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Chuck Schumer Responds To Cannabis Rescheduling, Sen. Ron Wyden Calls It 'Historic Leap'
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 - 7:14pm | 570New York Senator Chuck Schumer (D) responded to Wednesday's news that the Dept. of Health and Human Services wrote to DEA administrator Anne Milgram calling for marijuana to be reclassified as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act. Cannabis'...
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Health Officials To DEA: Ease Federal Restrictions On Cannabis - Will This Set Stage For Legalization?
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 - 12:55pm | 389A top official at the Department of Health and Human Services wrote to Drug Enforcement Agency administrator Anne Milgram calling for marijuana to be reclassified as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, according to a letter dated Aug. 29 seen by Bloomberg...
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Matt Gaetz Pushes DEA Chief Milgram To Commit To Request Marijuana Review Timeline From HHS
Thursday, July 27, 2023 - 7:30pm | 449Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) pushed the DEA chief on the agency's plans to remove marijuana from its status as a Schedule I drug on Thursday in a House Judiciary hearing on Thursday. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram told the Subcommittee on Crime and...
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DEA Waited 4 Years To Penalize Opioid Distributor After Judge's Recommendation: Why? Answer Might Make You Angry
Friday, May 26, 2023 - 5:51pm | 484It appears that the DEA looked the other way as one of the nation's largest wholesale drug distributors continued to ship highly addictive painkillers for nearly four years after a judge recommended it be stripped of its license for its "cavalier disregard" of...
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US Justice Dept Charges El Chapo's Sons And Other Sinaloa Cartel Members In Fentanyl Trafficking
Sunday, April 16, 2023 - 3:24pm | 545Over 25 members of the Sinaloa cartel, including the sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, were charged on Friday in a fentanyl-trafficking investigation by the U.S. Justice Department. Of the three Guzmán sons, Ovidio, Jesús and Iván,...
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Which Emojis Secretly Represent Which Drugs? The DEA Reveals Its Guide To Help Make Parents Aware
Thursday, December 23, 2021 - 12:27pm | 832The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) introduced a drug emoji decoding guide under its One Pill Can Kill Campaign to help parents find out when their kids are discussing marijuana and other illegal drugs. The main motivation behind the campaign is to provide...
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DEA Should Allow Psilocybin Therapy For Terminally Ill, Says Congressmen Blumenauer, Seeks Lawmakers' Support
Monday, December 20, 2021 - 12:23pm | 478Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is encouraging his colleagues to support him in demanding that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) enable terminally ill patients to legally use psilocybin as an investigational treatment, reported Marijuana Moment. “There has been a growing...
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Is Biden's Nominee To Lead The DEA For Or Against Cannabis Legalization? Cory Booker Claims Milgram Will Help End The War On Drugs
Thursday, June 3, 2021 - 11:56am | 415When President Joe Biden announced his plan in April to nominate former New Jersey attorney general Anne Milgram to become head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), quite a few eyebrows collectively shot up, not in a good way. Now, pro-cannabis legalization Senator Cory Booker (...