DETROIT - After a viral video on TikTok and a press conference with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during which federal officials said they plan to crack down on 7-OH, kratom is in the spotlight and that could mean changes for Michigan. Products containing the plant ingredient kratom are sold across Michigan at gas stations, liquor stores and smoke shops. It comes in
WASHINGTON DC – Despite Ohio's recent legalization of recreational marijuana, federal law still prohibits its use. This means that DEA agents in Ohio and Michigan continue to have the authority to make arrests for marijuana-related offenses. This ongoing discrepancy between state and federal law has created a complex legal context for marijuana consumers and businesses
WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has clarified the definition of THC in the context of industrial hemp, potentially placing greater restrictions on intoxicating products derived from hemp compounds, according to a letter issued by the agency. The 2018 Farm Bill defined hemp as cannabis with less than 0.3% delta-9 THC. The DEA’s
WASHINGTON DC - The Drug Enforcement Administration’s proposed rule to move cannabis to Schedule III hit the federal register today, starting the 62-day public comment period ending in July. Read the details below. Action Notice of proposed rulemaking. Summary The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) proposes to transfer marijuana from schedule I of the Controlled Substances
WASHINGTON DC - Officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration are reportedly resisting calls to reschedule marijuana, creating tension with the White House as President Joe Biden continues to tout his role in directing the cannabis review. That’s according to an article published by The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, with the report citing “people familiar
WASHINGTON DC - A former Food and Drug Administration official says he’d be "shocked" if the DEA does not reschedule cannabis by next year's presidential election, and that he expects the DEA will ultimately accept the recent Health and Human Services’ recommendation to ease restrictions on cannabis by reclassifying it as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances
