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

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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

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On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a public inventory of certain food ingredients that the agency has determined are unsafe because they are unapproved food additives that are not Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS)…

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• FDA Releases Draft Guidance for Psychedelic Drug Research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

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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…

Cannabis: In Focus

• DEA Announces New Guidance for Synthetic Cannabinoids
• Oregon To Hold Landowners Responsible for Illegal Cannabis Grow Operations
• States Provide State-Level Tax Relief to Cannabis Businesses
• D.C. Superior Court Rules Cannabis Odor Constituted a Nuisance
• New Suit Alleges

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra shared during a press conference on June 15 that relevant federal agencies are working to complete their administrative review of cannabis scheduling this year, according to Marijuana Moment.…