The Federal Cannabis File, Issue 11: California, D.C., Minnesota, affiliated entities, and past convictions raise different questions for medical cannabis businesses seeking DEA registration.
The DEA is challenging the rules behind your license Read Post »
Issue 10 of The Federal Cannabis File: prepare the supply chain for the DEA’s November 29 expectation and document the verification, but before surrendering a license, forming entities, or relocating, identify which federal concern the change would actually answer.
DEA Registration in Dual-Use States: What to Do Now Read Post »
The DEA’s Timely Applicant list shows a state, an activity and a control number, not a name. How to filter it to your state, collect identities and documents through one request, match DCNs and certificates to the DEA’s records, and keep one verification ledger.
How to Check a Cannabis Business Partner’s DEA Status Read Post »
The federal government’s October 30 guidance says timely medical marijuana applicants and DEA registrants may do business only with each other, lists the due diligence it expects, and sets a November 29, 2026 date for Timely Applicants. The applicant list shows 6,983 entries nationwide and 771 in California. The mechanics are clear; whether enough eligible businesses exist is not.
Timely Applicants May Do Business Only With Each Other Read Post »
Issue 7 of The Federal Cannabis File: DEA has issued no implementation guidance on the April order. Why waiting for it is not a compliance strategy, under either rescheduling outcome.
Federal Cannabis File 7: The Guidance That May Never Come Read Post »
Issue 6 of The Federal Cannabis File: the six-part, 109-check compliance audit framework, state, local, federal DEA, federal beyond DEA, privacy and AI, and program hygiene, and how to use it.
Federal Cannabis File 6: Expanded Compliance Audit Framework Read Post »
Issue 5 of The Federal Cannabis File: why 21 C.F.R. § 1301.13(k) makes a state compliance program carry federal weight, and the four-part audit to run through a federal lens.
Federal Cannabis File 5: Your State Program, Promoted Read Post »
Issue 4 of The Federal Cannabis File: the 26-question follow-up DEA’s Rocky Mountain Division sent Colorado dispensaries, with what to think about before answering.
Federal Cannabis File 4: The DEA’s 26 Questions Read Post »
Issue 3 of The Federal Cannabis File: the eight stops a DEA investigator would work at a state-licensed medical cannabis operation, in order, as a checklist you can run yourself.
Federal Cannabis File 3: The DEA Inspector’s Checklist Read Post »
Issue 2 of The Federal Cannabis File: a mock DEA inspection of a fictional California retailer, going wrong in real time, with the fix for every mistake.
Federal Cannabis File 2: How a DEA Inspection Goes Wrong Read Post »