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A partner at Porter Wright, where he serves as co-chair of the firm’s Administrative and Regulatory Law Practice Group, Pennington and a legal team have worked pro-bono for four years so terminally ill patients can get treatments the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has criminalized. Pennington represents Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, a Seattle palliative care physician treating […]

Kathryn J. Russo & Catherine A. Cano Details November 7, 2024 Earlier this year, the DEA responded to President Biden’s directive to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. This pivotal change, if finalized, would reclassify marijuana as a drug with moderate to low potential for dependence, strictly for medical use. […]

November 7, 2024 By Jonathan S. Robbins   The results are in, and the industry is only batting .250 (if that). This year’s election provided voters with the opportunity to weigh in on three adult-use ballot initiatives in Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota, as well as an initiative to establish a medical cannabis program in […]

Roundtable Roundup: OH & IL Ohio Bill Would Ban Full Spectrum Hemp, Proposed Illinois Hemp Amendments Raise Concerns on Testing and Transport Restrictions Share Tweet Share Forward Ohio Unfortunately, as we predicted a few weeks ago, the Ohio Senate introduced a bill—SB 326—which would ban all full spectrum hemp products. Specifically, products that contain more than 0.5mg of […]

Railways Police on Monday foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs worth millions of rupees through a train. Railways Police seized 46 kilograms of hashish and arrested four drug peddlers, including two women, at the Rawalpindi Railway Station. According to the Railways Police, the suspects wanted to smuggle the seized hashish from Rawalpindi to Karachi. Railways […]

She’s got to say something! AKELAND, Fla. – Supporters of Florida’s Amendment 3 are reacting to its rejection, including the cannabis company that led the effort to place the measure on the November ballot. The amendment would have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, but only 56% of Floridians voted “yes” to legalize it, which fell short of the 60% […]

Former Green Dragon owners profiled by The Denver Post after their run in with Eaze (no longer) Denver Post The first dispensary chain founded by Alex Levine, Andy Levine and Lisa Leder is preparing to cease operations in Colorado, three years after they sold it. But they have high expectations for take two — their new […]

Well spotted by Lex Pelger You can read all his other amazing discoveries here. https://www.cannabinoidsandthepeople.whitewhalecreations.com/ Aceh is one of the most conservative parts of the country so this study (Bahasia) gives good insight as to how drawn out getting to  a medical cannabis environment in Indonesia will be

Marta Rychert 1, Chris Wilkins 2 Affiliations Expand PMID: 39418607 DOI: 10.26635/6965.6666 Abstract Aim: To evaluate the implementation of the New Zealand Medicinal Cannabis Scheme (MCS), including how products, prices, prescribing and patient access have evolved since 2020. Method: Analysis of administrative data obtained via Official Information Act (OIA) requests and publicly available information on products and prices. Results: Six emerging trends were […]

Ohio Capital Jnl State Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, introduced a bill that would ban the sale of intoxicating hemp products in Ohio. The Republican lawmaker introduced Senate Bill 326 on Thursday. State lawmakers are set to return to the Ohio Statehouse next week for the start of lame duck. S.B. 326 defines intoxicating hemp products as […]