DEA Makes A New Code For CBD

Once again, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in their righteous virtue have created a new rule in regards to strengthening its hold on cannabis regulation.

- L.C. Squared

On December 14th, 2016, they amended the Federal Register with a new Administration Controlled Substance Code Number for “marihuana extract” which will allow the DEA and any entities affiliated with it to track quantities of this material separately from actual marijuana. Under this code, cannabis extracts will defined as, “an extract containing one or more cannabinoids that has been derived from any plant of the genus Cannabis, other than the separated resin (whether crude or purified) obtained from the plant.” According to the DEA, this measure will aid in complying with international drug-control treaty agreements. Essentially, this is a reinforcement of its stance to classify cannabis as well as cannabis extracts, including CBD oil, as Schedule I substances which makes them as illegal as heroin, LSD and peyote.