drug enforcement administration

DEA Begins Next Steps Following Medical Marijuana Rescheduling Order

Days after the Department of Justice rescheduled state-licensed medical marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, the Drug Enforcement Administration has…

April 28, 2026

Congress Poised to Schedule Xylazine, Because Otherwise the DEA Will Do It

Three years in the making, the legislative push to place xylazine under Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act…

March 30, 2026

FDA Eyeing “Drug Disposal” Products, for Destroying Rx Opioids at Home

The Food and Drug Administration is asking the public to weigh in on the merits of commercial drug-disposal products, for…

March 11, 2026

DEA Permanently Bans Five Benzos, the First to Be Placed in Schedule I

On March 2, the Drug Enforcement Administration published a final rule permanently scheduling five benzodiazepines under the Controlled Substances Act.…

March 3, 2026

Fentanyl Pill Purity Has Dropped by Nearly Half Since 2024, Per DEA Data

On December 3, the Drug Enforcement Administration launched Fentanyl Free America, “a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed…

December 4, 2025

DEA Raises Adderall Production Quotas for the First Time

The Drug Enforcement Administration has raised aggregate production quotas (APQ) for the active ingredients in Adderall, Ritalin and Concerta, as…

October 7, 2025

DEA Annual Report: Fentanyl Purity Down, Prohibition Not Yet Working

The Drug Enforcement Administration is back with a new National Drug Threat Assessment, the annual report that returned in 2024…

May 27, 2025

Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Hearings Postponed Indefinitely

The first hearings on the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal that were set for late January have now been canceled following…

January 14, 2025

Amid DEA War on Meth, Cocaine Is at Last a “Traditional Plant-Based Drug”

The 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA) is such a widely cited document partly because it houses Drug Enforcement Administration…

May 20, 2024