Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for decriminalizing the use of and research on psychedelics, as well as comprehensive marijuana legalization, in a video message played for a drug policy reform conference on Thursday. Read full report: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

And it gives people who have been harmed by these draconian laws a chance to move forward and embrace some semblance of the life they have long been denied.”. The Drug Policy Alliance has long advocated for drug decriminalization as a critical first step in ending the drug war, including in its 2017 report, It’s Time for the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2021

The California legislation that would decriminalize some psychedelic substances under state law, Senate Bill 519, was approved in a 5-3 vote by the State Assembly’s Public Safety Committee in a June 29th hearing. Decriminalizing psychedelics is one important step in that direction. They write. Read more at.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

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.” BREAKING: City of Seattle Decriminalizes Psychedelics.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

The city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S. Now, a psychedelic-focused bill aimed at reforming laws surrounding psychedelics further in the state has successfully qualified for the November ballot. city to do so. Colorado could legalize psychedelics.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot. Oregon also was the first state to decriminalize certain other drugs with 2020’s passage of Measure 110.

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NewsMunchies

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Psychedelic mushrooms are not legal, per se , but cities and states have decriminalized the plant, meaning law enforcement will not arrest those in possession of it. The War on Drugs is a failure and continuing to focus law enforcement resources on people using cannabis and psilocybin doesn’t make sense.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2020

We are on record here at the law firm in support of Measure 109. Many people, including psychiatrists , are not prepared to vote for both the decriminalization AND deregulation of psychedelic drugs. The Oregon program will not square with federal laws. Legal psilocybin in Oregon? We like the sound of that. No, it’s not perfect.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

7] And cities around the country are beginning to decriminalize some psychedelics, with advocates for decriminalization citing the potential medical benefits. In May 2019, Denver became the first city to decriminalize psilocybin, followed by Oakland, CA, Washington, D.C., DEA and the Controlled Substances Act.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Assembly Bill 1525 allows cannabis banking under California state law. In other news, a federal court ruled that the state must turn over information concerning three marijuana businesses to the DEA. The DEA said it was necessary for an investigation into the illegal import and transport of marijuana oil from Mexico.

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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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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Cities around the country decriminalized (and more are decriminalizing) a host of other psychedelics. In short, physicians prescribe and administer it for certain approved indications, need to register with the DEA, need to follow strict security and reporting protocols, and much more.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

His idea was to associate marijuana with crime and thus activate the prohibitionist laws that began to be in force in the state of California in 1913 and with the passage of time were spreading nationwide, making Mexico passed the law against marijuana in 1920 and with it its production, consumption and export.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 20, 2020

There has been a proliferation of ketamine clinics in the United States (see here here , and here ), and dozens of jurisdictions (such as Denver and Oregon ) passed or are considering passing psychedelics laws that would do everything from decriminalizing psychedelics to regulating them. The post Is Kratom Legal?

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Some news organizations have labeled Initiative 81 as a “decriminalization” measure, but it’s important to recognize that even if Initiative 81 passes, psychedelics won’t be “legal” in D.C. law enforcement. We at the Canna Law Blog support Initiative 81, as we do Measure 109, and encourage our D.C.-based

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2020

The outfit actually began in response to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) scheduling MDMA, more or less, which happened on an “emergency” basis in 1985 (you can view MAPS’ impressive archive and play-by-play on all of that here ). The drug caught DEA’s attention when recreational use proliferated. Just kidding!

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2022

Enabling more study of the cannabis plant may also play a role in convincing other states and the Federal Government to decriminalize or otherwise regulate it. As a refresher, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducts the licensing process that enables researchers to gain access to cannabis product.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2020

The outfit actually began in response to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) scheduling MDMA, more or less, which happened on an “emergency” basis in 1985 (you can view MAPS’ impressive archive and play-by-play on all of that here ). The drug caught DEA’s attention when recreational use proliferated. Just kidding!

