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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Is Psychedelic Therapy Legislation on the Horizon in Mississippi?

Mississippi is no stranger to criticism or being the butt of jokes alleging its inability or refusal to adapt with the times. And, while some of these stereotypes have some support, Mississippi is quietly silencing some if...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

How Will the Cannabis World Look When Marijuana Is Rescheduled?

A few weeks ago, someone at a holiday party asked “Whitt, why doesn’t Budding Trends take on the weighty legal issues of the day and instead resort to cheap pop culture references and puns?” I thought about responding with a...more

DLA Piper

HHS to DEA: Marijuana Should Be Schedule III – What This Means for The Cannabis Industry

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In a non-public letter sent earlier last week, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that marijuana be re-classified under the Controlled Substances...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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Bridging the Gap: Cannabis Rescheduling to Align Policy with Research

In a much-anticipated move, sources recently reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) will recommend rescheduling cannabis from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance under the federal Controlled...more

Clark Hill PLC

Cannabis Reclassification: Litigation Impact

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In a historic move, the DEA accepted the US Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance, arguably the most significant change to...more

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

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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

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

DEA's Decision to Reschedule Marijuana Represents a Massive Shift in U.S. Drug Policy, But Challenges for Cannabis Industry Remain

Earlier this week, we learned that the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will likely reclassify marijuana under federal law from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) based upon...more

Woods Rogers

DEA’s Seismic Move to Reschedule Cannabis

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On Tuesday, April 30, the Associated Press reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will move to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug.  DEA’s move comes several months after the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Breaking: DEA Turns a New Leaf in Drug Policy, Moves Toward Rescheduling of Cannabis

In a groundbreaking development for the cannabis industry, sources within the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are signaling the agency’s intention to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Big Brother Cancels Trip, Court Says Not So Fast My Friend

A few weeks ago, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in  Aggarwal v. U.S. DEA directed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to reconsider its decision not to transfer psilocybin from Schedule I to Schedule II....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

The Cannabis Rescheduling Recommendation: What it Means and What’s Next

In light of the August 30, 2023 historic recommendation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reschedule cannabis to Schedule III, a multidisciplinary group of attorneys from Foley Hoag’s nationwide...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Reclassifying Cannabis as a Schedule III Substance – Will the DEA Agree?

On August 29, 2023, less than one year after President Biden’s directive to federal officials, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the U.S. Attorney general, to conduct a review of cannabis’...more

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Idaho Law and Marijuana

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As states across the nation have responded to an increase in public support for legalized marijuana, including its use for medicinal purposes, Idaho remains one of a handful of states that continues to prohibit any use or...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Psychedelics Take A Long, Strange Trip Back To Mainstream Research

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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

King & Spalding

Congress Holds Hearing on Current & Future Federal Cannabis Policies

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On January 15, 2020, the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” Government witnesses testified from: • the Drug Enforcement...more

Stinson LLP

Missouri Financial Institutions Must Prepare for Impending Marijuana Banking Challenges

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In November 2018, Missouri voters passed Amendment 2, setting in motion state regulated medical marijuana. Over the last month, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) began approving license applications...more

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MarkIt to Market - March 2019: What’s the Answer: Does the 2018 Farm Bill Create a Path for Federal Trademark Registration of CBD...

Consumer products containing cannabidiol (CBD) are part of a growing market segment that—legal or not—is booming. Because cannabis is largely viewed as a commodity, branding and intellectual property in this space are...more

Knobbe Martens

First CBD Drug Receives FDA Approval

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The FDA recently announced its approval of GW Pharmaceutical’s Epidiolex drug, described as the first ever plant-derived cannabinoid medicine in the United States. The announcement notes that Epidiolex contains a highly...more

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The FDA Approves Active Ingredient Derived from Marijuana to Treat Epilepsy

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On June 25th, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug, Epidiolex, for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare forms of epilepsy, Dravet syndrome, and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. The active...more

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