Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

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. Imagine reading that headline in 1980! Marijuana Moment report.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

A Seattle palliative care physician has filed a lawsuit against the DEA, contesting its decision to ban psilocybin for use by terminally ill patients.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2021

In order to legally access other therapies including nature-based options such as psilocybin , you must gain access under a Right to Try law which requires you to have a terminal condition. Today there are 41 states that have enacted some form of a Right to Try or RTT laws. Patients Are Not In This Alone.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux. Some of the most promising substances, and the law applicable to each, are outlined below: Psilocybin. As such, the use, sale, and possession of psilocybin in the United States is illegal under federal law. have also passed “Right to Try” laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 30, 2022

Senate Bill 253: The Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act provides the office of US Attorney General, rather than the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the discretion to license scientists to engage in clinical trials involving the use of cannabis by human subjects. The full text of S. 253 is online here.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to cultivate marijuana for research purposes. The DEA dragged their feet on this plan for years, so lawsuits were filed. Litigation against the DEA and Department of Justice that Matthew Zorn and I brought on behalf of Dr. Since then, the DEA has licensed four additional bulk manufacturers of marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

MMJ International Holdings, the premier medical cannabis research company, announced that it has received DEA approval to ship THC and CBD from Canada. ”We are pleased with the DEA ‘s cooperation and support to facilitate our company mission to service the unmet needs of patients suffering from these chronic diseases.”

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 12, 2022

Attorneys representing a cannabis biopharma conglomerate and federal cannabis cultivation license applicant filed a petition in court today, citing that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is taking too long to issue a determination for its application. . Breaking Exclusive: Another Cannabis Company Sues the DEA. Read more at.

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NewsMunchies

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In clinical trials, psilocybin (the psychoactive substance in mushrooms) has shown tremendous promise in treating severe depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental illnesses. The War on Drugs is a failure and continuing to focus law enforcement resources on people using cannabis and psilocybin doesn’t make sense.

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CannaMD

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

are even more frustrated, describing the mechanisms for cannabis research as “broken” with a “ridiculous set of laws” that have prevented good and timely research. federal law, cannabis is still classified as a Schedule I drug, the most restrictive classification. The DEA would then be the exclusive distributor.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Similar to ketamine, psilocybin has shown great promise in clinical trials for helping to effectively treat depression and PTSD (and we’ve written about psilocybin several times on this blog, including here and here ). This post is dedicated to clearing up some of the confusion behind ketamine clinic set-up and operation.

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Veriheal

APRIL 11, 2022

federal law , it has not yet been used in any commonly prescribed medicines. The company initiated the first legal transfer (as deemed by federal law) to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). federal law. federal law, from which point, informed choices can be made about the use of cannabis and cannabinoids.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In Attorney , Federal Law , Kathryn Tucker , Oregon , Psychedelics. A multitude of recent clinical trials shows the clear promise of psilocybin for this population suffering from these debilitating conditions. Access to Psilocybin Therapy Pursuant to Right to Try Laws. September 30, 2021. Kathryn Tucker.

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CannaMD

AUGUST 8, 2020

Drugs, substances, and certain chemicals used to make drugs are classified into five categories (known as schedules ) depending on the Department of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)’s definition of the drug’s acceptable medical use and abuse/dependency potential. However, there are a number of restrictions. CBD Scheduling Rule Change.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Thus, federal law effectively prohibits importation of marijuana into the United States. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) granted permission for a Canadian marijuana company (Tilray) to export medicinal cannabis to University of California San Diego for clinical trial. In September 2018, however, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

New laws and bills are constantly being passed that create a great deal of confusion in the cannabis world. Is CBD Legal Under Federal Law? Although the DEA refuses to remove marijuana from the schedule 1 list, the Farm Bill is considered to be the most important victory in the history of U.S. AUTHOR: Felipe Rivera.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Bank of America (BoA) is reportedly terminating its banking relationship with Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI), a DEA-registered facility that carries out important marijuana research. The quality of this cannabis had been criticised by a number of researchers, including Dr. Sisley.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2022

The only psychedelic drug that is approved (outside of clinical trials) for psychiatric use—as opposed to anesthesia—through the traditional medical system is Ketamine. How will the federal government react to another new industry that operates in clear violation of the federal black letter law? On March 5, 2019, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 18, 2022

Many of these drugs are regulated by a patchwork of state and federal laws regulating Schedule I controlled substances. The establishment of the firm’s Psychedelics and Emerging Therapies team makes Husch Blackwell the first Am Law 100 firm to create a practice devoted to serving the psychedelics industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

federal law protects the retail sale of hemp-derived CBD. . Our analysis follows: Hemp-derived CBD is no longer a controlled substance under federal law. The FDA’s position on CBD is unsettled and unsupported by law. While the DEA is now officially out of the hemp regulation business, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 8, 2022

