Articles tagged with "DEA"
63 total articles - Page 3 of 7
With Plans to Sell CBD Nationwide, Lucky’s Market Charts Legal Gray Area
Chase Scheinbaum - Published on October 11, 2017Read more“This is just about the grayest of gray areas as far as federal law and policy,” said Vincent Sliwoski, a cannabis attorney and law professor. “I think the DEA’s even confused about it.”
DEA Report: Cannabis Seizures Climbed by Nearly 20% Last Year
Gage Peake - Published on October 9, 2017Read moreAccording to the DEA, authorities confiscated more than 5.3 million cannabis plants in 2016—nearly twice what was seized a year earlier.
DEA Head Chuck Rosenberg Resigns. Now Who Takes Over?
Gage Peake - Published on September 26, 2017Read moreThe Obama-era appointee had clashed with the Trump administration on a number of issues.
![]()
Is Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department Actively Blocking Cannabis Research?
Gage Peake - Published on August 15, 2017Read moreFederal applications to grow cannabis for research purposes have languished as Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department fails to act on them.
![]()
Lawsuit Takes Big Swing at Prohibition. Can It Connect?
Ben Adlin - Published on July 25, 2017Read moreAt its core is the assertion that the government’s classification of cannabis as a Schedule I substance is so “irrational” as to be unconstitutional.
![]()
How Many of These DEA ‘Cannabis Slang’ Terms Do You Know?
Bruce Barcott - Published on June 5, 2017Read moreThe DEA just updated its “drug slang” list, and it makes us wonder if somebody’s punking the agency. Seriously, “Smoochy Woochy Poochy”?
![]()
DEA Chief Repeats Claim That ‘Marijuana Is Not Medicine’
Gage Peake - Published on May 26, 2017Read more“Marijuana is not medicine,” according to Chuck Rosenberg, the DEA’s acting chief, who made the comment Thursday during a speech at the Cleveland Clinic.
![]()
Is CBD Oil Legal? Depends on Where You Are and Who You Ask
DJ Summers - Published on March 22, 2017Read moreCBD laws vary from state to state, and while the DEA considers it illegal under federal law, CBD products remain available for sale in health supplement shops and organic food stores.
![]()
Did Chris Christie Just Interview for a Job With Trump?
Bruce Barcott - Published on February 15, 2017Read moreHis Valentine’s Day lunch at the White House may have been more than just lunch.
![]()
DEA Drops Inaccurate Cannabis Claims From Website
Lisa Rough - Published on February 13, 2017Read moreThe DEA finally dropped inaccurate and misleading claims from their official website. Next up, rescheduling?
