All posts tagged "DEA"

Current Events

Week in Review: Is DEA Issuing New Rules for Delta-8 THC?

ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

Legal

DEA Rules Delta-8 And Delta-9 THCO Are Controlled Substances

The DEA has determined that the novel cannabinoids delta-8 THCO and delta-9 THCO are controlled substances...

Legal

Why More Cannabis Arrests Are Good for Legalization

The DEA reported an increase in marijuana arrests and seizures last year—which is what the legal...

Industry Events

CHAMPS Las Vegas 2021: Delta-8 and the DEA Raid Rumor

A recent Nevada ban on Delta-8 THC makes Las Vegas a less friendly host for cannabis...

Politics

Congress Talks Pot with DEA, FDA & NIDA

Cannabis advocates were disappointed to hear many of the same old anti-pot talking points in a...

Politics

The State of Cannabis Today: When Will We See Federal Pot Reform?

Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization in...

Legal

The Surgeon General Launches a New Anti-Cannabis Campaign

All too predictably, the anti-legalization assumptions behind the new campaign — a further disappointment for activists...

Cultivation

DEA to Approve More Marijuana Growers, Eventually

The DEA says it will open the doors to more cannabis research, but fails to provide...

Legal

The DEA Seized 2.8 Million Cannabis Plants Last Year

The number of cannabis plants the DEA seizes each year continues to decline, but the cost...

Legal

U.S. Appeals Court Orders DEA to Consider Cannabis Rescheduling Petition

The Cannabis Cultural Association won a limited legal victory, with a federal appeals court ruling that...

Legal

The DEA Has Found Someone to Burn 1,000 Pounds of Cannabis per Hour

But the news is flying under the radar because the clickbait excitement around the DEA looking...

Economics

The DEA Must Be Joking About Their Plan to Burn All the Weed in the U.S.

The federal drug-control agency has a hilarious numbers problem.

Medical

Dr. Sue Sisley’s PTSD Medical Marijuana Research Is Complete

Study considering the ability of cannabis to treat PTSD has concluded.

Politics

Report: The DEA Ignored the FDA’s Call to Deschedule CBD

Last month, the DEA re-scheduled the drug Epidiolex — but not CBD, the cannabinoid that makes...

Legal

The DEA Reschedules Cannabis-Derived Epidiolex, Not CBD

The DEA has decided to reschedule Epidiolex. However, CBD — the actual cannabinoid that the product...

Politics

Report: Trump Has a Secret Anti-Cannabis Committee

Despite the fact that he’s recently made comments suggesting that he supports state-legal cannabis, Trump appears...

Joint Opinions

It’s Time to Tone Down the CBD Hype

Cannabidiol (CBD) has proven medical benefits. That doesn’t mean that CBD coffee is going to cure...

Medical

Hops Don’t Contain Cannabinoids: Experts Push Back on Corporate Claims

A new product is being plugged as containing CBD derived from hops, but experts raise a skeptical...

Joint Opinions

The DEA Should Deschedule Cannabis, Not Move it to Schedule II

The debate around the medical value of cannabis often perpetuates a few crucial lies: that our...

Politics

Former Deputy AG James Cole Wants Cannabis Regulated Like Alcohol

Cole tells NCIA audience that the cannabis industry doesn’t need descheduling.