Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses – and a quiet form of deregulation

In December 2025, the Trump administration accelerated the process of reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III ...
The Hill

Cannabis must be removed from the Controlled Substances Act

President Biden’s recent directive asking the secretary of Health and Human Services and the attorney general “to initiate the administrative process to review expeditiously how marijuana is scheduled ...
abc27

Midstate doctor reaches settlement on alleged Controlled Substance Act violations

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A Midstate doctor has agreed to pay $120,000 in civil penalties for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act. Dr. Donald J. Dinello, who has locations in Harrisburg ...
Yahoo

Trump signs HALT Fentanyl Act to reclassify opioid as Schedule 1 drug

July 16 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed bipartisan legislation that attempts to curb the illegal flow of fentanyl into the United States by reclassifying the opioid as a Schedule 1 ...
JD Supra

Proposed Rescheduling of Marijuana Under the Controlled Substances Act May Not Improve Industry Access to Financial Services

Despite the proliferation of state laws that legalize the cultivation and sale of marijuana, federal law has remained an obstacle to access to the U.S. financial system for marijuana sellers and ...
abc27

Pennsylvania health network settles federal allegations of drug theft, controlled substances act violations

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania hospital system will pay $2.75 million to settle federal allegations of controlled substance act violations, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District ...
KVIA

El Paso doctor pays $200,000 to settle drug, fraud allegations

An El Paso doctor has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act, the False ...