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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

NORML

Federal law enforcement agents and their partners made fewer marijuana-related arrests in 2019, but seized a far greater number of plants than they did the year before, according to annual data compiled by US Drug Enforcement Administration. It was the second-lowest number of arrests reported by the DEA in the past decade.

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DEA Report Shows Marijuana Arrests And Seizures Up In 2020

SpeedWeed

million marijuana plants in 2020, a figure that is up nearly 20% over 2019. The annual DEA report also shows that federal law enforcement officers made nearly 5,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2020, a year wracked by the social and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. The totals include more than 3.7

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DEA Assisting “to the Maximum Extent Possible” in the Federal Law Enforcement Response to Nationwide Protests — NORML Responds

NORML

If you haven’t read our statement on the murder of George Floyd and the intersections of marijuana criminalization and racial justice, please take a moment to do so here. To be clear, the DEA is not asserting its existing authority to arrest those participating in peaceful protests who may be in violation of federal drug laws.

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Court Dismisses DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Case, But Judge Says Cannabis Reclassification May Be Coming Anyway

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment reports. In its response, the agency argued that marijuana has no currently accepted medical value. Lawyers for the group appealed that decision, asking the court to order DEA to initiate a formal rulemaking process, which would involve expert testimony and public comment. Read the full article at .

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DEA Report: Federal Cannabis Arrests Drop Again.

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment reports. Federal marijuana arrests continue to plummet year over year as more states move to legalize cannabis, new data from the Justice Department shows. Federal Marijuana Arrests Continue To Drop Amid Legalization Movement, New Justice Department Report Shows. Read full report.

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DEA Publishes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking On Marijuana Research

Cannabis Law Report

The USA’s Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice have published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding scientific and medical research on marijuana. Last September, it indicated it would “facilitate and expand” scientific and medical marijuana research and last week saw another tentative step in that direction.

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The Week in Weed: October 30, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The Montana Supreme Court denied a ballot initiative challenge, and some in the medical marijuana industry oppose the measure. Oregon Senators voice their opposition to the DEA’s hemp rule. dea hemp rule.

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