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Senators Call For Report On State Of Psychedelic Research

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In May 2019, Denver became the first city to decriminalize psilocybin, followed by Oakland, CA, Washington, D.C., In 2019, FDA approved Spravato (esketamine) nasal spray for treatment of depression in adults. [8] 8] Spravato is derived from ketamine and categorized by DEA as a Schedule III controlled substance.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

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Denver, Colorado was the first jurisdiction to decriminalize the use of psilocybin via ballot initiative in May 2019. Then, in November 2019, the FDA granted the designation to the nonprofit Usona Institute to study psilocybin’s effect on major depressive order, for which clinical trials are currently under way.

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Harvard Law Review: Patents on Psychedelics: The Next Legal Battlefront of Drug Development

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Clinical trials are producing promising results, creating enthusiasm for commercializing and patenting psychedelics. 12, 2019), [link] [ [link] ]. 1025, 1026 (2021) (reporting significant improvement of PTSD symptoms following treatment with MDMA in clinical trial); see also Alec J. Mitchell et al.,

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US Hemp Roundtable: Statement On The Status of Hemp Derived CBD Under Federal Law

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Accordingly, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) no longer has any claim to interfere with the interstate commerce of hemp products, so as long as the THC level is at or below 0.3%. While the DEA is now officially out of the hemp regulation business, the U.S. The FDA’s position on CBD is unsettled and unsupported by law.

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Cannabis Industry Leaders Speak With CLR on Current Delta 8 Issues In The Industry

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It seems completely backwards that an unregulated product that gets people “high” and is synthesized in a lab can be sold at gas stations and smoke shops but naturally derived Delta 9-THC must go through rigorous safety testing and can only be sold and handled by licensed companies.

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A Strategy for Rescheduling Psilocybin

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To acknowledge its impressive safety record and potential for treating depression more effectively than existing therapies, the Food and Drug Administration designated psilocybin a breakthrough therapy in 2018 and 2019 for treating drug-resistant depression and major depressive disorder. For two decades, U.S.

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ICYMI: DEA and Cannabis Research Still Lousy Bedfellows

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At the same time, because of the federal illegality of cannabis, the federal government has routinely denied third party requests for further research in regards to its potential medical benefits, among other health and safety impacts. As of December 2019, there are only two patients on the coveted list and no new entrants are permitted.

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