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How to explain CBD vs. marijuana to patients

The Checkup by Singlecare

The United States Congress legalized CBD derived from hemp in 2018 when the Agricultural Improvement Act was signed into law, removing hemp from the Federal Controlled Substances Act. However, at the federal level, marijuana is still classified as a Schedule I controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

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DEA Concurs: Marijuana Meets Schedule III Criteria

The FDA Law Blog

Houck — The Associated Press reported on Tuesday following confirmation by five anonymous individuals with knowledge that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) is moving to reschedule marijuana from schedule I to the less stringently controlled schedule III. Statement from President Biden on Marijuana Reform, White House (Oct.

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Buckle Up: DOJ Initiates Rulemaking to Reschedule Marijuana

The FDA Law Blog

Houck — Last August Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recommended rescheduling marijuana from schedule I under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to schedule III. Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of Marijuana, 89 Fed. By Larry K. 44,597 (May 21, 2024). 29, 2023) (“Basis”); NPRM at 44,603.

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Marijuana: Top Ten Reasons for Descheduling, Rescheduling or Not

The FDA Law Blog

Five of the senators (Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders, Kristen Gillibrand, and Ron Wyden) wrote to the Attorney General, President Joe Biden, and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra in July 2022, urging cannabis descheduling and pardons for those convicted of non-violent cannabis-related offenses. July 6, 2022).