Drug Enforcement Administration

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants To Crack Down On Kratom

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

By |2025-08-06T13:19:36-04:00August 6th, 2025|Marijuana Business, News|

DEA Agents Still Making Marijuana Arrests in Ohio And Michigan

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

By |2024-09-25T17:54:12-04:00September 3rd, 2024|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Clarification By DEA Expands Definition Of THC In Hemp To Include THCA

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

By |2024-06-03T08:32:38-04:00June 2nd, 2024|Marijuana Business, News|

DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Likely By Next Year

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

By |2023-11-12T11:40:55-05:00November 12th, 2023|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|