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Cannabis Litigation: Second Circuit Could Force DEA to Re- or Deschedule Marijuana

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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) when it comes to DEA’s handling of petitions to remove marijuana from the list of most dangerous drugs. Here’s what John Erlichman, a key aid to then-President Nixon, told Harper’s Magazine in 2016: You want to know what this was really all about?

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The Epidiolex Effect: Will Other CBD Drugs Receive FDA and DEA Approval?

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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.

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Article: Right To Try – Psilocybin – Arizona Attorney Magazine

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Arizona, along with eight fellow amici, argued that the DEA has no business interfering with personal medical decisions by refusing to grant permission to use it — especially in “Hail Mary” scenarios that meet all Right to Try qualifications.

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Officials Warn About Fentanyl-Laced Weed—the Myth that Refuses to Die

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Fentanyl itself is amazingly effective at stopping breathing in individuals: “Two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal depending on a person’s body size, tolerance and past usage,” the DEA says , but the organization also says that “ no deaths from overdose of marijuana have been reported.” Even the DEA admits it.

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Scottsdale Research Institute’s Sue Sisley Announced as Day 2 Keynote at Cannabis Conference 2021

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and industry-leading Cannabis Business Times, Cannabis Dispensary, and Hemp Grower magazines, announces today President of Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI) Sue Sisley, MD, as the keynote speaker on Day 2 of its annual event, to take place Aug. 24-26, 2021, at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.

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Confused With Delta 8 & 9 ? It Gets More Confusing Here Comes Delta 10

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According to Extraction Magazine , extractors would waste a significant amount of time and plant material trying to extract delta-10 from natural strains, so it is more likely produced via isomerization. Delta-10 is typically produced more predominantly through extraction or converted from delta-9 through isomerization, he says.

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The U.S. Trademark Office Says ?8-THC Is Illegal — Usually

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8-THC’s status under the Controlled Substances Act, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) stated that ?8-THC The refusals also cite Forbes magazine as evidence that commercial ?8-THC 8-THC that is synthesized from CBD is a “synthetically derived tetrahydrocannabinol” remains an open question. The USPTO assumes that any ?

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