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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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DEA Faces Lawsuit For Denying End of Life Patients the Right to Try Psychedelics Therapy

Veriheal

Plant medicines and concoctions made from them have been utilized throughout the history of cultures around the world. In the last 100 years, many of the plant therapies that were embraced in history were outlawed by governments around the world and replaced by lab-made synthetic drugs we label medicine. Patients Are Not In This Alone.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

Not only are more and more jurisdictions decriminalizing the use of psychedelics for recreational purposes, but it appears that psychedelic substances are the new horizon for the treatment of severe psychological disorders and other ailments. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). Id ; 21 CFR 312.1-10; 10; 312.80-88; 88; 312.300 et seq.

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Scientists Think the Synthetic Cannabinoids in Sativex Can Beat Brain Cancer

SpeedWeed

Sativex has played a significant role in marijuana history. Sativex (sold as nabiximols or Epidiolex in the United States) is manufactured by British company GW Pharmaceuticals, which received full federal approval in its home country for the drug back in 2010 for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

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The Path to Greenlighting CBD

Burns Levinson (Cannabusiness advisory)

This marks the first time in history that the DEA has removed any type of cannabis from Schedule I, and clears the way for the sale of the first non-synthetic, cannabis-derived medicine to win federal approval.

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And Here We Go Again! NASDAQ Article: Forget Cannabis: Psychedelic Medicine Is the Better Investing Opportunity

Cannabis Law Report

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Therapy designation (BTD) to Compass Pathways ‘ psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression. First up, cannabis has now been scientifically validated as a treatment for two severe forms of childhood epilepsy (more on this in a moment). In 2018, the U.S.

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Q&A with Mason Marks on New Psychedelics Law and Regulation Initiative @ Harvard

Cannabis Law Report

In 2017, the FDA designated MDMA a breakthrough therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder, and in 2018 the agency recognized psilocybin as a breakthrough therapy for treatment-resistant depression. These designations indicate that psychedelics may represent substantial improvements over existing treatments for mental health conditions.

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