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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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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. 1025, 1026 (2021) (reporting significant improvement of PTSD symptoms following treatment with MDMA in clinical trial); see also Alec J. Yaden & Roland R. Mitchell et al., TIMES (Nov.

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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

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However, social and economic barriers like racial stereotypes and lack of access to care centers have historically barred Hispanic community members from seeking medical cannabis and participating in clinical trials. Supply chains are disrupted as a result, and consumers grow fearful of buying hemp.

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

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The legal cannabis industry is expected to exceed $40 billion in 2021 and CBD sales should reach $5 billion. However, Delta 8-THC is explicitly listed on the DEA 7370 Controlled Substance list, so it’s hard to imagine the cases ending in any other way than saying Delta 8-THC should be regulated like cannabis. . .

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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. That power is typically delegated to the DEA.

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Major Acquisition Announced This Week | Payton Nyquvest – CEO Numinus Wellness

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Complementary businesses combine to create a preeminent North American platform with operations spanning 13 wellness clinics, four research sites and one bioanalytical laboratory. Hosting clinical trials for MDMA ( MAPS Public Benefit Corporation), psilocybin (the Usona Institute), LSD (MindMed) and ketamine (the University of Utah ).