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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

NORML

According to figures published in the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report , the agency and its law enforcement partners confiscated an estimated four million marijuana plants in 2019 – up from 2.8 It was the second-lowest number of arrests reported by the DEA in the past decade.

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NORML Op-Ed: Is The Government Finally Abandoning Its ‘Flat Earth’ Marijuana Policies?

NORML

The post NORML Op-Ed: Is The Government Finally Abandoning Its ‘Flat Earth’ Marijuana Policies? Federal health officials concluded, “The risks to the public health posed by marijuana are low compared to other drugs of abuse,” such as benzodiazepines — a Schedule IV drug, or alcohol, which is unscheduled. appeared first on NORML.

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Court: DEA Must Explain Its Failure to Act Upon Pending Marijuana Cultivation Applications

NORML

A federal court has ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to respond to a lawsuit charging the agency with failing to move forward with a 2016 policy to expand the total number of federally licensed marijuana cultivators. “[This filing is] asking the court for an order compelling the DEA to process our application.

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FDA JUST UNLOCKED A DOOR FOR CANNABIS POLICY, WILL CONGRESS PUSH IT OPEN?

Americans for Safe Access

Their findings were sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) who will be performing the final review for the Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to President Biden’s request in October 2022 for HHS and DOJ to look into the scheduling of cannabis.

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Biden Administration Eyes Major Shift In Marijuana Policy, Reports Say

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Reuters Reports have surfaced indicating that the Biden administration is gearing up to shake up federal drug policy. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is reportedly considering reclassifying marijuana, a move that could mark a significant shift in decades-long restrictions. According to NBC News, the DEA is set to greenlight.

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DEA Promises Progress on Federal Cultivation Applications, But Provides No Timetable for Action

NORML

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has once again pledged to take action to better facilitate clinical cannabis research. In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action.

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Who should Biden appoint? Drug policy leaders offer plenty of options

Leafly

Biden's attorney general, DEA head, and 'drug czar' will carry out his drug policies. Drug policy leaders offer plenty of options appeared first on Leafly. Who should get the jobs? The post Who should Biden appoint?

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