Doctor Sues DEA for Right to Give Psilocybin to Ailing Patients
Project CBD
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Psilocybin, the psychedelic mushroom extract, has been fast-tracked by the FDA to treat depression, but doctors still can’t use it in their practice.
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Project CBD
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Psilocybin, the psychedelic mushroom extract, has been fast-tracked by the FDA to treat depression, but doctors still can’t use it in their practice.
NORML
AUGUST 26, 2019
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has once again pledged to take action to better facilitate clinical cannabis research. In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action.
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Veriheal
JANUARY 24, 2023
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. .”
Cannabis Law Report
MAY 17, 2021
Rod Kight and Shane Pennington discuss the DEA lawsuit about hemp extracts. As many readers of this blog know, the… Read More.
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. It wants to double the amount of marijuana extracts, psilocybin and psilocyn, quadruple mescaline and quintuple DMT.
Project CBD
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Psilocybin, the psychedelic mushroom extract, has been fast-tracked by the FDA to treat depression, but doctors still can’t use it in their practice.
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 23, 2021
“We’re interested in how cannabinoids affect the nervous system, the brain, and in in particular, we’re very interested in Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Tyrell Towle, director of chemistry and extraction at MedPharm. The new DEA research license will now change that.
MJ Business Attorneys
JUNE 29, 2018
Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. The FDA can make recommendations to the DEA about substances subjected to scheduling under the CSA, but the DEA is the entity with the power to reschedule CBD. In the recent case Hemp Industries Associations v.
Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 24, 2020
The DEA says the proposed rule will see additional registered growers and more diverse variety of marijuana strains available for research. Currently, the DEA has 37 pending applications to grow marijuana for research. DEA Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking On Marijuana Research.
Cannabis Law Report
APRIL 14, 2022
A January letter from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) revealed its official stance that marijuana seeds with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration lower than 0.3% Shane Pennington, a New York attorney, wrote to DEA requesting the control status of Cannabis sativa L. so long as such parts don’t exceed 0.3% Other guidance.
NORML
MARCH 26, 2020
The DEA now estimates that, under the new rules, it may approve between three and 15 total applicants. ” He added, “Further, the DEA has an incredibly poor track record in this arena – having for years now promised to expedite and streamline this process, but failing to deliver.
Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 21, 2020
“The Drug Enforcement Administration continues to support additional research into marijuana and its components, and we believe registering more growers will advance the scientific and medical research already being conducted,” said DEA Acting Administrator Dhillon. “DEA
Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog
AUGUST 26, 2020
Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published an interim final rule surrounding hemp and hemp derivatives. Simply stated, when the hemp plant is processed and its cannabinoids are extracted into a crude oil, or similar derivative, concentrated amounts of ? By: Nabil Rodriguez. Last week on Thursday August 20, 2020, the U.S.
Project CBD
JULY 31, 2018
With Congress seemingly poised to legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp for many uses, including the production of biomass for CBD oil extraction, many questions remain unanswered. How will the DEA reschedule CBD now that Epidiolex has been approved as a pharmaceutical CBD isolate?
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 26, 2019
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. percent delta-9 THC threshold, is not a controlled substance, and a DEA registration is not required to grow or research it.
Freedom Leaf
OCTOBER 15, 2018
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. schedules were created by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970 and are interpreted and enforced by the DEA.
The Blunt Truth
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Oregon Senators voice their opposition to the DEA’s hemp rule. New York State released proposed rules for hemp extracts in food, drinks and vapes this week. dea hemp rule. Two weeks ago, we reported that the hemp industry was unhappy with the DEA’s new hemp rule. state ballot roundup. and finally.
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 12, 2019
However, there are indications from studies done with cannabidiol-rich cannabis extracts in Israel that indicate that less side effects (46%) are achieved with a natural cannabis plant extract containing a 20:1 ratio of CBD to THC. The CBD-rich extract group had a lower effective dose on average, 6.1
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 6, 2021
However, CRS notes some observers suggest “a separate, marketable category exists for the plant’s extracted compounds” such as CBD oil. THC cap for lawful hemp products and directed USDA to work with HHS and the DEA on a study of whether that threshold is scientifically backed. Marijuana Moment. Hemp gets $160K in Pa.
The Blunt Truth
AUGUST 27, 2020
The DEA has a new hemp rule. dea hemp rule. The rule makes illegal the production of “wet hemp,” a necessary part of the hemp extraction process that results in a temporary increase in THC. He did not address the DEA’s new rule and its effect on the industry’s survival. And traffic lights go green.
Veriheal
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Two methods are employed to process delta-8: one involves the chemical conversion of CBD into delta-8 and delta-9, while the other entails extracting natural delta-8 THC from hemp plants. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is working on amending the Farm Bill in 2024 to create new rules and regulations regarding synthetic weed.
The Blunt Truth
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
The DEA faces a lawsuit over their hemp rule. dea regulations. We reported last month that the hemp industry is less than delighted at the DEA’s new rule. They want the court to throw out the rule, claiming that it criminalizes a part of the extraction process. Vermont moves closer to legalized cannabis sales.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
As of November 11, 2021, the DEA has yet to issue a binding opinion. Update: Since the posting of this blog, Drug Enforcement Administration officials have made comments suggesting that delta-8 THC is not a federally controlled substance. “Hemp” is defined in the 2018 Farm Bill as the cannabis plant containing no more than.3%
Veriheal
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
In the meantime, the state allows CBD extracts for treating qualifying health conditions with less than 0.9% Despite these strict regulations, in 2014, the state legalized the use of CBD-rich cannabis extracts to treat intractable seizures. The only stipulation is that the extract has less than 0.9%
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 12, 2021
Delta-8 THC is derived from CBD extracted hemp plants and has been found to provide a “high” distinct from that experienced from Delta-9, while still falling under the 2018 Farm Bill’s definition of “hemp.”
