Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 2, 2019

The Americans for Safe Access 2019 Unity Conference, themed The Price of Being a Medical Cannabis Patient, featured over a hundred patients from all over America visiting their representatives in Congress and the Senate to promote the Medical Cannabis Control Act of 2019.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 22, 2021

After years of delays, legal challenges, and obfuscation, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) finally announced that it would begin evaluating applications for federally-licensed research cannabis cultivators. . In 2019, a federal judge forced the DEA to explain its inaction.

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CannaMD

JULY 19, 2020

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) made far fewer cannabis-related arrests in 2019 than in previous years. At the same time, however, the number of illegal cannabis plants seized by the agency spiked. Let’s take a closer look at what DEA data reveals. Why the 16 percent spike from 2018 to 2019?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 10, 2021

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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SpeedWeed

MARCH 4, 2021

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.”. This has led to the saturation of some markets, particularly in states that have legalized cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2019

tons of cannabis. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) finalized its plans to authorize the cultivation of 3,200,000 grams of marijuana for research purposes next year—a 30 percent increase from 2019’s quota. DEA initially proposed 2020 production quotas in a notice published in the Federal Register in September.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Griffen’s article is just one of many parsing the language of the 2018 Farm Bill and a 2023 DEA letter on the topic. See also: “ THCA and the DEA: Rod Breaks Down the Latest News ” from Rod Kight, an another attorney prominent in the space. I would say: “Someone over at DEA wrote a letter last year indicating that it’s not.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

Monday, August 26, 2019. DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. The DEA is providing notice of pending applications from entities applying to be registered to manufacture marijuana for researchers. Office of Public Affairs. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. percent or less delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis.

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NORML

JANUARY 17, 2019

A bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers has introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 ( HR 601 ), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. Click here to send a message to your Representative and urge them to support the measure. . The agency ultimately rejected her decision.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 29, 2019

A researcher filed suit against the DEA, claiming the cannabis she was required to use in her work was “sub-par.” In other federal news, the DEA confirmed that “hemp plants and cannabidiol (CBD) preparations at or below the 0.3 He also favors legalizing cannabis. Who says you can’t fight city hall?

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 12, 2019

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include a 12-year-old epilepsy patient, an 8-year-old Leigh’s syndrome patient, an Iraq war veteran and sufferer of post-traumatic stress disorder, a former NFL player who heads a hemp company hawking sports performance products and a non-profit that helps minorities get ahead in the legal cannabis market.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

State-level marijuana legalization has left the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with far fewer samples of seized illicit cannabis to analyze, a study led by a top marijuana investigator for the federal government says. Read the full report at .

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Welcome to The Week in Weed’s look back at the news of 2019; whether the year has flown by or seemed to last forever, it’s (almost) over now. Without further ado, here’s a look at the stories that grabbed our attention in 2019. In February, we saw the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 1, 2019

In other federal news, the DEA has, yet again, not approved new suppliers of marijuana for research. It would remove restrictions on federal research into cannabis and expand studies on the potential benefits and harms from cannabis use. A lawsuit is pending, so perhaps next year, things will be different.

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United Patients Group

APRIL 3, 2023

Introduction A cannabis ‘prescription’ is written by a doctor to be dispensed at a pharmacy (i.e. A recommendation from a physician is simply permission (‘recommendation’) for the patient to use cannabis, which can be obtained in any state where medical marijuana is legal.

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Veriheal

JULY 29, 2021

Following the recent news of Texan sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson returning a positive test for cannabis, a debate has erupted on the topic of cannabis as a performance-enhancing drug – can the plant enhance agility, strength, and/or speed? Olympic Snowboarder Previously Regained Medal After Consuming Cannabis.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Plus, a new bill would legalize cannabis with state-run stores. In Minnesota , lawmakers are conducting “Be Heard on Cannabis” discussions, so that citizens can share their views on legal marijuana. Also in New Mexico , growers of medical cannabis are suing the state over limits on plant-count.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The 2019 edition of the Hemp and CBD Industry Factbook released figures that show retail sales of CBD topping $1 billion this year, and predicted that number could hit $10 billion by 2024. Turns out, they were trying to get into cannabis in Florida as well. Cannabis research was also a big topic. See you next week!

