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The Week in Weed: February 2025 # 3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, Minnesota is accepting license applications, and several tribes are looking to sell cannabis outside their...more

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Missouri Legislature’s Proposals to Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumable Products

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Last year, we wrote about the former Missouri governor’s efforts to curb the availability of intoxicating hemp products to Missouri consumers by executive order. There are now several proposed bills in the Missouri...more

King & Spalding

DEA's Proposed Rule to Reschedule Marijuana Could Reduce Obstacles to Medical Research but Public Input Is Needed to Fill in...

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On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Reclassifying Cannabis as Schedule III: Unpacking the Impact on Taxation, Medical Research, and Social Justice

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On April 30, 2024, the Associated Press reported a significant development in cannabis policy:  the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) is recommending reclassifying cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III. This...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

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Weed it and Reap: Cannabis Rescheduling’s Impact on Tax Deductions

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As the state legalization of medicinal and adult-use cannabis spreads across the United States, cannabis producers and retailers are experiencing a rapid increase in production and sales. However, despite this boom in...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

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

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Cannabis Rescheduling – A Look Towards the Future of the Industry

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

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Cannabis Predictions for 2024

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It’s 2024, and while nothing ever stays the same in the world of cannabis, in a lot of ways, 2024 feels just like 2023, and 2022....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: February 2024

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We see some movement on setting up a retail market in Virginia. Senate Democrats would like to see less re-scheduling...more

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The Week in Weed: January 2024 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we note that HHS released the full text of its report on cannabis rescheduling. ...more

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New York Moves to Relieve Cannabis Businesses on Two Fronts

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Even though adult-use cannabis is legal in the state of New York, marijuana is still considered an illegal controlled substance at the federal level, and that leads to numerous problems for the state’s legal cannabis...more

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Cannabis Industry Quarterly Update: Q3 2023

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recommended that the DEA reclassify cannabis to Schedule III - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

First Rescheduling, Now SAFE: Cannabis Reform Marches Forward

Fresh on the heels of intense optimism over the Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that cannabis be rescheduled, another key federal reform is in motion. On September 27, 2023, the Senate Committee will...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Cannabis Summer Recap: Potential Rescheduling, Congressional Requests for Information, and Enforcement Activity

Summer 2023 saw dynamic executive, legislative, and enforcement activity in the cannabis and cannabidiol space. While the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) took steps to reschedule cannabis as a Schedule III...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Federal Regulators May Loosen Marijuana Restrictions and Boost Cannabis Industry

With the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officially recommending cannabis be moved from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, the cannabis industry is one step closer to alleviating interstate commerce...more

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HHS Proposes Rescheduling Cannabis to Schedule III – What It Means for the Industry

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It has been widely reported and confirmed publicly that, on August 29, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recommending that cannabis be moved from...more

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Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em (OK, Not Just Yet): Feds Recommend Rescheduling Marijuana

According to a report from Bloomberg News, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is officially recommending to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that marijuana be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Is Reclassifying Marijuana as a Schedule III Drug the Right Move?

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Based on a news report from Bloomberg earlier this morning, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recommended to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that marijuana be reclassified as a Schedule III drug under...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Bloomberg Report: HHS Recommends Marijuana Move to Schedule III

Bloomberg News is reporting that the Department of Health and Human Services has recommended to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, to whom power is delegated under the Controlled Substances Act by the Attorney General,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Do Mississippi’s Medical Cannabis Advertising and Marketing Restrictions Go Too Far?

If you haven’t heard, the patient numbers in Mississippi’s new medical cannabis program are not rising at the pace many hoped they would. This has caused quite a bit of concern across the industry down here. A healthy pool of...more

Perkins Coie

Cannabis Legal Report - March 2023 #2

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Attorney General Garland Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee - U.S. Attorney General Garland testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 1, 2023. In response to a question from Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ),...more

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Descheduling or Rescheduling Cannabis: The Road Ahead

On Oct. 6, 2022, President Joe Biden issued a public statement on cannabis policy reform, indicating a potentially seismic shift in how the substance may be treated under federal law. Among President Biden’s directives was a...more

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NY Is Set To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

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After years of fits and starts, New York has passed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana under the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (S854-A) which Governor Cuomo intends to sign. The legalization aspect of the...more

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