prohibition received welcome news this week. Tuesday (April 30, 2024), The Associated Press reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration will move...more
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will recommend that marijuana should be rescheduled from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, according to an announcement made April 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Justice. ...more
The biggest legal shift in the cannabis industry in decades just occurred on the heels of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposal for cannabis rescheduling. Specifically, as many anticipated, the DEA will...more
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One of the most interesting aspects of marijuana law and policy in the U.S. is its tendency to strike at our most foundational democratic principles. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Gonzales v. Raich, that Congress...more
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“Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness… Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason - We originally aimed to quote Santana rather...more
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