A friend sent me an article this morning from Marijuana Moment that discusses a May 13, 2024 letter to my friend and colleague, attorney Shane Pennington, regarding the legal status of THCa. Apparently, Shane reached out to the DEA inquiring about the status of THCa....
As everyone reading this article likely knows, the Miller Amendment unexpectedly passed a bloc vote in the US House Committee on Agriculture on Thursday. In a last minute turn of events, Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson ordered an “en bloc” vote of all amendments, rather...
Following up on our January 2024 post discussing the constitutionality of OLCC’s immunity statute in the cannabis regulatory context with some breaking news on the subject. On May 8, 2024, an Oregon Circuit Court judge agreed that the immunity granted by ORS...
May 17, 2024 Source: https://www.dentons.com/en/insights/newsletters/2024/may/17/us-cannabis-newsletter/this-is-monumental-ag-initiates-proceedings-to-transfer-cannabis-from-schedule-i-to-schedule-iii The Attorney General (AG) made history yesterday when he initiated...
Title: Bond-Funded State Cannabis Loan Underwriting Can Increase Competition While Reversing Race Bias Author: Benjamin C. Varadi, Assistant Professor, Vermont Law & Graduate School. Biography & Acknowledgments: Ben Varadi teaches business, agriculture, and...
By Daniel Shortt, Heidi Urness & Aaron P. Kouhoupt May 17, 2024 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...