The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration told staff Monday he is retiring, saying that running the agency as a temporary fill-in had become “increasingly challenging.” Robert W. Patterson, who has worked at the DEA for 30 years, sent an email to employees Monday afternoon saying he will retire in about two weeks. Patterson […]
Chuck Rosenberg
DEA Reinforces That All Cannabis Extracts, Including CBD Oil, Are Schedule I Substances
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made CBD oil a little more federally illegal in a little-noticed bureaucratic maneuver this morning. Today’s Federal Register (Dec. 14, 2016) contains an item (21 CFR Part 1308) that establishes a new drug code for “marihuana extract.” “This code,” wrote DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg, “will allow DEA and […]
What did you say about marijuana Chuckie?
The DEA’s Rescheduling Debacle
The cannabis community received long awaited news from the DEA this week regarding the rescheduling of cannabis. Most folks in the world of cannabis are pretty disappointed by the decision. The Controlled Substance Act of 1970 created a system known as scheduling to classify the various substances covered by the Act. Each substance was given […]
