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‘The most meaningful cannabis reform in decades’: Experts weigh in on new DEA rules

The Cannigma

All that is about to change, thanks to a change at the DEA , which cultivators and industry experts say will be monumental for cannabis research, medical marijuana patients, and potentially the broader legal status of the plant itself. “We Unfortunately, this change in policy has been promised for years and never actually materialized.”.

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Election 2020: Psychedelics on the Ballot in Washington D.C.

Canna Law Blog

For our coverage of Oregon’s Measure 109, see: Oregon 2020 Election: Vote Yes! On the other side of the country our nation’s capital has its own ballot initiative on psychedelics, Initiative 81, formally known as the Entheogenic Plant and Fungus Policy Act of 2020. on Measure 109. based readers to vote Yes!

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Seyfarth on CBD – February 2020 Update

The Blunt Truth

Topical CBD Pain-Relief Receives FDA Product Listing Certification. Elixicure, an over-the-counter (OTC) CBD-infused topical pain-relief cream marketed for treating inflammation, aches, and pains, has received product listing certification from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). CBD Class Action Litigation.

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Studies Dispel the Myth That Cannabis is a Performance Enhancing Drug

Veriheal

Following the recent news of Texan sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson returning a positive test for cannabis, a debate has erupted on the topic of cannabis as a performance-enhancing drug – can the plant enhance agility, strength, and/or speed? Fast forward to 2019 and the DEA unveiled eagerly anticipated plans for cannabis research.

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Hemp and CBD: Submit Your Comments on USDA Interim Hemp Rules By December 30

Canna Law Blog

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. A major achievement of the 2018 Farm Bill was that it cleared the way for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to offer policies to hemp farmers.

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Senators Call For Report On State Of Psychedelic Research

Cannabis Law Report

Celebrated author Michael Pollan has published two bestselling books on the topic: How to Change Your Mind and This is Your Mind on Plants. In 2020, Oregon became the first locale to decriminalize psilocybin and legalize it for therapeutic use on a statewide basis. DEA and the Controlled Substances Act.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

The Blunt Truth

January proved that there’s always a cannabis angle, no matter what the topic of conversation. History was made in June, when the state of Illinois legalized cannabis as of January 1, 2020. In October, Senator Mitch McConnell directed the DEA to figure out how to distinguish hemp from marijuana.

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