First, I find that many people do not understand the status of recreational cannabis.  It is Federally within Class 1 and thus is not legally available, according to clear reading of Federal law.  Since it may nonetheless be available under State law and since the Feds do nothing about it, it is a matter of “no blood no foul.”

What IS legal federally? Two things have been made available by reclassification in April from Class 1 to Class 3: FDA-approved drugs; and, products containing  marijuana subject to a state-issued medical license.  (This reclassification covers certain [but not all] extracts and derivatives if within the foregoing categories). There are a few other subsets of cannabis and hemp also remaining outside Class 3; as is always true with respect to my posts, they are general and do not constitute legal advise and cannot be relied upon as such, something particularly important to remember with respect to a technical scientific differentiation as herein.)

What comes next–eg when if at all will recreational cannabis per se become nationally available by reclassification to Class 3?  The DEA announced in April that it would hold expedited hearings starting on the 29th of this month (June) to consider possible reclassification of recreational cannabis; so hold the phone.