NORML

JANUARY 16, 2020

Federal prosecutions for marijuana-related crimes fell significantly from September 30, 2018 to September 30, 2019, according to a recently released report from Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. The 2019 end-of-year report finds that the number of federal defendants charged with cannabis-associated crimes declined by 28 percent.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The hemp industry is not the only one that’s pushing back against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s hemp Interim Final Rule (the “ Rule ”). If you read this blog, you’ll recall the hemp industry sued the DEA following the release of its Rule in August 2020. billion in 2019. billion by 2024, increasing from $1.2

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SpeedWeed

MAY 11, 2021

million marijuana plants in 2020, a figure that is up nearly 20% over 2019. The annual DEA report also shows that federal law enforcement officers made nearly 5,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2020, a year wracked by the social and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. By 1985, all 50 states were participating in the DEA program.

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Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 2, 2019

The Americans for Safe Access 2019 Unity Conference, themed The Price of Being a Medical Cannabis Patient, featured over a hundred patients from all over America visiting their representatives in Congress and the Senate to promote the Medical Cannabis Control Act of 2019.

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CannaMD

JULY 19, 2020

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) made far fewer cannabis-related arrests in 2019 than in previous years. Let’s take a closer look at what DEA data reveals. Per the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCESP) , a whopping 4,003,194 cannabis plants were seized and destroyed in 2019.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 10, 2021

Well, the DEA just released its 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, and the report is full of stats on the United States’ most popular illegal addictions, new trends in intoxicants, and foreign trade — a.k.a. The US sourced 92 percent of its heroin from Mexico in 2019, according to product analyzed by a DEA tracing program.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 4, 2021

In the 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment , which was released by the DEA on Wednesday, the agency notes that despite its continued illegality under federal law, marijuana “is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States.”. The DEA explains that in 2019, U.S. million kilograms were seized,” the DEA reports.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 22, 2021

After years of delays, legal challenges, and obfuscation, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) finally announced that it would begin evaluating applications for federally-licensed research cannabis cultivators. . In 2019, a federal judge forced the DEA to explain its inaction.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) finalized its plans to authorize the cultivation of 3,200,000 grams of marijuana for research purposes next year—a 30 percent increase from 2019’s quota. DEA initially proposed 2020 production quotas in a notice published in the Federal Register in September. tons of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

Monday, 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. Office of Public Affairs. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. percent or less delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Griffen’s article is just one of many parsing the language of the 2018 Farm Bill and a 2023 DEA letter on the topic. See also: “ THCA and the DEA: Rod Breaks Down the Latest News ” from Rod Kight, an another attorney prominent in the space. I would say: “Someone over at DEA wrote a letter last year indicating that it’s not.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 29, 2019

A researcher filed suit against the DEA, claiming the cannabis she was required to use in her work was “sub-par.” In other federal news, the DEA confirmed that “hemp plants and cannabidiol (CBD) preparations at or below the 0.3 Who says you can’t fight city hall?

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Welcome to The Week in Weed’s look back at the news of 2019; whether the year has flown by or seemed to last forever, it’s (almost) over now. Without further ado, here’s a look at the stories that grabbed our attention in 2019. We predicted (correctly – see below) the Senate’s disinterest here.

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NORML

JANUARY 17, 2019

A bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers has introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 ( HR 601 ), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. Click here to send a message to your Representative and urge them to support the measure. . The agency ultimately rejected her decision.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 12, 2019

Defendants are acting-Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, the acting director of the DEA and the federal government. Additional Resources: Appeal Hearing in Cannabis Lawsuit Against the DEA , Dec. 8, 2019, Los Angeles Marijuana Patient Attorney Blog. Although the lower federal court (U.S. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 1, 2019

In other federal news, the DEA has, yet again, not approved new suppliers of marijuana for research. There will have to be a bit more awaiting, it seems. Administration officials, who had said regulations might be available in August, are now predicting their appearance this fall.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The 2019 edition of the Hemp and CBD Industry Factbook released figures that show retail sales of CBD topping $1 billion this year, and predicted that number could hit $10 billion by 2024. Circuit Court refuse to involve itself in the company’s fight with the DEA over cannabis research licenses.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In the world of hemp, Senator Mitch McConnell has directed the DEA to figure out how to distinguish hemp from marijuana. GW Pharmaceuticals and Montefiore Medical Center in New York are teaming up to study the use of a cannabis compound on autism. Note that McConnell still refers to marijuana as hemp’s “illicit cousin.”

