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

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 5/14/2024

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

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: DEA Rescheduling Marijuana to Schedule III

Clark Hill PLC on 5/6/2024

On April 30, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a proposed rule to move marijuana from the Schedule I class to Schedule III. If approved this will be the most significant change in federal marijuana law since...more

Employer Drug-Testing Policies Must Evolve With State Law

Troutman Pepper on 10/24/2023

While many individuals are excited about the proliferation of state laws providing for medical and recreational use of marijuana across the country, inconsistencies in these state laws have made it difficult for employers to...more

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To IRS Enforcement Of Cannabis Tax Rules

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/24/2021

On June 21, 2021, the U. S. Supreme Court declined to hear Eric D. Speidell, et al., Petitioners v. United States, which sought to overturn the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2020 opinion on Speidell v. United States. In...more

Psychedelics Take A Long, Strange Trip Back To Mainstream Research

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/3/2021

With the ever-increasing acceptance of marijuana as a legitimate treatment for a number of medical conditions, a newfound interest in the use of psychedelics as a form of medical treatment is gaining traction once again. ...more

The Biden Presidency: How Will Cannabis Business Be Taxed?

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 2/22/2021

Wither the Weed? It has been one month since Mr. Biden’s inauguration as President of the United States. Among the many questions being asked of President Biden is whether he will seek the decriminalization of cannabis....more

New Legislation Lets Students Use Medical Marijuana at School

Perkins Coie on 8/26/2019

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law legislation in April 2019 that requires school districts to allow parents and guardians to administer to their child marijuana-infused medications on school grounds, in school...more

Legalization of Hemp Opens Door to Federal Trademark Registration for Hemp and CBD Products

Harris Beach PLLC on 12/18/2018

The proposed amendment to remove hemp from the federal government's list of Schedule 1 drugs is likely to trigger a wave of federal trademark registrations. ...more

Medical Marijuana on Campus: Barbuto's Impact on School Policies Banning Drug Use

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/10/2017

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled in Barbuto v. Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC that an employee's use of medical marijuana to treat a qualified disability may be a reasonable accommodation under...more

Ohio Becomes the Latest State to Legalize Marijuana for Certain Medical Uses While Avoiding Constitutional Ballot Initiatives

Littler on 6/13/2016

Last year, Ohio legislators found themselves caught in the middle of a media firestorm created by various pro-legalized marijuana groups who were politically savvy and financially funded enough to place multiple proposed...more

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