Headline Roundup October 30
DEA Federally Registers Over 900 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
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Summary from the AllSides News Team
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) inaugurally issued federal registrations to over 900 medical marijuana dispensaries on Friday.
The Details: Attorney General Todd Blanche said the move "will help ensure broader access to chronic pain treatment and the safety of the American people." The state-licensed dispensaries are in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia, but nearly 7,000 additional dispensaries and manufacturers have also applied, according to the DEA. Those approved are reportedly required to meet several qualifications, including passing a DEA investigation.
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For Context: The registrations align with President Donald Trump's order to reclassify FDA-approved marijuana as a Schedule III drug instead of Schedule I, which permitted the use of medical marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act on the federal level in December. The US Army also removed its restrictions on potential recruits with marijuana-related convictions in March.
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How The Media Covered It: Though many outlets across the political spectrum framed the move as a positive one, Associated Press (Lean Left bias) highlighted remaining uncertainties such as "how the DEA will treat businesses that handle both adult-use and medical cannabis." However, the outlet also noted that Trump's "historic" order to reclassify the drug "could pave the way for the businesses to receive tax benefits long denied the industry."
Outlets on both the left and right, including Marijuana Moment (Lean Left) and Washington Examiner (Lean Right), gave voice to Blanche's assertion that "The Department of Justice will continue prosecuting illegal marijuana trafficking and related criminal activity in accordance with federal law."
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Featured Coverage of this Story
The Trump administration has begun granting federal approval to more than 900 medical marijuana dispensaries across several states, the Department of Justice announced on Friday.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is moving forward with issuing registrations for hundreds of dispensaries in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The dispensaries were required to meet certain requirements before being approved for federal registration, according to the DOJ...
via Marijuana Moment
The Trump administration has issued federal registrations to hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries in states across the U.S. in line with the process of federally rescheduling cannabis, Attorney General Todd Blanche has announced.
"The American people deserve access to the best medical treatments in the world," the attorney general said on Friday. "The regulated distribution of medical marijuana by the applicants that have been granted registration by the Drug Enforcement Administration will help ensure broader access to chronic pain treatment and the safety of the American people."...
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has for the first time issued registrations to medical marijuana dispensaries, a bureaucratic maneuver under President Donald Trump's historic rescheduling of the drug that could pave the way for the businesses to receive tax benefits long denied the industry.
The agency issued the registrations Friday to more than 900 state-licensed dispensaries in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia, the Justice Department said in a news release. The department did not immediately identify the approved businesses...
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