DOJ’s Confusing Schedule III Move: Todd Blanche’s Treaty-Based Order Explained

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Tom Howard analyzes the DOJ's new Schedule III order regarding marijuana.

Send us Fan Mail Tom Howard of Cannabis Legalization News analyzes Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s 33-page final order (signed April 22, published April 23) that creates a narrow, treaty-based “Schedule III” path under CSA §811(d)(1) to comply with the 1961 Single Convention. The order places two categories into Schedule III: FDA-approved marijuana drugs and marijuana covered by qualifying state medical marijuana licenses, while adult-use and other unlicensed/bulk marijuana remain Sch...

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Host: Tom Howard

Topics covered

• Cannabis Law
• Schedule III
• Medical Marijuana
• Legalization
• Government Policy

Keywords

• DOJ
• Schedule III
• Todd Blanche
• marijuana drugs
• medical marijuana
• Cannabis
• legalization

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