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NORML Formally Responds to DEA’s Proposed Changes to Marijuana Cultivation Rules

NORML

In 2007, the agency lost yet another lawsuit. .” Specifically, the newly proposed rules expand the DEA’s authority by declaring it to be the only entity legally permitted to purchase, warehouse, and dispense any cannabis grown under a federal license. ” An abbreviated version of NORML’s comments appears here. . *

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Justice Department Urged To Take “Immediate Action” On Marijuana Grow Applications

NORML

… Without access to an expanded range of cannabis products engineered under FDA-approved Good Manufacturing Practices, scientific research cannot hope to keep pace with the ever expanding recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace.” ” The APA represents nearly 120,000 researchers and clinicians. .”

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Pot in the can: Why can’t inmates get medical marijuana?

The Cannigma

A United Kingdom police chief proposed a novel idea this January: Allow drug-dependent inmates access to free cannabis to help them overcome opioid addiction. This creates a situation where state detention facilities — even where cannabis is legal — do not allow inmates access to medical cannabis because it violates federal law.

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40 Tons to host Level Up Career Conference

Illinois News Joint

40 Tons is an African-American and woman-owned social impact organization committed to restorative justice and equitable access to career opportunities. The core pillar of the conference is centered on restorative justice, with five key areas of focus: employment, expungement, education, empowerment, and engagement. Jackson, Chicago.

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Canada: J&J’s Janssen Denied Data Protection Rights For Ketamine Analog Spravato In Canada, Court Rules ‘Not An Innovative Drug’

Cannabis Law Report

The goal of both instruments is to balance incentives for new drug innovation with greater public access to drugs through generic competition. Prior to 2007, the U.S. While data protection and patent rights are two separate issues, they are both intended to achieve the same ends, Pechenik said.

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Opinion: Illinois Caregivers Program needs improvement

Illinois News Joint

I was diagnosed with MS in 2007 and immediately turned to marijuana when I found out,” Cow said. “I Cow, who played three sports in high school and four years of collegiate baseball, had always been active and energetic, until about five years ago when Multiple Sclerosis took over his body.

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Compliance Outfit, Simplifya, To Offer Services in New Mexico

Cannabis Law Report

In 1978, New Mexico was the first state to pass a law that allowed medical marijuana use, but patients could only access cannabis through a federally approved research program at the time. Simplifya Self Audit.