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New DEA Report Says Border Seizures of Mexican Weed Have Fallen By 80 Percent

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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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DEA Reports Southern Border Pot Busts Down 80% Since 2013

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In the 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment , which was released by the DEA on Wednesday, the agency notes that despite its continued illegality under federal law, marijuana “is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States.”. The DEA explains that in 2019, U.S. million kilograms were seized,” the DEA reports.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

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Denver, Colorado was the first jurisdiction to decriminalize the use of psilocybin via ballot initiative in May 2019. Then, in November 2019, the FDA granted the designation to the nonprofit Usona Institute to study psilocybin’s effect on major depressive order, for which clinical trials are currently under way. AIMS Institute, PLLC.

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Drug War Imperialism

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To fight its war on inanimate objects Washington created the Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, and gave it jurisdiction to operate overseas. There are DEA outposts in Bogotá, Kabul, Mexico City, Bangkok and all around the world. Anywhere drugs may be, the DEA’s valiant agents will sniff them out. criminal justice system.

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Marijuana & Pregnancy: Top Studies

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Significantly higher numbers come from the Centers for Disease Control , which in 2019 reported that some 16% of pregnant women aged 18 to 44 years self-reported frequent to daily marijuana use.

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From DEA to Legal Cannabis: Charles Feldmann Weighs In

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As a Marine Corps federal prosecutor, DEA Drug Task Force Commander and state narcotics prosecutor, Charles spent many years engaged in the War on Drugs. A Former DEA Prosecutor’s Journey into the Global Cannabis Industry. Charles Feldmann, Esq. CannaTech alumnus sponsor and cannabis legal expert. ” – Famous Russian proverb.

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Cannabis Industry Leaders Speak With CLR on Current Delta 8 Issues In The Industry

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Born and raised in San Diego, Dave attended San Diego State University in 2009 where he received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry. During the 2019-2020 vaping lung illness outbreak, there were 60 deaths reported due to Vitamin E acetate and other adulterants being added to vape cartridges. David Marelius, PhD.