DEA’s New Schedule III Portal: Historic Chance or Trap for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries?

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Tom Howard discusses the implications of the DEA's new Schedule III portal for medical marijuana dispensaries.

Send us Fan Mail Cannabis lawyer Tom Howard explains that a new Justice Department final rule moving medical marijuana to Schedule III did not legalize marijuana broadly but created a DEA registration portal that could make state-licensed medical dispensaries more federally compliant than ever, while leaving adult-use sales tied to Schedule I enforcement risks. He outlines the DEA portal structure, $794 per-application fee, and key requirements, including drug codes, listing state licenses, s...

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Host: Cannabis Legalization News

Guest: Tom Howard

Topics covered

• medical marijuana
• DEA registration
• Schedule III
• federal compliance
• state-licensed dispensaries
• adult-use sales
• legalization risks

Keywords

• DEA
• Schedule III
• medical marijuana
• dispensaries
• federal compliance
• Justice Department
• drug codes
• application fee

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Organizations: Justice Department, DEA

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