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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

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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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DEA Reports Significant Uptick in Marijuana-Related Seizures, Arrests

NORML

The totals are the highest reported by the agency since 2011, when it reported making an estimated 8,500 marijuana-related arrests and seized some 6.7 The post DEA Reports Significant Uptick in Marijuana-Related Seizures, Arrests appeared first on NORML. million plants via its domestic eradication program.

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DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 2022

NORML

This is the highest annual seizure total reported by the agency since 2011. The post DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 2022 appeared first on NORML. Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized nearly 5.7 million cultivated marijuana plants in 2022.

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Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA to Move Expeditiously to License Cannabis Cultivators

NORML

Justices for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied the petition following a filing by DEA in the Federal Register stating that the agency “intends to promulgate regulations” to review several dozen federal cultivation applications.

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The Truth About Smoking Marijuana and Lung Health

Cannabis Cheri

Much to the naysayers’ chagrin, a new study addressing the relationship between lung function and smoking marijuana was published in the January 2011 edition of one our nation’s most prestigious medical journals: the Journal of the American Medical Association. The Effects of Smoking Marijuana and Lung Health: What the Science Says.

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Marijuana Moment Report: Head Of Federal Marijuana Farm’s Study Says Illegal Cannabis Seizures Have ‘Decreased Dramatically’ Amid Legalization Movement

Cannabis Law Report

State-level marijuana legalization has left the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with far fewer samples of seized illicit cannabis to analyze, a study led by a top marijuana investigator for the federal government says. Authorities in Southern Oregon & the High Plains in California might argue differently !

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Studies Dispel the Myth That Cannabis is a Performance Enhancing Drug

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In 2011, two WADA scientists stimulated debate by implying that cannabis can bolster athletic performance; a paper was composed by the scientist duo. Fast forward to 2019 and the DEA unveiled eagerly anticipated plans for cannabis research.

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