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. By Peter Becker on March 8, 2019. Lawmakers in Olympia are determined that 2019 will be better — Hector Castro, Director of Communications for the Washington State Department of Agriculture recently stated, “It makes sense to assist farmers to get seeds in the ground this season.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

A DEA agent wrote in court records that two people who’d been arrested with thousands of LSD tabs later became informants, leading to the identification of Moshe as the second person’s source of the hallucinogenic drug.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2020

In its performance budget submission to Congress for fiscal year 2021, DEA gave an overview of its enforcement efforts and made predictions about future trends. Buried within the document is a subtle admission that giving consumers legal access to cannabis means that demand for marijuana products sourced from the illegal market decreases.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

states and the District of Columbia currently have legal cannabis, medical or recreational. Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. Idaho Idaho is one of the staunchest anti-cannabis states.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 6, 2019

The latest piece of cannabis banking (cannabanking?) The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to weigh in on the scheduling of cannabis. She has a plan to legalize cannabis if elected. news is that protections for banks serving the legal marijuana industry have made their way into a Congressional spending bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a petition for review of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) response to an attorney’s letter seeking advice and guidance on how a physician could administer psilocybin to a terminally ill patient without incurring liability under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). By Allison Campbell.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 6, 2022

10, 2019, the church filed to become a 501(c)(3) organization with the IRS. It also filed a request for a religious exemption with the DEA a month later. By August 2019, the church had 20 members, according to the filing, but stopped holding ceremonies as of Aug. ” On Jan. 1, 2020.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Last week, a LinkedIn post by cannabis economist Beau Whitney caught my eye, because Beau said something pretty amazing. The whole thing crashed following the 2019 growing season, and a spate of lawsuits ran through the office. Pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill, when a cannabis plant tests at or below 0.3% Could that be true?

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

In May 2019, Denver became the first city to decriminalize psilocybin, followed by Oakland, CA, Washington, D.C., In 2019, FDA approved Spravato (esketamine) nasal spray for treatment of depression in adults. [8] 8] Spravato is derived from ketamine and categorized by DEA as a Schedule III controlled substance. Times (Nov.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The USDA issued its interim final rule (Rule) on October 29, 2019. The first crisis point initiated by the Rule is its requirement that Labs “ must be registered by the DEA to conduct chemical analysis of controlled substances (in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.13). ” It is an apt reference to the hemp industry’s current predicament.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Researchers want to force DEA to complete import application evaluation. federal court for an injunction ordering the DEA to make a final determination on an application to import and study cannabis, alleging the agency is in violation of its own rules. 2019 and Nov. 2019 and Nov. Law 360 (sub. The Detroit News.

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Veriheal

MAY 6, 2022

The good news is that cannabis could be the tool for a good night’s sleep. Since cannabis may suppress REM sleep, many regular consumers don’t remember their dreams after using the plant. Conflicting Evidence on Cannabis and Sleep. THC’s Connection to REM Sleep.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

With all the buzz surrounding Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the cannabis industry, many questions circulate around what the up-and-coming cannabinoid is, where it comes from, and its legal status. It produces some psychotropic effects that are less potent than Delta-9, the primary form of THC found in cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 17, 2021

With all the buzz surrounding Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the cannabis industry, many questions circulate around what the up-and-coming cannabinoid is, where it comes from, and its legal status. It produces some psychotropic effects that are less potent than Delta-9, the primary form of THC found in cannabis.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Applications to obtain a license to produce hemp under the USDA production program may not be submitted until November 30, 2019. License applications under the USDA hemp production plan will not be acted until November 30, 2019. DEA will continue to have a role in the hemp program. must be accomplished under DEA guidance.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 2, 2022

On June 14, 2022, Harris Bricken attorneys Fred Rocafort, Jihee Ahn, Paul Coble, and Vincent Silwoski presented a webinar entitled Protecting, Monetizing and Enforcing Cannabis Intellectual Property. In this post, we will answer the cannabis patent questions that were not addressed in the webinar. delta-9-THC).

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Should President Biden wish to acknowledge the political, economic, and moral realities surrounding cannabis policy, and fulfill the promises he made on the campaign trail, this report lays out a clear roadmap for how to do so.”. We’re beyond that.”. Number one, I think we should decriminalize marijuana, period.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 20, 2020

In 2016, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced its intent to make kratom a Schedule I narcotic (alongside heroin, LSD, and cannabis), but it subsequently withdrew that position. Today, the DEA considers kratom to be a “Drug of Concern”, along with other substances like salvia divornum.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 19, 2022

However THCP, an intoxicating cannabinoid discovered in 2019, is too novel to fully establish its legal status. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and potentially the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), could bring enforcement action against producers of some of these intoxicating products if they so choose.

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