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‘The most meaningful cannabis reform in decades’: Experts weigh in on new DEA rules

The Cannigma

For more than 50 years, if you wanted to do cannabis research in the United States, federal law said you had to get the cannabis from the University of Mississippi. The BRC is among the dozens of organizations that have received preliminary approval from the DEA to cultivate cannabis. Junk’ cannabis ‘ill-suited for clinical trials’.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux. Some of the most promising substances, and the law applicable to each, are outlined below: Psilocybin. As such, the use, sale, and possession of psilocybin in the United States is illegal under federal law. Published Via JD Supra.

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NORML “Senate Unanimously Approves Legislation Providing US Attorney General with Greater Say in Cannabis Research Decisions”

Cannabis Law Report

Senate Bill 253: The Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act provides the office of US Attorney General, rather than the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the discretion to license scientists to engage in clinical trials involving the use of cannabis by human subjects. Senate members in 2020 passed a similar version of S.

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Emerge Law Group (OR): PSILOCYBIN THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED ILLNESS IN OREGON

Cannabis Law Report

In Attorney , Federal Law , Kathryn Tucker , Oregon , Psychedelics. A multitude of recent clinical trials shows the clear promise of psilocybin for this population suffering from these debilitating conditions. Access to Psilocybin Therapy Pursuant to Right to Try Laws. September 30, 2021. Kathryn Tucker.

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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

Veriheal

It brings us great pleasure to present the 10 winners of Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020. Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners . Essay: “The Nature of Hemp and Law: Hazy Regulation”. Furthermore, law enforcement is sometimes unaware of changes in federal law. Jack Devanna .

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Psychedelic Revolution Version 2.0: Save Lives & Dismantle War on Fungus

NewsMunchies

In clinical trials, psilocybin (the psychoactive substance in mushrooms) has shown tremendous promise in treating severe depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other mental illnesses. The War on Drugs is a failure and continuing to focus law enforcement resources on people using cannabis and psilocybin doesn’t make sense.

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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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