This year, we are completing the second Phase 3 clinical trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD , the final stage prior to requesting FDA approval for a new prescription treatment to help heal trauma. Later that year, Doblin sued the DEA for the first time. Rick Doblin, Ph.D., and Michael Mithoefer, M.D., Lyle Craker, Ph.D.,

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The Cannigma

MAY 6, 2021

Because most delta-8 products are derived from hemp plants, it is believed by some that they fall under a loophole in federal cannabis laws. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently issued a clarification on the matter, stating that “All synthetically derived tetrahydrocannabinols remain schedule 1 controlled substances”.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 21, 2022

The availability of larger quantities of cGMP-compliant MDMA will facilitate ongoing clinical trials and provide for future therapeutic use following anticipated regulatory approvals. in each of the four validation trials with an acceptable yield, which is a noteworthy accomplishment.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The sale will greatly reduce the current and future burn rate of the company and allow it to focus on achieving profitability, seeking a DEA license, and implementing GMP, a set of regulations promulgated by the U.S. location.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 14, 2020

On top of all that, even as marijuana manufacturing has boomed in the United States, all marijuana research must be done with product sourced from the sole place with a DEA license, the University of Mississippi (apparently their weed is genetically closer to hemp than anything on the modern commercial market).

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The drug has previously been used with some success in clinical trials designed to treat depression. These trials typically involve the use of music playlists to support the psychedelic experience.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 2, 2020

Any approved medicines will have to be rescheduled by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Back in 2018, the DEA rescheduled GW Pharmaceuticals ‘ (NASDAQ: GWPH) cannabis-based epilepsy medicine, Epidiolex, following its regulatory approval by the FDA. Fortunately, this issue shouldn’t be a show-stopper.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

Complementary businesses combine to create a preeminent North American platform with operations spanning 13 wellness clinics, four research sites and one bioanalytical laboratory. Hosting clinical trials for MDMA ( MAPS Public Benefit Corporation), psilocybin (the Usona Institute), LSD (MindMed) and ketamine (the University of Utah ).

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It was officially listed on the NYSE in August and granted a DEA schedule I manufacturing license in November. Within a few months, it had completed the first phase of its clinical trial of DMT in combination with supportive psychotherapy and commenced a phase 2a trial. Small Pharma (CVE: DMT ) (OTCMKTS: DMTTF ).

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2022

With rapid change expected in state and federal laws and regulations governing the industry, we understood the urgency of launching a practice team that provides sophisticated legal counsel bolstered by deep knowledge of science and the pace of innovation.” However, change appears imminent.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 1, 2019

It aims to turn the plants’ chemical compounds into 2,500 5-milliliter bottles – the size of a teaspoon – of cannabis oil and sublingual drops for clinical trials among volunteer patients as early as July. It remains to be seen whether the Drug Enforcement Authority, or DEA, will designate cannabis zones for these farmers.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 5, 2021

One, they have been determined by the US Food and Drug Administration to be clinically safe and effective treatments for a specific medical condition. Two, they are federally classified by DEA and HHS as Schedule II, III, IV or V substances. Rescheduling cannabis will not necessarily facilitate clinical research.

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SpeedWeed

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Or that Thailand is blazing a trail in Asia—where cannabis laws are often draconian and harshly enforced—by legalizing medical use ( yes! ). Here’s What Vermont’s Legalization Law Allows—and Doesn’t. All because federal law still sees him as a wonton criminal. RELATED STORY.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Ole Miss got the cannabis study and research cultivation gig from the DEA (via a contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)) in 1968. for various studies, including FDA-approved clinical trials. In 2016, the DEA finally shifted to different treatment around expanded research efforts into cannabis beyond Ole Miss.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 14, 2021

For more than 50 years, if you wanted to do cannabis research in the United States, federal law said you had to get the cannabis from the University of Mississippi. The BRC is among the dozens of organizations that have received preliminary approval from the DEA to cultivate cannabis. Junk’ cannabis ‘ill-suited for clinical trials’.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

So according to the DEA, its abuse potential is high and it has no medical use. Also, according to the DEA, “the history of human experience probably goes back several hundred years since DMT usage is associated with a number of religious practices and rituals.” Compass Pathways Releases Phase 2B Trial Results.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a petition for review of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) response to an attorney’s letter seeking advice and guidance on how a physician could administer psilocybin to a terminally ill patient without incurring liability under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). By Allison Campbell.

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