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Trump Signals Cannabis Rescheduling: Schedule III Marijuana Decision Expected Soon

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Key Takeaways - • President Trump’s administration is actively reviewing a proposal to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and a decision on rescheduling is expected...more

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Defending Psychedelics: Congress Includes Psychedelic Provisions in Defense Authorization Act

We told you it may be coming, though we were admittedly cynical about the ability to pass a bill funding psychedelic research given the current political landscape — a narrowly controlled Democratic Senate that is generally...more

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Doctor-Patient Relationships and Medical Marijuana: Where Are We Now?

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On December 2, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (Cannabis Research Act), which provides a mechanism for industry and academia to access and research cannabis,...more

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Like a Steam Locomotive, Rolling Down the Track: Biden Signs Marijuana Research Bill

For decades, the federal government only allowed scientists to research marijuana grown on the campus of the University of Mississippi. While Mississippi-grown cannabis will continue to be the subject of federally sanctioned...more

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Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act

With young adults’ marijuana use at an all-time high as states continue to pass legislation legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use, the federal government is, at long last, taking a closer look. As we...more

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Movement On CMRE Act and MORE Act On Capitol Hill

On Thursday, March 24, 2022, the Senate unanimously passed the CMRE Act (Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act) and House leadership scheduled the MORE Act (Marijuana Opportunity and Expungement Act) for a floor...more

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Mexico Moves Forward with Legalization of Medical and Therapeutic Use of Cannabis

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On January 12, 2021, Mexico’s Ministry of Health published in the Federation´s Official Gazette the Federal Health Regulations for the Medical Production, Research and Use of Cannabis and its Pharmaceutical Derivatives (the...more

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UN Relaxes International Control of Cannabis, Signaling Big Changes on the Horizon

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Cannabis and cannabis resin, formerly classified on the most restrictive schedule under the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (Single Convention) were moved to the least restrictive schedule following a historic vote...more

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The Week in Weed: September 2020 #2

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The USDA is allowing more comments on its new hemp rule. The House voted to allow marijuana research. We have an update on the Nebraska situation. Illinois’ social equity program comes under fire, while Maryland’s program is...more

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The Week in Weed: July 2020 #4

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BALLOT INITIATIVES - We’ll start in Arizona, where officials began verifying signatures this week.  Polls show legalization is much more popular now than it was in 2016, when a legalization initiative was defeated.  Not...more

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The Week in Weed: June 2020 #4

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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 begin with the claim that the Justice Department brought antitrust actions against cannabis companies due to...more

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The Week in Weed: April 2020

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Of course, what’s happening in the cannabis world is what’s happening everywhere else: the coronavirus.  We’ve got lots to report on how the pandemic is affecting marijuana, but let’s start with other news first. ...more

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The Week in Weed: March 2020 #4

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Let’s start off with the DEA.  On Monday, they released a proposed rule to expand marijuana research.  For the first time, more than one institution would be permitted to register with the agency and grow cannabis.  The...more

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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

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Hemp Poised for Resurgence Following Farm Bill's Passage - The National Law Journal

Centuries after American colonists were required by law to grow hemp, and decades after it was then outlawed by Congress, one of the nation’s oldest and most versatile crops is poised for a resurgence. The 2018 Farm Bill,...more

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