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

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as a non-profit organization to fulfill the need to broaden psychedelic research, therapy, and develop legal options for psychedelic medicine. Later that year, Doblin sued the DEA for the first time. submitted his first DEA application to manufacture marijuana for use in medical research. MAPS Founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D.,

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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. No more Oktoberfest.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

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In a typical scenario, psychedelic substances would be used in conjunction with psychotherapy sessions to treat disorders for which other medicinal therapies have failed. Beginning in 2018, the FDA has started to grant special designations to study the medicinal use of psilocybin via Breakthrough Therapy status. AIMS Institute, PLLC.

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

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Dr. Titus holds a Fellowship with the American Academy of Pain Management and clinical association with the American Association of Integrative Medicine. We used to have “medicinal alcohol” in our country, and this was only available via a doctor’s prescription during the Prohibition Era. David Marelius, PhD.

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Marijuana & Pregnancy: Top Studies

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These numbers reflect both non-medical and medicinal marijuana use. 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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World Wide Weed: Risks and Best Practices for Advertising State Legal Cannabis on the Internet

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29 The Department of Justice alleged that Google had “allow[ed] online Canadian pharmacies to place advertisements through its AdWords program targeting consumers in the United States” and that Google specifically assisted the pharmacies in “optimizing their AdWords advertisements, and improving the effectiveness of their websites.”