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NORML Says DEA’s Newly Proposed Bulk Cultivation Rules Are “Unduly Onerous, Expensive, and Impractical”

NORML

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking , published this week in the Federal Register , the agency acknowledges its longstanding failure to act upon the 35 bulk cultivation applications before it. The DEA now estimates that, under the new rules, it may approve between three and 15 total applicants.

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Why Dr. Sue Sisley Sued the DEA for Stonewalling Cannabis Research

NORML

We also spoke with her attorneys, who explained why they believed the DEA broke the law by holding up long-promised medical marijuana research licenses. It’s been nearly three years since the DEA announced its revolutionary cultivator program. Dr. Sue Sisley. Later that night, everyone celebrated at a hotel bar.

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DEA Gets Served Another Lawsuit for Blocking Cannabis Research

Veriheal

” Another Scientist is Suing to Cultivate Research Grade Cannabis. The filing is backed by MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) and calls on the DEA to answer a four-year-old filing requesting approval of his application to become a federally registered marijuana cultivator. Why the delay?

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Studies Dispel the Myth That Cannabis is a Performance Enhancing Drug

Veriheal

Since cannabis and cannabinoids are identified as prohibited in-competition substances by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), perhaps she should have known better. Only one supplier, the University of Mississippi , has been given the go-ahead to cultivate cannabis for research purposes. .

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3 New Federal Proposals Aimed at Cannabis, Psilocybin, and Hemp Reform

Veriheal

looking to pursue cannabinoid research. In February 2021, a lawsuit was filed against the DEA for prohibiting access for others aside from the University of Mississippi to cultivate cannabis for research purposes. Lyle has been seeking authorization to become a federally licensed cannabis cultivator since 2001.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana and Cannabinoids: Health, Research and Regulatory Considerations (Position Paper). 1 Simultaneously, the AAFP acknowledges preliminary evidence indicates marijuana and cannabinoids may have potential therapeutic benefits, while also recognizing subsequent negative public health and health outcomes associated with cannabis use.

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Colombia Legalizes Medical Cannabis Flower for Locals and Export

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Colombia had approved legislation in 2016 that regulates the production, distribution, sale and export of seeds, topicals and other cannabis products, but had prohibited the export of dried cannabis flower up until now, fearing that such a move would allow for the flow of legal cannabis products into the black market. “The million sq.