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Cannabis Rescheduling: Closing of the Comment Period and What Lies Ahead

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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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4 Major Implications of Cannabis Moving to Schedule III

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After 50 years of being on the most restrictive schedule alongside drugs like heroin and PCP, the DEA will move to reschedule marijuana in Schedule III, where the plant’s medical benefits will finally be recognized by the...more

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Lawsuit Highlights the Complexity of Regulating the Intrastate Use of Marijuana

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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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All the Outcomes of a Marijuana Reschedule

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Between LinkedIn, Twitter, the media, and diehard marijuana investors, there is more noise and froth in the industry about a marijuana reschedule than I’ve seen since Washington and Colorado legalized it back in 2012. When...more

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From Schedule I to Schedule III: Potential Shift in Marijuana’s Legal Status

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Major news broke on August 30, 2023, as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it would recommend moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, as first reported by Riley Griffin for...more

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NIDA Monopoly is Over: New DEA-Registered Cannabis Growers Can Supply Researchers with Product

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It seems like every day I read a new story about legislators, high-ranking federal officials, and frustrated advocates of marijuana research complaining that researchers still can't study the actual marijuana that people are...more

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