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DEA Proposes Dramatic Increase In Marijuana And Psychedelic Production In 2022, Calling For 6,300 Percent More MDMA Alone

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing a dramatic increase in the legal production of marijuana and psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA and DMT to be used in research next year. Marijuana itself would get a 60 percent boost under DEA’s proposal, up to 3.2 Imagine reading that headline in 1980!

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NIDA Monopoly is Over: New DEA-Registered Cannabis Growers Can Supply Researchers with Product

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Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to cultivate marijuana for research purposes. The DEA dragged their feet on this plan for years, so lawsuits were filed. Since then, the DEA has licensed four additional bulk manufacturers of marijuana. Use the plants for their own studies and/or FDA clinical trials.

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DEA Seeks to Increase Quota of Cannabis and Psilocybin for Research Purposes

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The DEA published a new document in the Federal Register on September 2 requesting an increase in production for certain Schedule I and Schedule II substances so that it can initiate more research studies. . DEA firmly believes in supporting regulated research of schedule I controlled substances.

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

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LAS VEGAS, NV [August 16, 2021] – Cannabis Conference , produced by parent company GIE Media Inc. 24-26, 2021, at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. LAS VEGAS, NV [August 16, 2021] – Cannabis Conference , produced by parent company GIE Media Inc. 24-26, 2021, at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. 24-26, 2021.

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AIMS v. Garland: A Disappointment for Psilocybin Advocates, but Progressive Policy May Still be on the Horizon

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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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Senators Call For Report On State Of Psychedelic Research

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In May 2021, a Nature Medicine study showed the benefits of MDMA in relieving post-traumatic stress disorder. [4] 4] In April 2021, a separate study from the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated the efficacy of psilocybin in reducing symptoms of depression. [5] Clinical Trials and Human Subject Protections.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

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In June 2021, similar measures were passed in Connecticut and Texas, where medical research on psilocybin is now also legal on a statewide level. Joyce Cutler, Texas the Latest State to Legalize Psychedelic Medical Research, BLOOMBERG LAW (June 23, 2021), available at [link]. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”).

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