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MAPS Is 36 Years Old – Doblin Provides Precis Timeline of the Organization

Cannabis Law Report

Later that year, Doblin sued the DEA for the first time. submitted his first DEA application to manufacture marijuana for use in medical research. To celebrate this, we invite you to take a trip down memory lane and review highlights from every year of our history. Lyle Craker, Ph.D.,

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3 New Federal Proposals Aimed at Cannabis, Psilocybin, and Hemp Reform

Veriheal

In February 2021, a lawsuit was filed against the DEA for prohibiting access for others aside from the University of Mississippi to cultivate cannabis for research purposes. Lyle has been seeking authorization to become a federally licensed cannabis cultivator since 2001.

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Is It Legal, or Not? What to Make of All These DEA “Position” Letters

Canna Law Blog

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seems happy to respond to public and private parties inquiring about the control status of various substances. DEA answers some of these inquiries more quickly than others, and the response letters are usually short and to the point. What are the legal ramifications of DEA writing these things?”

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It is Legal, or Not? What to Make of All These DEA “Position” Letters

Canna Law Blog

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seems happy to respond to public and private parties inquiring about the control status of various substances. DEA answers some of these inquiries more quickly than others, and the response letters are usually short and to the point. What are the legal ramifications of DEA writing these things?”

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“Activist Apes” Use Kubrick Imagery To Highlight DEA’s Monolithic Attitudes Towards Cannabis & Psychedelic Compounds

Cannabis Law Report

A group of activists dressed in ape suits danced around an eight-foot monolith that they erected outside of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) headquarters on Wednesday, calling on the agency to evolve its policies on marijuana and other controlled substances. It’s OK if you need to read that again. Read more at.

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Marijuana & Pregnancy: Top Studies

CannaMD

This stems from the fact that despite the ongoing legalization of both recreational and medical marijuana at the state level, cannabis is still classified as a Schedule I substance by the DEA, along with substances such as heroin, cocaine, opioids and methamphetamine.

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MDMA Failed to Receive FDA Approval: What Happens Next?

Veriheal

Michael Mithoefer, a clinical psychiatry faculty member at the Medical University of South Carolina who has worked on MDMA trials since 2001, expressed frustration: “I expected a delay, but I didn’t expect this—this is extreme.”