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

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The DEA now estimates that, under the new rules, it may approve between three and 15 total applicants. ” He added, “Further, the DEA has an incredibly poor track record in this arena – having for years now promised to expedite and streamline this process, but failing to deliver.

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U.S. Funding Focuses on Marijuana’s Harms, Not Benefits

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research scene is also dominated by research on the harmful effects of cannabis, but Canada has dedicated much more funding to positive cannabinoid research. Non-profit organizations like the Canadian Consortium for Investigation of Cannabinoids (CCIC) were also formed to do research. The DEA would then be the exclusive distributor.

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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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Studies Dispel the Myth That Cannabis is a Performance Enhancing Drug

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Since cannabis and cannabinoids are identified as prohibited in-competition substances by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA), perhaps she should have known better. Fast forward to 2019 and the DEA unveiled eagerly anticipated plans for cannabis research. In late 2020, the new regulations were finalized.

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DEA Attempts To Regulate CBD Processing

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

Last week on Thursday August 20, 2020, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published an interim final rule surrounding hemp and hemp derivatives. Simply stated, when the hemp plant is processed and its cannabinoids are extracted into a crude oil, or similar derivative, concentrated amounts of ? By: Nabil Rodriguez.

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Hemp and CBD: Submit Your Comments on USDA Interim Hemp Rules By December 30

Canna Law Blog

Most of us in the hemp industry are well-aware of the major issues in the interim rules: 15-day pre-harvest testing requirements, total THC, DEA laboratories, and crop insurance to name a few. Moving forward into 2020 many crops would have to be destroyed that have otherwise been able to be used for extraction for the last several years.

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Answer of the Day for May 27, 2021

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K2 and Spice are synthetic cannabinoid “designer drugs” that are intended to mimic the effects of THC. These synthetic cannabinoids are sold as “herbal incense” at convenience stores/gas stations, smoke shops and via the internet. Drugs of Abuse – A DEA Resource Guide /2020 Edition. See the Answer.

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