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Document: U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration FY 2021 Performance Budget Congressional Budget Submission

Cannabis Law Report

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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New DEA Report Says Border Seizures of Mexican Weed Have Fallen By 80 Percent

SpeedWeed

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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What is the Difference Between a Cannabis Recommendation and Cannabis Prescription

United Patients Group

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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Document: Barr Responses To QFR’s: CLR Digs Out The Relevant Q’s & A’s

Cannabis Law Report

The introduction to the document… The Honorable Lindsey Graham. Access the full document at. We’ve quickly scanned the document and highlight a few of the following passages of relevance. Access the full document at. Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, DC 20510.

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AIMS v. Garland: A Disappointment for Psilocybin Advocates, but Progressive Policy May Still be on the Horizon

Cannabis Law Report

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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Leader of Wholesale Drug Distribution Network Pleads Guilty to Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids and Laundering Millions in Proceeds

Cannabis Law Report

According to court documents, from 2017 through November 2019, Joseph Ruis, 56, was the leader of a Southern California-based wholesale spice manufacturing and distribution operation, along with co-defendants and sisters Kimberly Drumm, 52, and Bonnie Turner, 50, of Olive Branch, Mississippi. Postal Inspection Service; and Robert P.

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New Congressional Report Provides Pathway for How the Biden Administration Can Deschedule Marijuana and Issue Blanket Pardons to Past Offenders

Cannabis Law Report

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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