The American Legion, a group representing 2.4 million U.S. military veterans, has called on Congress to remove marijuana from Schedule 1 of the federal Controlled Substances Act and “reclassify it in a category that, at a minimum will recognize cannabis as a drug with potential medical value.” In a resolution passed at the Legion’s annual convention last week, the organization […]
Rescheduling marijuana
Getting Potential Marijuana Investors to ‘Sign the Check’ Can Be Tricky
This tops the previous record raise of $75 million by Privateer Holdings. However, raising the money isn’t as easy as it sounds. “There’s a big appetite to learn about the industry,” said Mark Riiska, chief operating officer at Tuatara, “But in terms of actually getting people to make a commitment was a bit of a […]
Rob Kampia: “It Barely Mattered Which Way the DEA Ruled”
In the wake of the DEA’s decision against rescheduling marijuana, the super-majority of the American people who support legalizing medical marijuana might properly wonder, “How bad is this news?” As the leader of the largest marijuana-policy-reform organization in the nation, my answer might surprise you: It barely mattered which way the DEA ruled. Back in […]
What did you say about marijuana Chuckie?
DEA Unlikely to Announce Marijuana Rescheduling in 2016
It’s unofficially official. A senior executive at the Drug Enforcement Administration has confirmed that the DEA will not be rescheduling marijuana in 2016, says a local attorney who spoke with him late last week. “The DEA is not going to reschedule marijuana this year…. They aren’t issuing a public announcement about the change,” the attorney […]
The Wait Continues: DEA Has Yet To Announce Rescheduling Plan For Marijuana
Talk of rescheduling marijuana has kept the cannabis industry and social media ablaze in 2016—the year when theDrug Enforcement Administration will supposedly announce whether it will reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule II drug. Recent rumors had a decision coming down as early as July 1 — but it looks as though we […]
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Rescheduling Marijuana
We know the Drug Enforcement Administration is thinking about rescheduling marijuana. But we don’t know what will happen to the way we regulate all things marijuana — and America’s existing cannabis industry, too — if the drug is rescheduled from Schedule I to Schedule II, as some predict will happen. So here are the good, […]
