DEA, HHS extend telehealth controlled substance prescribing flexibilities for fourth time

The extension, released shortly before the flexibilities were set to expire at the end of 2025, gives regulators more time to ...
JD Supra

HALT Fentanyl Act: Unpacking its Significant Reforms for Controlled Substance Research

On July 16, 2025, President Trump signed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (“HALT Fentanyl”) Act into law. The law permanently reclassifies “fentanyl-related substances” into Schedule I of ...
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DEA Releases Rules on Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances, Proposes Special Registrations

The Situation: The Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA") announced three new regulations related to the prescription of controlled substances resulting from a telemedicine encounter, including the ...
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 ...