Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 8, 2022

Later that year, Doblin sued the DEA for the first time. submitted his first DEA application to manufacture marijuana for use in medical research. The MDMA Therapy Training Program was created to train the next generation of psychedelic therapists. Lyle Craker, Ph.D., Reddit awarded $82,765.95

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). Some physicians and therapists have argued that the Right to Try Act permits them to administer psilocybin to terminally ill patients (since studies are well past the Phase 1 stage), but the DEA has met this with resistance given psilocybin’s status as a Schedule I drug. AIMS Institute, PLLC.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

In 2017, the FDA designated MDMA a breakthrough therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, and in 2018 the agency recognized psilocybin as a breakthrough therapy for treatment-resistant depression. But they remain relatively small, in part because the DEA limits the amount of psilocybin and other psychedelics that can be produced each year.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

This stems from the fact that despite the ongoing legalization of both recreational and medical marijuana at the state level, cannabis is still classified as a Schedule I substance by the DEA, along with substances such as heroin, cocaine, opioids and methamphetamine.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

In addition to eliminating criminal penalties for drug possession at the federal level, the bill also incentivizes state and local governments to adopt decriminalization policies by otherwise limiting their eligibility to receive funds in the Byrne and COPS grant programs. Promotes evidence-based drug education.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in August that it is accelerating its review of applications by marijuana suppliers to provide the drug for research purposes (noting that in the last two years the agency has increased the number of registered researchers “by more than 40 percent from 384 in January 2017 to 542 in January, 2019.”

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WeedAdvisor

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

A 2017 study examined 84 products from 31 different brands and found that 70% of these items were mislabeled. Hemp Authority, which has a certification program for various CBD health products. The DEA flat-out stated that they have bigger priorities, focusing instead on deadlier drugs like methamphetamine. Not a Priority. .

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in August that it is accelerating its review of applications by marijuana suppliers to provide the drug for research purposes (noting that in the last two years the agency has increased the number of registered researchers “by more than 40 percent from 384 in January 2017 to 542 in January, 2019.”

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The Herb Collective

JUNE 25, 2018

"Every year, about 98% of all of the grass removed by the DEA's "Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program" is really hemp." Source: Post independent) So, what's in store for the cannabis industry in 2017? The remaining $1.1 billion was spent on abuse and addiction studies. Source: Cannabisser) 16.

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The Joint Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Singh pleaded guilty in 2017 to federal charges he sold a smokable “potpourri” that he knew contained synthetic marijuana. A 2017 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found 70% of CBD products were mislabeled. Hemp Authority industry group developed a certification program for CBD skin and health products.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

6 However, marijuana vaping did significantly increase between 2017 and 2018, mirroring trends in youth tobacco use. 7 While the lifetime use remains relatively stable for this cohort, from 2015-2017, past year and past month use increased 2.7% and 2.3%, respectively. and 2.3%, respectively.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

29 The Department of Justice alleged that Google had “allow[ed] online Canadian pharmacies to place advertisements through its AdWords program targeting consumers in the United States” and that Google specifically assisted the pharmacies in “optimizing their AdWords advertisements, and improving the effectiveness of their websites.”

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Meadow

JULY 13, 2018

19:05) What equity programs are currently in place in each of your cities and why are they important to you and your city? (25:28) 25:28) Going beyond equity programs, have there been conversations about creating more diversity in the cannabis industry in your respective cities? I’ll give him a round of applause.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Before the 2018 Farm Bill, only a few states ran limited “research” pilot programs for hemp. This USDA study , figure 2, page 4, shows states reporting nearly 30,000 total hemp acres “licensed or approved” for cultivation in 2017. The study with 2017 data contains a disclaimer that “not all States reported data on the same basis.”

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Our firm has been representing businesses in the space for many years before that, in states with more mature licensing programs. As I’m sure all of our readers are aware, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) apparently made a recommendation to DEA to move cannabis to Schedule III of the CSA recently.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

8] Spravato is derived from ketamine and categorized by DEA as a Schedule III controlled substance. In 2017, FDA granted a request for Breakthrough Therapy designation for MDMA to treat PTSD. DEA and the Controlled Substances Act. Under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, DEA classifies drugs into one of five schedules.

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Cannabis Info

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

To fight its war on inanimate objects Washington created the Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, and gave it jurisdiction to operate overseas. There are DEA outposts in Bogotá, Kabul, Mexico City, Bangkok and all around the world. Anywhere drugs may be, the DEA’s valiant agents will sniff them out. No more Oktoberfest.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A special legislative session in June 2017 passed Senate Bill 8A , the Medical Use of Marijuana Act , to implement rules for making medical marijuana available to Floridians. In practice, the chances of feds or the DEA sitting at the border waiting to catch someone – that’s just not happening. In practice, however, it’s very ambiguous.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 16, 2019

Immediately, regulators in other states with newly legalized programs will seek to avoid similar pitfalls while striking an effective regulatory balance: Oregon’s unlimited license policy is an opposite example of what other states yet prefer to avoid. ” What specific growth did the current Florida program experience?

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In 2017, Blumenauer was a co-founder of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus , which continues to drive cannabis policy forward today. More recently, Blumenauer continues to press DEA to increase transparency  in the scheduling review process. This proposal is still the only federal standalone marijuana reform ever enacted.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 1, 2021

Fried remembers the debate, featuring a then- High Times editor and a DEA agent, marking the first substantive cannabis conversation during her time at school. . Since 2014, the state has made incremental progress, first legalizing CBD oil, then expanding its medical program in 2016.

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