Illinois Medical Marijuana Program provides Opioid Alternative Pilot Program.
This program is a significant step in harm reduction and offers a flexible and responsive alternative for those who might otherwise rely on opioids for pain management. Key Features...
DEA Schedules Public Hearing on Rescheduling of Cannabis
On August 29, 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration will publish the official “notification of hearing” with respect to the proposed rescheduling of marijuana into schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act Hearing NotificationPursuant to 21 U.S.C. 811(a) and 21 CFR 1308.41, DEA will convene a hearing onthe NPRM. The...
Cannabis for Oregon’s Hospice Patients
Compassionate Oregon Moves to Reintroduce Cannabis in Hospice Bill in 2025 Legislative Session Negotiations have begun to reintroduce legislation similar to Ryan’s Law in California to require licensed healthcare facilities to permit the use of cannabis as an alternative to opioid in end-of-life (EOL) or palliative care. Cannabis is...
DEA Rescheduling of Cannabis Update
The Comment period is over, here is what to expect next. Determination To Propose Rescheduling Marijuana to Schedule III HHS has recommended a finding that marijuana has a CAMU. HHS Basis for Rec. at 63-64. After considering the foregoing facts and data and the recommendation of HHS, and after...
OHA/OLCC Joint Public Comment on DEA Rescheduling
As two State of Oregon agencies that work together to regulate medical and recreational marijuana, the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission support rescheduling marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. In 1998 Oregon voters approved Oregon Measure 67 permitting the medical use of marijuana....
The DEA Plans to Reschedule Marijuana: What Next?
(reposted from Medscape)Kelli Whitlock Burton May 02, 2024 “The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is moving forward with plans to move marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance under the Controlled Substance Act (CSA), the US Department of Justice officials announced this week. First reported by the...
Cannabis: Legislative Update
Oregon Legislature Ends 35-day 2024 Session The Oregon Legislature ended it’s 35-day 2024, legislative session with the passage of only one bill that addressed cannabis, House Bill 4121. HB 4121 extended the sunset dates from House Bill 3000 adopted in the 2021 session. Relating to the creation of a...
Oregon Expands List of Providers to Sign Cards
Governor Kate Brown signs HB 3369, expanding the list of licensed healthcare professionals who may sign an Attending Provider Statement (APS) Starting January 2, 2022, the list of those who can now sign an APS will include, Naturopathic physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and Certified Registered...
United Nations Reschedules Cannabis
Michael Krawitz, executive director for Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access, an advocacy group in the United States, said the change in international law would “help reduce the suffering millions of people” and “could help mitigate reliance on opiates, noting that cannabis was an important medication that could provide unique...
Legislative Counsel Opinion Favors Outdoor Cultivation
Oregon’s Legislative Counsel released its opinion late last week on whether or not outdoor cultivation restrictions in Oregon cities can be preempted. “We that state law likely preempts a city or county ordinance from prohibiting outdoor cultivation of homegrown marijuana.” In a opinion filed by Legislative Counsel, they answered...