Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

President Biden pardoned 6,500 people previously convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law. Again, Biden (and Kamala Harris ) should throw their shoulders into a federal legislative fix for the retrograde status of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). I’m going to break them down by category.

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Legislation Decriminalization Medical Evaluation Cannabis 93

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

To expand the number of manufacturers, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) submitted a notice in the Federal Register on August 11, 2016, soliciting applications for licenses to manufacture marijuana for research purposes. However, over two years have passed without any new schedule I marijuana manufacturer registrations.

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Research and Development DEA CBD Law 63

Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 31, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has officially recommended that marijuana be rescheduled, from Schedule I to Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). We’d like to see marijuana descheduled entirely, like alcohol or tobacco– which are demonstrably harmful substances. Huge news yesterday.

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DEA Marijuana Banking Research and Development 124

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Ron Paul (R-TX) and Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced a bill to remove marijuana from the schedules entirely (“de-scheduling”). The Attorney General forwards the request to the Health and Human Services Secretary and requests a scientific and medical evaluation and recommendation, as specified by 23 USC 811(b-c). In 2011, Reps.

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Banking Law Marijuana State Laws 45