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DEA Faces Lawsuit For Denying End of Life Patients the Right to Try Psychedelics Therapy

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In order to legally access other therapies including nature-based options such as psilocybin , you must gain access under a Right to Try law which requires you to have a terminal condition. The lawsuit came after the DEA denied their application to utilize a synthetic form of psilocybin under the RTT laws.

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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. Some states in the U.S.

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DEA Approves MMJ International Holdings THC Shipment for Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s Disease Drug Development

Cannabis Law Report

MMJ International Holdings, the premier medical cannabis research company, announced that it has received DEA approval to ship THC and CBD from Canada. MMJ will be utilizing its new products for an FDA approved treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and Huntington’s disease (HD). Orphan Drug Designation?

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A Strategy for Rescheduling Psilocybin

Canna Law Blog

The following year, President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse public enemy number one, and in 1973, he formed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Instead, qualifying evidence may come from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials. Phase I trials should be sufficient, and many have been completed using psilocybin.

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DMT Therapy: Coming to a Clinic Near You?

Canna Law Blog

So according to the DEA, its abuse potential is high and it has no medical use. Also, according to the DEA, “the history of human experience probably goes back several hundred years since DMT usage is associated with a number of religious practices and rituals.” MDMA (Ecstasy) Nears FDA Approval for PTSD Treatment.

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Veterans Try Cannabis To Treat PTSD

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CANNABIS CULTURE – The results are now in after the first-ever legal clinical trial into the use of cannabis to treat PTSD, but did the DEA’s rules taint the outcome? For a drug to be approved by the FDA, it must go through Phase 1, 2, and 3 clinical trials.

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Understanding the Current Legal Status of Psychedelics in the United States

Cannabis Law Report

The only psychedelic drug that is approved (outside of clinical trials) for psychiatric use—as opposed to anesthesia—through the traditional medical system is Ketamine. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved esketamine (a component of Ketamine and sold under the brand name Spravato) for treatment-resistant depression.