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2019

By Peter Becker on March 8, 2019. Lawmakers in Olympia are determined that 2019 will be better — Hector Castro, Director of Communications for the Washington State Department of Agriculture recently stated, “It makes sense to assist farmers to get seeds in the ground this season.”. AUTHOR: Peter Becker – Lane Powell.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 26, 2021

The final rule incorporates modifications to the interim final rule that has been in place since October 31, 2019, however, much of the regulatory paradigm remains unchanged. Below are some highlights from the final rule: DEA Certification Requirement. 3% THC Limit for Hemp and Heightened Negligence Standard.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

State-level marijuana legalization has left the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with far fewer samples of seized illicit cannabis to analyze, a study led by a top marijuana investigator for the federal government says. Authorities in Southern Oregon & the High Plains in California might argue differently !

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

A DEA agent wrote in court records that two people who’d been arrested with thousands of LSD tabs later became informants, leading to the identification of Moshe as the second person’s source of the hallucinogenic drug.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2020

In its performance budget submission to Congress for fiscal year 2021, DEA gave an overview of its enforcement efforts and made predictions about future trends. DEA Admits State-Level Marijuana Legalization Reduces Illegal Market Demand. The acknowledgement seems to be two-parted. dea_cj_fy_2021_03062020.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a petition for review of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) response to an attorney’s letter seeking advice and guidance on how a physician could administer psilocybin to a terminally ill patient without incurring liability under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). By Allison Campbell.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 6, 2019

This is so that the court can take action against the DEA , which has (in the court’s opinion) a “history of dilatory proceedings,” should the agency fail to change the legal status of cannabis in a reasonable period of time. In our continuing series, “Where Do the Candidates Stand on Marijuana”?

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 6, 2022

10, 2019, the church filed to become a 501(c)(3) organization with the IRS. It also filed a request for a religious exemption with the DEA a month later. By August 2019, the church had 20 members, according to the filing, but stopped holding ceremonies as of Aug. ” On Jan. 1, 2020.

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Veriheal

JULY 29, 2021

Fast forward to 2019 and the DEA unveiled eagerly anticipated plans for cannabis research. Only one supplier, the University of Mississippi , has been given the go-ahead to cultivate cannabis for research purposes. .

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United Patients Group

APRIL 3, 2023

Epidiolex, an FDA-approved medication containing CBD (cannabidiol), has been listed as Schedule 5 by the DEA since June 25th, 2019. Epidiolex, an FDA-approved medication containing CBD, has been listed as Schedule 5 classification by the DEA since June 25th, 2019. Cannabis is a schedule 1 substance.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

The whole thing crashed following the 2019 growing season, and a spate of lawsuits ran through the office. This ties directly into marijuana policy, the Controlled Substances Act, and what DEA is thinking about. This would moot the problematic DEA rule referenced above, which was upheld by the D.C Court of Appeals agreed.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

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. Times (Nov.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Researchers want to force DEA to complete import application evaluation. federal court for an injunction ordering the DEA to make a final determination on an application to import and study cannabis, alleging the agency is in violation of its own rules. 2019 and Nov. 2019 and Nov. The Detroit News. 2020, MMJ says.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Applications to obtain a license to produce hemp under the USDA production program may not be submitted until November 30, 2019. License applications under the USDA hemp production plan will not be acted until November 30, 2019. DEA will continue to have a role in the hemp program. must be accomplished under DEA guidance.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 19, 2022

However THCP, an intoxicating cannabinoid discovered in 2019, is too novel to fully establish its legal status. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and potentially the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), could bring enforcement action against producers of some of these intoxicating products if they so choose.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The USDA issued its interim final rule (Rule) on October 29, 2019. The first crisis point initiated by the Rule is its requirement that Labs “ must be registered by the DEA to conduct chemical analysis of controlled substances (in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.13). ” It is an apt reference to the hemp industry’s current predicament.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 20, 2020

In 2016, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced its intent to make kratom a Schedule I narcotic (alongside heroin, LSD, and cannabis), but it subsequently withdrew that position. Today, the DEA considers kratom to be a “Drug of Concern”, along with other substances like salvia divornum.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The President could pursue the appointment of agency officials who favor descheduling, or use executive orders to direct DEA, HHS, and FDA to consider administrative descheduling of marijuana. On the campaign trail during a Presidential debate in November of 2019, then-candidate Biden said : “I’ll be very brief. We’re beyond that.”.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Presently, the public comment period ends on December 30, 2019 and it is unclear whether the comment period will be extended. 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.

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