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DEA Delays Marijuana Rescheduling Decision Until After The Election

The Drug Enforcement Administration has scheduled a hearing on the Biden administration’s proposal to reclassify marijuana under federal drug laws, effectively delaying the decision until after the November election. The agency scheduled a hearing on the proposed rule change for…

Republicans lodge last-ditch protest against marijuana rescheduling

Republicans are making a last push against the finalization of the Biden administration’s move to reschedule marijuana, despite advocates saying the fight isn’t worth the effort. The White House in May began the formal rulemaking process to move marijuana from Schedule I of the…

Nebraska AG Hilgers joins opposition to reclassifying weed as less-dangerous drug

July 24, 2024
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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sent a letter this week from 11 red states arguing that the Biden administration should not reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug to the lesser classification of Schedule III. The attorneys general from Alabama,…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear endorses federal effort to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

July 18, 2024
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The Biden administration’s push to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug won an endorsement Wednesday from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who said “the jury is no longer out” on its medical uses as an alternative to opioids that ravaged the Bluegrass…

Heads Up! DEA Wants to Hear from You on Marijuana Rescheduling by July 22

By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner, Harris Sliwoski In case you haven’t heard, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) wants to hear from you on marijuana rescheduling. Specifically, DEA invites your comments on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to move both marijuana and…

House Lawmakers Vote To Block Federal Marijuana Rescheduling

July 12, 2024
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The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved legislation to block the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to reschedule marijuana and ease restrictions on the drug under federal law. The Republican-led panel approved an amendment to a funding bill that blocks the…

F*** the Treaties: Rescheduling and “Marijuana-Specific Controls”

May 25, 2024
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By Vince Śliwowski, Managing Partner, Harris Sliwoski Marijuana-specific controls in schedule III? The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) last week to much fanfare. The NOPR would reschedule marijuana, “marijuana extract” and “naturally derived delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinols” from…

Top US drug agency a notable holdout in Biden’s push to loosen federal marijuana restrictions

In an isolated part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters known as the 12th-floor “bubble,” chief Anne Milgram made an unusual request of top deputies summoned in March for what she called the “Marijuana Meeting”: Nobody could take notes.…

Cannabis Rescheduling: A Potential Watershed Moment That Comes with Many As-Yet Unanswered Questions for the Marijuana Industry

By Jean Smith-Gonnell and Michael Lafleur The impending reclassification of cannabis to a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act could have implications for the entire cannabis industry. There a multitude of questions that have arisen since the Department…

Schedule 3 Marijuana Alert: DEA Publishes NPRM

By Hilary Bricken, Attorney at Husch Blackwell On May 16, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA“) published its 92-page notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM“) to move marijuana from schedule 1 on the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to schedule 3 (ironically, the…

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Marijuana rescheduling moves businesses into ‘uncharted territory’

Marijuana business owners hoping to benefit from the Biden administration’s move to reschedule the drug may be in for disappointment, according to experts. The administration announced plans Thursday to move forward with a rule that would reschedule marijuana to Schedule III from Schedule I…

President Biden announces moves to relax weed restrictions

President Joe Biden is officially moving forward with plans to loosen federal marijuana restrictions. Biden announced on Thursday his administration plans to reclassify cannabis from the most restrictive category on the federal list of illegal drugs to a moderately restrictive…

BREAKING NEWS: DEA Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Move Marijuana to Schedule III

May 16, 2024
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By Vince Śliwoski, Managing Partner of Harris Sliwoski Today is another historic day in the history of cannabis control and regulation. In a much anticipated announcement, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to reschedule marijuana, from Controlled…

Marijuana move could help Biden in key voter group

May 10, 2024
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The Biden administration’s move to loosen federal regulations on marijuana could help the president make much-needed headway among younger voters, a group that was crucial to his 2020 win but is showing waning enthusiasm for his reelection bid. The Drug…

What would marijuana reclassification mean in Wisconsin?

May 6, 2024
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The Biden administration is expected to reclassify the federal government's position on marijuana, shifting it from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, The Associated Press first reported. The change would mean the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration would treat marijuana as…

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