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March has been a big month for cannabis reform and the $40 billion state-regulated marketplace.

President Biden mentioned cannabis reform and his administration’s efforts to reschedule the substance in his State of the Union address—a historic first for any U.S. president. Vice President Kamala Harris held a cannabis event in the White House, where…

Cannabis: In Focus

  • New York State Regulators Approve Final Adult-Use Regulations as Judge Bars New York State From Issuing New Cannabis Licenses
  • California Attorney General Partners With Cities To Address Illicit Cannabis Businesses
  • USDA Hemp Industry Updates

Continue Reading Cannabis Legal Report – Week of September 11, 2023

Politico and Bloomberg both reported today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is officially recommending that marijuana be moved to Schedule III from Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a historic shift that indicates the top health agency no longer considers cannabis to have high abuse potential with no…

Cannabis: In Focus

  • VA Continues to Prohibit Doctors from Prescribing Cannabis to Veteran Patients
  • NY Judge Issues Court Order to Halt Cannabis Business Licensing
  • DEA Email Suggests DEA Considers Delta-8 THC a Controlled Substance
  • THC Testing Class Action Claims Proceed against Cannabis Company

Continue Reading Cannabis Legal Report – Week of August 14, 2023

Cannabis: In Focus

  • Congressional Activity—New Hearing and Bipartisan Bill on Hemp
  • Vermont Cannabis Cultivators Refused Federal Relief After Floods
  • DEA to Request Timeline for Administration’s Scheduling Review of Cannabis

Continue Reading Cannabis Legal Report—Week of August 7, 2023

Cannabis: In Focus

  • FDA and FTC Issue Cease and Desist Letters to Companies Selling Delta-8 Edibles
  • FDA Releases Draft Guidance for Psychedelic Drug Research
  • Federal Agencies Investigating Former Oregon Secretary of State’s Ties to Cannabis Company
  • “Plain” Packaging Guidelines for Missouri Cannabis Products Go Into Effect July 30

Continue Reading Cannabis Legal Report—Week of July 17, 2023

The Coalition for Cannabis Scheduling Reform (CCSR) recently released its comprehensive report on the federal classification of cannabis, co-authored by Perkins Coie Cannabis industry group co-chair Andrew Kline, with support from associate Tommy Tobin, and edited by paralegal Hanna Barker Mullin.

CCSR makes the case in its report that marijuana is improperly placed in the…