Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) to reschedule marijuana. As we all know, the DEA has routinely refused to accept or denied each and every petition, minus one that yielded very specific changes for a synthetic cannabis drug. Per the usual course, the DEA filed a motion to dismiss for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Ole Miss got the cannabis study and research cultivation gig from the DEA (via a contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)) in 1968. This was before implementation of the federal government’s Compassionate Investigational New Drug Program (CINDP), which Ole Miss’s grow now serves in addition to its research.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2022

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 Nevertheless, the federal law and enforcement policy remained the same.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2022

One might think that the recent uptick in the legalization of recreational marijuana usage would correlate with a decline in the arrests and seizures related to the leafy-green. In 2020 alone, legal sales of marijuana in the US bought in a record $17.5 Nevertheless, the federal law and enforcement policy remained the same.

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CannaMD

JULY 19, 2020

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) made far fewer cannabis-related arrests in 2019 than in previous years. Let’s take a closer look at what DEA data reveals. Per the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCESP) , a whopping 4,003,194 cannabis plants were seized and destroyed in 2019.

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NORML

JANUARY 13, 2020

This Wednesday, January 15th, at 10 am EST, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” ” This marks the first time that members of the Energy and Commerce Committee will hear and debate issues specific to marijuana policy reform.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 10, 2021

Well, the DEA just released its 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, and the report is full of stats on the United States’ most popular illegal addictions, new trends in intoxicants, and foreign trade — a.k.a. The US sourced 92 percent of its heroin from Mexico in 2019, according to product analyzed by a DEA tracing program.

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WeedAdvisor

AUGUST 28, 2019

As we reported earlier , marijuana experts were frustrated over the poor quality of cannabis grown at the government’s only legal marijuana facility at the University of Mississippi. Despite a 90-day deadline for review, the DEA ignored this cut-off and simply sat on the applications for three years. Dozens of Applications”. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2022

According to figures published in the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program Statistical Report, agents and their partners confiscated approximately 5.53 million plants via its domestic eradication program. Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized over 5.5 million plants were confiscated).

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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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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

Colorado could legalize psychedelics. This campaign was backed by New Approach PAC, a nationwide political organization that is focused on supporting progressive reform surrounding cannabis and criminal justice policies. The city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2019

Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released a statement, in which the agency clarified that the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill rendered the importation of hemp seeds legal. As we previously explained , the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, hemp seeds, and other derivatives by removing them from the Controlled Substance Act.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Rather than a ballot initiative , Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia legalized the plant for adult-use purposes via a legislative process. They follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which became the first legislative-driven legal cannabis state back in 2018. Legal Cannabis Business Framework .

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Before the 2018 Farm Bill, only a few states ran limited “research” pilot programs for hemp. Many of them are in the legally problematic CBD food and beverage space. If you’re interested on the legality of all of these products, check out our massive hemp/CBD archive here ). Could that be true? Mini hit list below.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The legal cannabis industry in the United States has slowly expanded over the last decade. Despite the federal illegality of cannabis, lawmakers and state representatives have implemented successful medical and recreational cannabis programs across the nation. The change he pointed out was in how the DEA treats marijuana seeds.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

Pennington, who focuses on federal appeals and regulatory issues, is co-counsel on several high-profile cases against the DEA regarding cannabis research, hemp, and psychedelics. Circuit), a pending petition for review of DEA’s August 2020 Interim Final Rule purportedly implementing the 2018 Farm Bill’s amendments to the CSA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2019

LegitScript, the global leader in merchant and product certification and monitoring in the e-commerce and payment sectors, has launched a new certification program for legally compliant CBD products and websites. LegitScript’s CEO, John Horton, said the program will bring transparency and structure to the CBD industry.

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SMPL

AUGUST 14, 2019

The American Bar Association (ABA) adopted a resolution on Monday that calls on Congress to allow states to set their own marijuana policies and recommends rescheduling or descheduling cannabis under federal law.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 15, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We’ve got an update on the latest Montana legalization developments. Maine made changes to their marijuana program. Groups opposing marijuana legalization said the measure “makes no sense.”