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 16, 2022

A bill introduced in January 2022 to legalize cannabis failed , but the state is exploring regulating and decriminalizing delta-9 products and restricting delta-8 products in the 2022 fall session. Indiana still has harsh cannabis laws. Possible penalties. Does Indiana have a medical cannabis program?

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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. Number one, I think we should decriminalize marijuana, period. We’re beyond that.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

Today, adult use of cannabis, which is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is legal in 18 states, and the medical use of cannabis is legal in 37 states, though cannabis use remains illegal under federal law. Decriminalization of Cannabis, Recognition of State law Controlling Cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The decriminalization of cannabis in some states, and its partial decriminalization at the federal level, has created an explosive market for cannabis itself and the myriad chemicals that compose the plant. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) decriminalized those cannabis plants and parts having low concentrations (up to 0.3%

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Researchers have taken a big step in understanding the connection between using psychedelics and feeling connected to nature in a study published in the journal Drug Science, Policy, and Law on Oct. Study findings indicated that those who had previously taken LSD and psilocybin reported a greater sense of “nature relatedness.”

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This would, as the letter to Garland says, “decriminalize” marijuana. For the purpose of the CSA, the Attorney General delegates its power to the DEA and the HHS delegates its power to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). the move and vowed to uphold California state law with regards to marijuana. The CSA’s Power.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2022

Being categorized as Schedule I means these drugs have no accepted medical use, are considered at elevated risk for abuse, and, with limited exceptions (like an approved clinical trial as discussed below), are illegal to possess, sell, or consume under federal law. Non-Commercial Operations. Underground Therapists.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

As Canadian legalization has demonstrated, there is a lot of value in both decriminalizing marijuana and profiting from its commodification. . This is partly due to the heavy involvement of the DEA throughout the production process. Of course, this is where negligence violation and the DEA come into play. .

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2022

Thanks DEA. Jamaica’s Cannabis Laws. During that same year, personal cannabis possession below two ounces was decriminalized and people who were previously convicted with a minor cannabis-related conviction were told that their records had been expunged. Specifically, a U.S. The experts have spoken,” the site says.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

And low THC cannabis oil was legalized in Kansas , which otherwise has some of the most restrictive laws in the country. The state’s Agriculture Department clarified that hemp and CBD in food or cosmetics is illegal under both state and federal law. We predicted (correctly – see below) the Senate’s disinterest here.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2022

Yet in an exit interview published by Rolling Stone in 2000, Clinton appeared to endorse cannabis reform, saying that he thinks that “most small amounts of marijuana have been decriminalized in some places, and should be.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 2, 2020

In lockstep with the FDA’s more open-minded approach toward psychedelic medicine, Denver, Oakland, and Santa Cruz all decided to decriminalize magic mushrooms. Any approved medicines will have to be rescheduled by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Hundreds of other U.S. The dawn of a new era in psychedelic medicine.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2021

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. Today there are 41 states that have enacted some form of a Right to Try or RTT laws. Introducing the Right to Try Act.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 31, 2022

The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. Congressman Earl Blumenauer on federal cannabis law and policy going back to 2017. The post Canna Law Blog Cited by U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

But despite increasing acceptance by the public, and commercial investment in psychedelic therapies, aging federal laws stem the flow of vital research. Research was permitted in the mid-20th century, until the law stepped in. cities and the State of Oregon have decriminalized or legalized psilocybin.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Among the many reasons (overproduction, market saturation) is that federal marijuana laws have not been reformed at all. For years marijuana entrepreneurs and their cheerleaders have repeated the refrain that federal reform of marijuana laws is just around the corner. A very real possibility.). Reason 1: Money. Reason 2: Politics.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2022

The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. Congressman Earl Blumenauer on federal cannabis law and policy going back to 2017. That said, relentless advocacy is critical.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 21, 2022

President Joe Biden has officially signed a marijuana research bill into law. The law gives the U.S. The law gives the U.S. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is now mandated to approve applications to be manufacturers of marijuana-derived, FDA-approved drugs under the bill.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. There are questions about the logistics of opening and running one of these types of businesses, given the complex interplay of laws and regulations promulgated by bodies from the U.S.

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