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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

DEA Judge Overseeing Rescheduling Process Retires, Further Casting Doubt on the Likelihood of Any Change in the Near Term

We’ve written before that with rescheduling, with all of the excitement and pomp and circumstance that came with its announcement in the last year of the Biden administration, the whole thing was beginning to look like it may...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Impact of Cannabis Rescheduling on State Laws and Regulations: Insights From CANNRA

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In May, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to transfer cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a change that could significantly affect current...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

High Stakes: HHS Shakes Things Up on Marijuana Scheduling and DEA Abides

On May 16th, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to initiate the rescheduling of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. The NPRM, which was published in...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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DOJ Plans to Reclassify Marijuana From Schedule I to Lower-Risk Schedule III Drug

On April 30, 2024, following a months-long process, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) circulated a proposal to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance. ...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: HHS Recommends Rescheduling Marijuana to Schedule III: Implications and Uncertainties for the Industry

Marijuana has long been classified as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (the “CSA”), which is defined as a substance with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse,...more

McAfee & Taft

Unpacking possible change to marijuana classification

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You may have heard that the federal government may downgrade marijuana from a “Schedule I” to “Schedule III” drug, but do you know the implications of such a change? In October 2022, President Biden issued an executive order...more

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Possible downgrading of marijuana to Schedule III drug carries with it significant implications

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If the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recent recommendation to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug is adopted, expect far-reaching consequences. In October 2022, President Biden issued an executive...more

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Coalition Releases Report on Federal Cannabis Classification

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The Coalition for Cannabis Scheduling Reform (CCSR) recently released its comprehensive report on the federal classification of cannabis, co-authored by Perkins Coie Cannabis industry group co-chair Andrew Kline, with support...more

DarrowEverett LLP

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

American Cannabis Policy Is the Definition of Insanity

I was relieved to learn that Albert Einstein never actually said that “[i]nsanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,” because it seems like a really bad idea to start a blog post...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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