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

EB-5 program. The INA contains an immigrant investor program at 8 USC § 1153(b)(5) that allows foreign nationals to apply for permanent residence by making a minimum investment in a new commercial enterprise in the U.S. The program, known as “EB-5”, is much more complex but for or purposes here that will do. Bright Green Corp.,

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SMPL

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

President Trump proposed ending an existing policy that protects state medical marijuana programs from Justice Department interference as part of his fiscal year 2021 budget plan released on Monday. from using local tax dollars to legalize marijuana sales.

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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. Restorative Justice and Opportunity Programs.

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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

APRIL 24, 2019

Federal Legalization – Then What? Let’s think through a couple of scenarios and have a peek at the landscape in a post-legalization world. Federal Legalization – Then What? . “ aBIZinaBOX Inc., CPA’s “ PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 23, 2020

While Democrats and Republicans remain divided on a number of issues, ending the War on Drugs and cannabis legalization seems to stand out as common ground amongst both parties. . House Republicans supported her proposal to defund the DEA and divert those funds to opioid treatment programs. .

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 23, 2020

While Democrats and Republicans remain divided on a number of issues, ending the War on Drugs and cannabis legalization seems to stand out as common ground amongst both parties. . House Republicans supported her proposal to defund the DEA and divert those funds to opioid treatment programs. .

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SMPL

MAY 6, 2020

A 2018 secret memo, released as part of the lawsuit settled, reveals the Trump Administration believes the nearly 50-year-old program in Mississippi has always been illegal. In fact, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) suggest the restrictions around marijuana research aren’t harsh enough. Lawmakers like Sens.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 1, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. In other federal news, the DEA has, yet again, not approved new suppliers of marijuana for research. And the new prime minister, Boris Johnson, has appointed a cannabis advocate as a policy adviser.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The hemp industry is up in arms over the USDA’s interim rules establishing a domestic hemp program. 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. 3% Total THC.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Speakers will describe how the DEA has handled these granted exemptions, such as filing a permit to import sacrament from another country and bringing back sacrament and going through customs. The panel will also address the DEA’s guidelines for applying for an exemption, and the potential costs, risks, and rewards of going ‘above ground’.

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The Cannigma

MAY 15, 2023

Ketamine legality, past and present In the United States, ketamine is a Schedule III controlled substance , which means that it has a low to moderate potential for abuse or addiction. What is treatment like through an at-home ketamine program? At-home ketamine treatment programs vary.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Many states in the US have legalized cannabis, thirty-eight states to be exact. According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Schedule One drugs are “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” Is Medical Cannabis Legal? tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are legal.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

After months of speculation, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revealed his long-awaited marijuana legalization bill this morning. The new bill does differ from many previous recent legalization efforts in Congress in one significant way. It puts the inequality in today’s state-legal cannabis industry right up front.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

In 2020, Oregon became the first locale to decriminalize psilocybin and legalize it for therapeutic use on a statewide basis. 8] Spravato is derived from ketamine and categorized by DEA as a Schedule III controlled substance. DEA and the Controlled Substances Act. and Seattle, among other municipalities. Challenges.

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Nature's Way Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

In this week’s news and updates, we have updates about how Ohio’s medical marijuana market is doing, political lobyists in the cannabis industry, and the Senate’s push for legalization. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Spearheads Effort to Legalize Cannabis. Federal News. He wants to pass a bill in the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I feel like we’re living in an upside down world when it comes to cannabis legalization at the federal level. To add to the feeling we may be living in the Twilight Zone, a Republican Congresswoman, Nancy Mace , out of South Carolina, just introduced a cannabis legalization bill called the States Reform Act (“SRA”).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School will advance evidence-based psychedelics law and policy. POPLAR will publish original law and policy research. CR: Can you describe the existing landscape of psychedelics research?

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