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The DEA Just Got Scolded Over Its Marijuana Eradication Program

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) got a slap on the wrist from a federal watchdog agency over its management of a multi-million dollar marijuana eradication program. And that lapse could prevent the agency from being able to accurately assess “program performance.”.

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Federal legalization of hemp creating a quandary for police

Cannabis Chronicles

Truckers, now free to haul hemp from state to state, have been stopped and sometimes arrested by police who can’t tell whether they have intercepted a legal agricultural crop or the biggest marijuana bust of their careers. Nobody wants to see someone in jail for a month for the wrong thing,” DEA spokeswoman Barbara Carreno said. “To

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USA Dept of Justice Press Release: DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research

Cannabis Law Report

DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. The DEA is providing notice of pending applications from entities applying to be registered to manufacture marijuana for researchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which was signed into law on Dec. Office of Public Affairs. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

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Wisconsin Sees 40 Percent Decline In Number Of Hemp Grower, Processor Applications

Cannabis Law Report

That’s according to data from the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Hemp growers and processors are required to register annually with DATCP as part of the state’s Hemp Research Program, which will continue through the 2021 growing season. “That’s a scary thought. .

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The Week in Weed: May 8, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Meanwhile, in the Golden State, the Department of Food and Agriculture released proposed rules for organic cannabis certification. The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel released a memo finding that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s cannabis research program is non-compliant with international drug laws.

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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

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These students showed knowledge and passion for the future of cannabis and posed revolutionary ideas rooted in their training across business, agriculture, biochemistry, public health, pharmacology, medicine, and liberal arts. . Program between St. She is entering the 8-year Dual Admit B.S./M.D. School: University of Minnesota .

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Virginia senators want changes to USDA’s industrial hemp production program

Cannabis Law Report

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to encourage the department to make several specific changes to draft plans regulating the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program, which was established by Congress as part of the 2018 Farm Bill. Farmers have already raised concerns, so the senators wrote to U.S.

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