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What Could Rescheduling Mean for Medical Cannabis Patients?

Canna Care Docs

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will move to reclassify cannabis — a historic shift that could have wide ripple effects across the country. Understanding current drug scheduling for cannabis The DEA classifies drugs, substances, and certain chemicals used to make drugs into five distinct categories or “schedules.”

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House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Considers ‘Cannabis Policies for the New Decade’

NORML

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held a legislative hearing, “ Cannabis Policies for the New Decade ,” during which they considered multiple legislative bills aimed at amending federal cannabis laws. He continued: “The fact of the matter is that legalization and regulation work.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

In response to its growing popularity, the DEA announced in 2016 that kratom would be placed in the restrictive Schedule I along with cannabis. However, the following year the DEA put off its decision pending further public commentary. Yet its advocates tout its ability to help wean users off opioids. Theres no ambiguity or loophole.

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FDA Approves CBD-Containing Drug - Will the DEA Finally Step Up?

MJ Business Attorneys

Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. The FDA can make recommendations to the DEA about substances subjected to scheduling under the CSA, but the DEA is the entity with the power to reschedule CBD. Mr. Feldmann is a trusted advisor for marijuana businesses.

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Congressional Committee to Hold Marijuana Legislative Hearing This Wednesday

NORML

This Wednesday, January 15th, at 10 am EST, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” ” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform.

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DEA Finally Agrees to Expand Marijuana Research Amid Pressure from Lawsuit

WeedAdvisor

Despite a 90-day deadline for review, the DEA ignored this cut-off and simply sat on the applications for three years. This likely would have been longer, but the DEA had not anticipated a legal threat to force some action. Given the DEA’s stonewalling, forcing their hand is a notable achievement. Dozens of Applications”. .

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The Week in Weed: April 3, 2020

The Blunt Truth

DEA GUIDANCE. Scientists at the Scottsdale Research Institute have filed suit against the agency, claiming that the DEA has changed its interpretation of federal statutes and treaty obligations, without detailing how it arrived at its new view of the law. So now Idaho stands alone as the only state where no form of cannabis is legal.

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