The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has launched new specialized registration forms for additional types of state-licensed medical marijuana businesses beyond dispensaries that want to take advantage of federal protections in line with the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling process.
The agency began accepting registrations from medical cannabis dispensaries with a new form in April, and other types of businesses in the state-legal medical marijuana supply chain have been able to apply using a standardized federal form for months. But now, DEA now has specific registration links for medical marijuana manufacturers, distributors and analytical labs—a change it first previewed was coming in May.
Businesses that fill out the new version of DEA Form 225 must answer whether they will be handling medical and/or recreational marijuana, and provide their state licensing information.
They also need to specify if they will be working with marijuana, marijuana extract and/or naturally derived delta-9 THC in a cannabis product subject to a state medical license or a Food and Drug Administration-approved product.
They must also answer questions about the criminal and disciplinary history of the business and key personnel.
The nonrefundable application fee is $3,699 for medical marijuana manufacturers, $1,850 for distributors and $296 for testing labs,
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