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President Trump Confirms Marijuana Rescheduling is Under Consideration

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President Donald Trump confirmed this week that his administration is actively reviewing the possibility of reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. This move would follow through on a proposal made under the Biden...more

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2025 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

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DTC Telehealth Platforms - Arrangements involving telemedicine and direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) business services are expected to be a source of major regulatory scrutiny. In 2024, such arrangements were the focus of proposed...more

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How Will the Cannabis World Look When Marijuana Is Rescheduled?

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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

Husch Blackwell LLP

All the Outcomes of a Marijuana Reschedule

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Between LinkedIn, Twitter, the media, and diehard marijuana investors, there is more noise and froth in the industry about a marijuana reschedule than I’ve seen since Washington and Colorado legalized it back in 2012. When...more

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Life on the Line: Battling Bureaucracy for Timely Medical Innovations

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In the ever-evolving landscape of medical innovation, the journey to bring breakthrough therapies to those in need is often fraught with obstacles and red tape. For many patients grappling with life-threatening conditions,...more

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DEA Likely to Reschedule Marijuana Based on Congressional Report

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According to a report from the Congressional Research Service (the Report), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is likely to follow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug...more

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Historic Cannabis Rescheduling on the Horizon? It's Up to the DEA Now

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In October of 2022, the Biden Administration started an official cannabis policy review process, which began with granting pardons to all people convicted of simple cannabis possession under federal law. At the time, this was...more

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US Officially Recognizes Medical Use and Safety of Cannabis: The Top 6 Things to Know About Schedule III and the Process Ahead

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On August 30, 2023, the federal government formally acknowledged the medical use and low potential of abuse for cannabis, with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommending that cannabis be rescheduled to...more

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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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First FDA Approved Cannabis-Based Medication Clears DEA Hurdle

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In June of 2018, in a landmark decision, the FDA issued its first approval of a medicine derived from cannabis, Epidiolex. Manufactured by Britain’s GW Pharmaceuticals, Epidiolex was developed to treat two rare and severe...more

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