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Here Comes the First Approved MDMA (Ecstasy) Drug

Canna Law Blog

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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Here Comes the First Approved Ecstasy (MDMA) Drug

Canna Law Blog

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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History of Marijuana in Mexico

Cannabis Law Report

The organization was in the sights of the Federal Security Directorate of Mexico, which was responsible for alerting the CIA about the movements of the barracks, with this procedure, a conflict arose that ended with the death of “Kiki”, a DEA agent who was kidnapped and tortured for belonging to the investigation.

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Bill Clinton 1992 I Smoked Weed But Didn’t Inhale – 2022 I Said CBD Sounds Good But My Media Team Doesn’t Want To It To Be Public Knowledge

Cannabis Law Report

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.”. He also rejected requests to lift a federal ban on harm reduction policies like syringe exchange programs.

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The Week in Weed: May 21, 2021

The Blunt Truth

On the federal level, Republicans proposed decriminalizing marijuana. The DEA moved forward on cannabis research (really!). The problem is that, in the 2000 census, the state lost a seat, so there are only four districts. federal decriminalization. Alabama, moving in the opposite direction, legalized medical cannabis.