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Understanding the Trump Administration’s Stance on Cannabis and Hemp Policy

Vicente LLP on 4/16/2025

The legal status of cannabis and hemp in the United States remains uncertain, which makes the executive branch’s policy stance on these issues extremely pertinent to the future of these industries. Cannabis remains federally...more

The DEA’s Rule to Reschedule Cannabis to Schedule III: Process and Timeline

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 5/14/2024

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

BREAKING: DEA Will Reschedule Cannabis to a Schedule III Drug

Husch Blackwell LLP on 5/1/2024

The biggest legal shift in the cannabis industry in decades just occurred on the heels of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposal for cannabis rescheduling. Specifically, as many anticipated, the DEA will...more

4 Major Implications of Cannabis Moving to Schedule III

Vicente LLP on 5/1/2024

After 50 years of being on the most restrictive schedule alongside drugs like heroin and PCP, the DEA will move to reschedule marijuana in Schedule III, where the plant’s medical benefits will finally be recognized by the...more

All the Outcomes of a Marijuana Reschedule

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/23/2024

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

DEA Likely to Reschedule Marijuana Based on Congressional Report

McGlinchey Stafford on 9/19/2023

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

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

Vicente LLP on 9/1/2023

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

Supreme Court of New Jersey Affirms Appellate Court’s Medical Marijuana Decision

Chartwell Law on 4/19/2021

This is an update on a previous article, Case Law and Statutory Updates on the Legalization of Marijuana in New Jersey, published February 26, 2021. ‍ This week the Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed a decision of the...more

The Biden Presidency: How Will Cannabis Business Be Taxed?

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 2/22/2021

Wither the Weed? It has been one month since Mr. Biden’s inauguration as President of the United States. Among the many questions being asked of President Biden is whether he will seek the decriminalization of cannabis....more

The Biden Administration’s Expected Criminal Enforcement Stance On Marijuana

Rivkin Radler LLP on 2/2/2021

As a candidate running for the office he now holds, President Biden advocated decriminalizing the use of marijuana, automatically expunging all prior marijuana use convictions, legalizing marijuana for medical purposes and...more

The House Passes Cannabis Banking Legislation: Implications for the Financial Services Industry

White & Case LLP on 10/9/2019

On September 25, 2019, the US House of Representatives ("House") passed, by a vote of 321 to 103, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act ("SAFE Banking Act"), bipartisan legislation designed to secure and regulate...more

Still Smoking: Medical Marijuana in Maryland and What You Need to Know

Baker Donelson on 3/22/2019

Maryland first joined the "legal marijuana" party back in 2014, and in June 2017, the Maryland Medical Marijuana Commission licensed the first dispensary. Originally published in Maryland State Bar Association Section of...more

2019 Health Care Predictions

Saul Ewing LLP on 2/1/2019

INTRODUCTION - The Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP health care practice group includes attorneys that handle regulatory, compliance, transactional and litigation needs for clients across the entire health care delivery...more

2018 Health Law Predictions

Saul Ewing LLP on 2/14/2018

2017 was a year in contrasts for the health care delivery system. Congress and President Trump made several attempts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Controversy about marijuana continued as more states...more

White Collar Crime Law Enforcement in a Trump Justice Department - 8 Predictions

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 11/30/2016

After a conventional presidential campaign, determining the policy priorities and direction of the incoming administration with respect to the Justice Department’s white collar law enforcement responsibilities can be a...more

Medical Marijuana and Commercial Real Estate in California and Beyond

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 9/9/2015

BB&K attorney Seena Samimi discussed in a Lawline presentation how conflicting medical marijuana laws impact commercial real estate owners, and what they should know in leasing to dispensaries. Real estate impacts...more

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