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DEA Seizes 4M Marijuana Plants, Less Arrests in ’19

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Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) made far fewer cannabis-related arrests in 2019 than in previous years. Let’s take a closer look at what DEA data reveals. Per the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCESP) , a whopping 4,003,194 cannabis plants were seized and destroyed in 2019.

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The Week in Weed: August 20, 2019

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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 Who says you can’t fight city hall? He also favors legalizing cannabis.

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The Year in Weed: 2020 Edition

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” Little did I know in December 2019 just how true that would turn out to be. Ideas ranged from legalization on day one (Sanders) to decriminalization and expungement (Bloomberg). Massachusetts decided that medical dispensaries could remain open, but recreational shops had to close. Virginia decriminalized marijuana.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

The Blunt Truth

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. New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

Not only are more and more jurisdictions decriminalizing the use of psychedelics for recreational purposes, but it appears that psychedelic substances are the new horizon for the treatment of severe psychological disorders and other ailments. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). Published Via JD Supra.

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Cannabis Trends of 2022

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Our ancestors consumed cannabis flower for recreational, medicinal, and spiritual purposes. The DEA still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, a designation reserved for drugs with no medical value and a high potential for abuse. Mississippi passed legislation in 2020 to create a medical program.

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Reminder: These are the draft cannabis bills the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Will Look At This Week

Cannabis Law Report

601 , the “Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019” H.R. 3797 , the “Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2019” H.R. 3884 , the “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019” or the “MORE Act of 2019” Witnesses. Drug Enforcement Administration.