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DEA Expands Research Opportunities for Scientists Studying Cannabis

NewsMunchies

I query why not California, Washington State, or my beloved Colorado, but I suppose that’s politics, especially when in 2015, it cost Uncle Sam $68.8 This action by the DEA means researchers will be able to study marijuana from more than one grower. million for Ole Miss to grow so it can be doled out in grams to scientists.

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New DEA Report Says Border Seizures of Mexican Weed Have Fallen By 80 Percent

SpeedWeed

Well, the DEA just released its 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, and the report is full of stats on the United States’ most popular illegal addictions, new trends in intoxicants, and foreign trade — a.k.a. The US sourced 92 percent of its heroin from Mexico in 2019, according to product analyzed by a DEA tracing program.

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The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities

Canna Law Blog

From 2015 to 2018, the number of clinics increased from 60 to 300; that number is undoubtedly higher today. In recent years, the United States has seen a proliferation of ketamine clinics. People are increasingly using ketamine for ailments that resist treatment through traditional pharmaceutical drugs.

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U.S. Cannabis Legalization Update: Who’s Still Waiting and Who May Legalize

Veriheal

In 2015, Idaho state legalized CBD with a THC concentration of less than 3%. Despite the evolution of state-level cannabis legalization, marijuana remains classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, as defined by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Carolina

Canna Law Blog

General Assembly passed Senate Bill 313 in 2015, allowing the Industrial Hemp Commission to develop the rules and licensing structure necessary to stay within federal laws. The law was modified in 2016 in House Bill 992.

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Thailand Medical Cannabis Report Published

Cannabis Law Report

It was called the “Cuban cigar of the marijuana world” by a DEA agent in 1967 and even compared with French wine. Prevalence of Tobacco Users 2015. It was a quite lucrative business, with a kilo worth 3$ at the farm easily sold for 4000$ in the U.S. in the 1970. Healthcare expenditure 2018. Healthcare expenditure estimated by 2024.

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40 Incredible Marijuana Statistics

The Herb Collective

"Every year, about 98% of all of the grass removed by the DEA's "Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program" is really hemp." Colorado issued more than 2,500 business licenses by the end of 2015. That's up 49% from 2015. Edibles made up roughly half of retail marijuana sales from 2015-2016.