Canna Law Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Most of us in the hemp industry are well-aware of the major issues in the interim rules: 15-day pre-harvest testing requirements, total THC, DEA laboratories, and crop insurance to name a few. Moving forward into 2020 many crops would have to be destroyed that have otherwise been able to be used for extraction for the last several years.
Cannabis Law Report
MAY 16, 2022
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.
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 29, 2021
Delta 8 is technically a synthetic THC the way most places extract it via an acid wash. Synthetic THC is illegal according to the DEA, so the status of D8 could change anytime as well in TX. That’s about the current state of affairs, but given the two pending decisions, the future of smokable hemp is an unknown.
SpeedWeed
APRIL 27, 2021
Delta-8 is derived from CBD extracted from hemp, but in scientific terms it is delta-8 THC. The demand for delta-8 THC, which is derived from CBD extracted from hemp, is keeping many hemp farmers, processors, and distributors afloat right now. Andrea Golan expects a federal response to delta-8 will first come from the DEA. “We
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 1, 2022
Hemp,” under the Farm Act, was defined as the cannabis plant as well as its “derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 [THC] concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.” The Ninth Circuit was not persuaded by either argument.
SpeedWeed
MARCH 28, 2021
It was also unique because it used whole-plant cannabis, rather than single-molecule extracts or synthetic pharmaceutical cannabinoids. . MAPS has been trying to get approved for a cultivation license for almost 20 years and filed a lawsuit in December 2020 against the DEA.
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. CBD Scheduling Rule Change. But the government is clear.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 12, 2022
In ruling that delta-8 THC is legal for purposes of trademark protection, the Ninth Circuit opined that products containing delta-8 THC are generally legal because they are hemp derived products and federal law defines hemp as “any part of” the cannabis plant, including “all derivatives, extracts, [and] cannabinoids,” containing less than 0.3%
Cannabis Law Report
MAY 26, 2022
percent Delta-9 THC, and that this “seemingly extends to downstream products and substances, so long as their delta-9 THC concentration does not exceed the statutory threshold” and are a derivative or extract of hemp. Because AK Futures attested that its products were hemp-derived and contained less than 0.3
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 31, 2019
The illicit extraction operation was detected by OLCC inspectors at an out-of-compliance Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) medical grow site. OSP was assisted in the seizure action by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Eugene Resident Office, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, and the OLCC.
Canna Law Blog
JULY 16, 2024
In case you haven’t heard, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) wants to hear from you on marijuana rescheduling. Specifically, DEA invites your comments on its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to move both marijuana and marijuana extract from schedule I to schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
Cannabis Chronicles
MARCH 29, 2019
“Nobody wants to see someone in jail for a month for the wrong thing,” DEA spokeswoman Barbara Carreno said. “To It’s an unanticipated hiccup for the rapidly growing hemp industry, which relies on interstate trucking to transport hemp from farms to processing labs that extract the compound cannabidiol, or CBD.
SpeedWeed
JULY 23, 2021
“We’re interested in how cannabinoids affect the nervous system, the brain, and in particular, we’re very interested in Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Tyrell Towle, director of chemistry and extraction at MedPharm. Denver Company Moves Forward with Research License . Denver’s MedPharm Drives Research Further.
Marijuana Seeds NL
APRIL 29, 2021
A rise in THC delta 8 popularity has come from the spike in CBD extraction. This may be one reason why the DEA took some federal action in August of 2020. Under this rule, technically, delta-8 THC would be illegal since it’s synthetically derived from extraction.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 23, 2022
plant, including any cannabinoid, extract, or derivative, is either federally-prohibited marijuana (0.3% THC threshold, not upon any other distinction such as flavor, concentration, manufacturing method, or how the DEA or any agency interprets the 2018 Farm Bill. or higher delta-9 THC) or federally-legal hemp (less than 0.3%
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
DEA and Hemp-Derived CBD. The DEA, as most of you may know, finds and eliminates any illicit substances that may be present in a community – this implies hard drugs and such. . After the Farm Bill was passed, the DEA stated that CBD itself is not illegal, because it is dependent on the cannabis or hemp plant. Illicit vs. Legal.
Cannabis Law Report
JANUARY 23, 2020
It was called the “Cuban cigar of the marijuana world” by a DEA agent in 1967 and even compared with French wine. Licenses Needed: YES – different licenses for cultivation, extraction, prescription & consumption. It was a quite lucrative business, with a kilo worth 3$ at the farm easily sold for 4000$ in the U.S. in the 1970.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
8-THC is also found in very low concentrations in cannabis plants, such that it is often synthesized from CBD rather than being directly extracted from the plant. 8-THC is synthesized from CBD, which can be legally extracted from hemp, there is a widespread public belief that ?8-THC 8-THC is extracted directly from low ?9-THC
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 28, 2021
… and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers … with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] concentration of not more than 0.3 In 2021 the Legislature passed, and the governor enacted, the MRTA which covers Cannabinoid Hemp and Hemp Extract in Article 5. ” See 7 U.S.C.
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