Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have updates on two stories from last week: the hemp loophole in the Farm Bill and the legalization
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Advising a Cannabis-Related Business: The Importance of Attorneys in Navigating the Marijuana Regulatory Framework and Licensing Scheme
Introduction
The medicinal and recreational use and popularity of marijuana has continuously grown throughout the U.S. since Oregon became the first state to decriminalize marijuana in 1973. To date, thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia have implemented medical marijuana…
"Cannabis Law Practice: Lessons for the Legal Profession in the Twenty-First Century"
The title of this post is the title of this new paper authored by Eli Wald and available via SSRN. Here is its abstract: The gradual states-driven legalization of cannabis, first medicinal marijuana followed by recreational marijuana, combined with decreased…
Cannabis Litigation Update: Canna Provisions Case
While the cannabis industry is closely following the recently published notice of proposed rulemaking from the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), which will move cannabis from a Schedule 1 controlled substance to a Schedule 3…
THCa Deja Vu
Rescheduling Marijuana FAQs: Cannabis-Related Investments
On May 21, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) filed the Proposed Rule to move marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III of the CSA. In light of the rescheduling marijuana news, industry insiders…
The Week in Weed: May 24, 2024
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see the official publication of the DEA’s rescheduling rule. If you’d like to offer your thoughts to the…
Damn the Torpedoes, Hemp Unite!
Robust coverage of rescheduling at <em>Marijuana Moment</em>
Anyone and everyone who seriously follows marijuana news – of which there is plenty these days – knows to follow Marijuana Moment for lots of cannabis coverage and context. In the past week, of course, news around possible federal rescheduling…
Rescheduling Marijuana FAQs: How Do I Submit Comments on DEA’s Proposed Rules?
On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released the proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) also provided a…