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Duane Morris: Relief, Finally? DEA Issues Order Expediting Cannabis Rescheduling to Schedule III

Duane Morris: Relief, Finally? DEA Issues Order Expediting Cannabis Rescheduling to Schedule III

On April 22, 2026, a final order issued by the acting U.S. attorney general and the Drug Enforcement Administration took effect, fundamentally altering the federal regulatory landscape for marijuana. The order moves FDA-approved drug products containing marijuana and...
Duane Morris: Relief, Finally? DEA Issues Order Expediting Cannabis Rescheduling to Schedule III

Bradley: This Space Is Getting Hot: The DOJ’s Final Order Rescheduling Medical Marijuana to Schedule III Is Here, and It’s a Big Deal

After years of false starts, stalled hearings, a retired judge, a fired attorney general, and a president who last weekend told officials to stop “slow-walking” on cannabis, we finally have something to talk about. Effective April 22, 2026, Acting Attorney General...
Duane Morris: Relief, Finally? DEA Issues Order Expediting Cannabis Rescheduling to Schedule III

BianchiBrandt: Federal Marijuana Rescheduling: What it Means and What it Does Not By Wendy Culbertson, Esq.

Schedule I → Schedule III: A Landmark Policy Shift with Important Limits The U.S. Attorney General has formally signed a directive rescheduling marijuana, and FDA-approved marijuana products, from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”)....
Duane Morris: Relief, Finally? DEA Issues Order Expediting Cannabis Rescheduling to Schedule III

Harris Sliwoski: The U.S. Opens Its Medical Marijuana Market to Global Trade (For Now); Broader Marijuana Rescheduling on Deck

Table of Contents U.S. joins much of the world in acknowledging medical marijuana How the order was issued Registration requirements State-licensed medical marijuana operators FDA-approved marijuana operators International trade and import/export and DEA authority...
Vicente: Landmark Colorado Bill Introduced to Modernize Colorado THC Drinks Sales

Vicente: Landmark Colorado Bill Introduced to Modernize Colorado THC Drinks Sales

Apr 17, 2026 Landmark Colorado Bill Introduced to Modernize Colorado THC Drinks Sales   Bill to produce an estimated $55 million in new revenue for the state by regulating low-dose THC beverages like alcohol in bars and other licensed venues. Denver, CO – April...
Duane Morris: Relief, Finally? DEA Issues Order Expediting Cannabis Rescheduling to Schedule III

Clark Hill: A Billion-Dollar Trade on the Brink: How to Save the Hemp Beverage Industry

Few industries in recent American history have climbed so fast or stand to fall so hard. The hemp-derived THC beverage industry went from virtually nonexistent in 2018 to a market worth an estimated $1.375 billion in annual sales by 2025. Craft breweries, alcohol...
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Canada
Matt Maurer – Minden Gross
Jeff Hergot – Wildboer Dellelce LLP

Costa Rica
Tim Morales – The Cannabis Industry Association Costa Rica

Nicaragua
Elvin Rodríguez Fabilena

USA

General
Julie Godard
Carl L Rowley -Thompson Coburn LLP

Arizona
Jerry Chesler – Chesler Consulting

California
Ian Stewart – Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Otis Felder – Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Lance Rogers – Greenspoon Marder – San Diego
Jessica McElfresh -McElfresh Law – San Diego
Tracy Gallegos – Partner – Fox Rothschild

Colorado
Adam Detsky – Knight Nicastro
Dave Rodman – Dave Rodman Law Group
Peter Fendel – CMR Real Estate Network
Nate Reed – CMR Real Estate Network

Florida
Matthew Ginder – Greenspoon Marder
David C. Kotler – Cohen Kotler

Illinois
William Bogot – Fox Rothschild

Massachusetts
Valerio Romano, Attorney – VGR Law Firm, PC

Nevada
Neal Gidvani – Snr Assoc: Greenspoon Marder
Phillip Silvestri – Snr Assoc: Greenspoon Marder

Tracy Gallegos – Associate Fox Rothschild

New Jersey

Matthew G. Miller – MG Miller Intellectual Property Law LLC
Daniel T. McKillop – Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

New York
Gregory J. Ryan, Esq. Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP
Tim Nolen Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Oregon
Paul Loney & Kristie Cromwell – Loney Law Group
William Stewart – Half Baked Labs

Pennsylvania
Andrew B. Sacks – Managing Partner Sacks Weston Diamond
William Roark – Principal Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin
Joshua Horn – Partner Fox Rothschild

Washington DC
Teddy Eynon – Partner Fox Rothschild