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The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has formally submitted comments to the US Federal Register opposing the Drug Enforcement Administration’s proposed rule changes governing the federal production and distribution of cannabis for clinical research purposes.
A bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers has introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 ( HR 601 ), to facilitate federally-approved clinicaltrials involving cannabis. Click here to send a message to your Representative and urge them to support the measure. .
In August 2016, the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced in the US Federal Register that the agency was “adopting a new policy that is designed to increase the number of entities registered under the Controlled Substances Act to grow (manufacture) marijuana to supply legitimate researchers in the United States.”
The policy change affects approximately 2/3 of state government jobs. However, individuals looking for law enforcement, healthcare, commercial driving, or jobs that handle dangerous materials are excluded from the policy. The policy change only affects pre-employment drug screening. Do you agree with GlobalData’s report?
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‘Junk’ cannabis ‘ill-suited for clinicaltrials’. The cannabis grown at the University of Mississippi “is junk, ill-suited for clinicaltrials, and genetically closer to hemp than the marijuana available from dispensaries and used by Americans nationwide,” according to the lawsuit.
The agency in 2016 first announced its intent to license private entities to grow cannabis for FDA-approved clinicaltrials. Since 1968, the agency has only licensed the University of Mississippi to engage in the growing of cannabis for FDA-approved clinical research.
A study investigated psilocybin’s effect on alcohol addiction, the FDA outlined best practices for future psychedelic research, and the NCAA is inching toward cannabis policy change. For their analysis, researchers conducted qualitative interviews with 13 individuals who had participated in a psilocybin clinicaltrial.
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As psychedelic therapy trials approach FDA approval, researchers express the urgent need to ensure effectiveness and accessibility to communities of color. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy , 28 (3), 211–214. Madison Natarajan, MS. – August 5, 2021. Thrul, J., & Garcia-Romeu, A. link] (Link). Source: [link].
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Despite the novelty of its drug policy findings, the document has gone largely unnoticed by reform advocates and the media. federal government’s policies have blocked externally valid, randomized clinicaltrials on the effects of cannabis,” the report says.
of their dry weight and it is not practical to obtain meaningful pure amounts of these compounds from the flesh of mushrooms, at a reasonable cost, to conduct clinicaltrials in humans and to commercialize these products. The levels of these compounds in dried mushrooms are only 0.2% – 1.0%
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And the fact that the legislation is originating from leadership who is intimately familiar with drug policy reform is a firm indicator that this is a serious endeavor. Full story at. New Jersey Senate President Files Psilocybin Legalization Bill That Includes Home Grow Option, Unlike Current Marijuana Law.
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MDMA-assisted therapy has already shown incredible results in the stage three clinicaltrials for individuals suffering from severe PTSD,” Ginal told committee members. “I Patrick Neville (R) and David Ortiz (D), along with Sens. John Cooke (R) and Joann Ginal (D). I ask for your support on this bill.”.
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The report states that the revision is an essential move for ensuring the legal use of cannabis-derived epilepsy drug Epidiolex , which is currently being reviewed as part of a series of clinicaltrials in Japan.
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A multitude of recent clinicaltrials shows the clear promise of psilocybin for this population suffering from these debilitating conditions. This is a policy where the federal government, the DEA, will refrain from taking prosecutorial action if state law permits, regulates, and carefully controls the use of a drug.
In order to get involved in research, you can look up clinicaltrials in your area that may be accepting volunteers. The time is ripe for more research on this front, especially as more countries move towards legalizing medical marijuana.
Despite this, the Home Office “fails to act, perpetuating what can be considered the worst research blackout in scientific history,” according to the Conservative Drug Policy Reform Group (CDPRG), of which Mr Blunt is chairman.
The proposed legislation seeks to amend existing laws and policies to allow VA healthcare providers to discuss medical marijuana with patients, conduct research on its efficacy, and prescribe medical cannabis in states where it is legal. Any questions related to research can be addressed to VHABLRD-CSRD@va.gov.
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