The DEA Says HHC Was Always Illegal. The Gas Station Cannabinoid Just Got The Schedule I Code To Prove It.
The DEA’s new Schedule I drug code for hexahydrocannabinol takes effect today, with no public comment period. The agency says HHC was always illegal. Federal appeals courts have repeatedly disagreed. And the bigger fight over hemp-derived cannabinoids is six months from a federal cliff. The Drug Enforcement Administration finally came for hexahydrocannabinol. In a final […]
DEA Clarifies That The Synthetic Cannabis Compound HHC Is Federally Banned, And Doesn’t Count As Legal Hemp
Federal drug officials are clarifying that a cannabinoid produced synthetically from components of the cannabis plant is federally illegal. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said that while hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) has already been considered a Schedule I illegal substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the agency is now giving the compound its own unique […]