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DEA Reports Southern Border Pot Busts Down 80% Since 2013

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border with Mexico have plunged 80% since 2013, according to a newly released report from the Drug Enforcement Administration. This has led to the saturation of some markets, particularly in states that have legalized cannabis. is not the only source of illicit cannabis. The DEA explains that in 2019, U.S. But the U.S.

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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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Senators Call For Report On State Of Psychedelic Research

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8] Spravato is derived from ketamine and categorized by DEA as a Schedule III controlled substance. FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for Spravato in 2013 and ultimately approved it for adults who have not responded to treatment after trying other antidepressant medications. DEA and the Controlled Substances Act.

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Enforcement or Compliance

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The War on Cannabis continues through aggressive state and local enforcement and prohibition measures with no end in sight. The issue of enforcement or compliance is probably the biggest one most states face at the policy level. In 2019, there were reportedly 3,000 illegal cannabis businesses in California. The enforcement v.

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The Racist Origins of The War on Drugs

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Australia’s preeminent source of cannabis information. Barclays pegs the global Cannabis industry at being worth $150 billion today, and predicts that it is set to almost double over the next decade. Allthough Cannabis has been illegal since the war on drugs began, there has been 223.7 The Racist Origins of The War on Drugs.

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World Wide Weed: Risks and Best Practices for Advertising State Legal Cannabis on the Internet

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. The website Weedmaps bills itself as “a community where businesses and consumers can search and discover cannabis products, become educated on all things cannabis, review cannabis businesses and connect with other like-minded users,” but is more succinctly described as Yelp for pot.

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Delta-8 pirates are scamming consumers and legit brands—and the feds don’t care

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Our license allows us to sell only in the state of Arizona, only to licensed (cannabis) dispensaries,” Slosburg said. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is now handling delta-8 products the same way it’s dealt with state-licensed cannabis for years. Leafly’s 100 best cannabis strains of all time. As Leafly has learned, the U.S.

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