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DEA Report: Federal Cannabis Arrests Drop Again.

Cannabis Law Report

Federal marijuana arrests continue to plummet year over year as more states move to legalize cannabis, new data from the Justice Department shows.

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DEA finally ends fed monopoly on schwaggy research-grade cannabis

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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) quietly made an announcement that’s expected to have a profound and long-lasting impact on cannabis research and development in the United States. In other words, the feds are ending their monopoly on cannabis grown for scientific purposes. cannabis researchers. cannabis researchers.

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According To DEA Data Do You Know Which State Grows The Most Illegal Cannabis ?

Cannabis Law Report

You might think it’s California,but actually it is …… According to recently published DEA data about illegal grows it is Kentucky, where both recreational and medical marijuana are still illegal. The DEA confiscated over 1.8 Across the United States, the DEA seized 2.82 million plants in 2017.

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New Hemp Testing Guidelines Make Meeting 0.3% THC Limit Difficult

Medicinal Genomics

The language in the 2014 Farm Bill classified hemp as cannabis with less than 0.3% However, the cannabis plant does not produce THC. Another potential headache for farmers is that analytical laboratories must be registered with the DEA in order to perform compliance testing. THC requirement. and seize all the testing samples.

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Husch Blackwell Launches Psychedelics and Emerging Therapies Practice Group

Cannabis Law Report

Similar to the early days of the medical cannabis movement, psychedelic drugs such as MDMA, psilocybin, LSD, ketamine and DMT are being developed for therapeutic use in a complex and difficult legal and regulatory environment. The firm’s multidisciplinary team covers commercial, regulatory and legal requirements spanning U.S. Steve Levine.

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Scientists Think the Synthetic Cannabinoids in Sativex Can Beat Brain Cancer

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It’s the first cannabis-derived pharmaceutical to be legalized in many countries around the world, including the UK, Spain, United States, Canada, and New Zealand. . “It’s not just street cannabis put into a bottle,” GW Pharmaceutical CEO Justin Gover once told the Guardian. And the weed was (and still is) terrible !

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How long will delta-8 remain legal?

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In Oregon, lawmakers are working on regulations that would create a definition for “artificially derived” cannabinoids, in order to regulates such compounds under the state’s medical and adult-use cannabis laws. Anecdotally, we understand that the DEA is actively monitoring the proliferation of delta-8 THC products.”. Bruce Kennedy.