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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

Explains Devitt: If Im going to extract or source Delta-9 THC from hemp rather than [high-resin] cannabis, Im going to need around 50 times more biomass, which means 50 times more acreage, 50 times more labor, 50 times more water, et cetera, et cetera, [to make a small amount of THC distillate.] Hemp not really hemp Speaking in a Feb.

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DEA Proposes Dramatic Increase In Marijuana And Psychedelic Production In 2022, Calling For 6,300 Percent More MDMA Alone

Cannabis Law Report

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing a dramatic increase in the legal production of marijuana and psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA and DMT to be used in research next year. It wants to double the amount of marijuana extracts, psilocybin and psilocyn, quadruple mescaline and quintuple DMT.

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DEA Approves Cocaine Derivative for Parkinson’s Research. Why Not Cannabis?

Veriheal

But recent news of the DEA’s approval of a cocaine derivative for Parkinson’s disease research has left us scratching our heads. After receiving a petition three years prior, the DEA finally answered with action, making plans to deschedule [18F]FP-CIT , a controlled substance derived from cocaine.

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The Epidiolex Effect: Will Other CBD Drugs Receive FDA and DEA Approval?

Freedom Leaf

On September 28, the DEA designated Epidiolex —a plant-based CBD pharmaceutical manufactured by the UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals—a Schedule V drug in the government’s list of controlled substances. billion by 2022. schedules were created by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970 and are interpreted and enforced by the DEA.

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

Veriheal

However, the state’s legislative landscape is evolving, with the passage of a bill to fully legalize medical cannabis in 2022. In the meantime, the state allows CBD extracts for treating qualifying health conditions with less than 0.9% The only stipulation is that the extract has less than 0.9%

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CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – May 13, 2022

Cannabis Law Report

Bravo Botanicals offers a line of organically-certified CBD products made with CBD extracted from their harvest, including cold-pressed drops and creams. Researchers want to force DEA to complete import application evaluation. Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. The Detroit News.

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Leader of Wholesale Drug Distribution Network Pleads Guilty to Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids and Laundering Millions in Proceeds

Cannabis Law Report

At another warehouse location, law enforcement seized approximately 4,500 pounds of marijuana, approximately 300 kilograms of butane honey oil, lab equipment for the extraction of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and approximately $45,000. Ruis is scheduled to be sentenced on March 2, 2022. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.