Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The decriminalization of cannabis in some states, and its partial decriminalization at the federal level, has created an explosive market for cannabis itself and the myriad chemicals that compose the plant. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) decriminalized those cannabis plants and parts having low concentrations (up to 0.3%

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. and] help ensure DEA can evaluate the applications under the applicable legal standard and conform the program to relevant laws.”. [and]

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. and] help ensure DEA can evaluate the applications under the applicable legal standard and conform the program to relevant laws.”. [and]

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

As Canadian legalization has demonstrated, there is a lot of value in both decriminalizing marijuana and profiting from its commodification. . As of January 22, 2021, the USDA completed a decade-long saga in its legalization of certain forms of hemp production. Of course, this is where negligence violation and the DEA come into play.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Many producers expressed concerns that the DEA’s interim final rule would criminalize the processing of hemp extracts. The bill would also get rid of the USDA’s requirement that only DEA laboratories can test hemp products. There are currently zero DEA registered labs in my home state and [only] one in New England,” Pingree said.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 20, 2021

On the federal level, Republicans proposed decriminalizing marijuana. The DEA moved forward on cannabis research (really!). federal decriminalization. Dave Joyce (R-OH), would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, effectively decriminalizing it. And finally, a racehorse tested positive for CBD. mississippi.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Ideas ranged from legalization on day one (Sanders) to decriminalization and expungement (Bloomberg). Virginia decriminalized marijuana. The DEA released an interim hemp rule that the industry hated. And the DEA’s hemp rule brought on litigation. The DEA hemp rule continued its unpopularity.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Assembly Bill 1827 freezes tax rate increases until July 2021. In other news, a federal court ruled that the state must turn over information concerning three marijuana businesses to the DEA. The DEA said it was necessary for an investigation into the illegal import and transport of marijuana oil from Mexico. california.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

In May 2021, a Nature Medicine study showed the benefits of MDMA in relieving post-traumatic stress disorder. [4] 4] In April 2021, a separate study from the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrated the efficacy of psilocybin in reducing symptoms of depression. [5] DEA and the Controlled Substances Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

Aug 4, 2021 . As everyone in the cannabis industry now knows, on July 14, 2021, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced the long awaited proposed Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act , weighing in at 163 pages. Originally published at . Many big changes like these took a bunch of tries.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

On Wednesday, July 14, 2021 Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released draft legislation titled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The armored car was driving into Barstow via a Mojave Desert freeway back in November 2021. The most recent cash seizures come after Empyreal’s previous run-ins with law enforcement in early 2021, forcing the company to ask a federal court to return the funds. Now, the company is stepping up its game.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2022

Thanks DEA. During that same year, personal cannabis possession below two ounces was decriminalized and people who were previously convicted with a minor cannabis-related conviction were told that their records had been expunged. 2021 culminated with a celebration of drug reform advancements in Jamaica. Specifically, a U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot. Oregon also was the first state to decriminalize certain other drugs with 2020’s passage of Measure 110.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

The act would transfer agency functions with regard to cannabis from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) jurisdiction to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Treasury. . Watch the full press conference below.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

The act would transfer agency functions with regard to cannabis from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) jurisdiction to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Treasury. . Watch the full press conference below.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

The act would transfer agency functions with regard to cannabis from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) jurisdiction to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Treasury. . Watch the full press conference below.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) July 14, 2021. Shaleen Title (@shaleentitle) July 14, 2021. President Joe Biden, until recently a senator in his mid-seventies, can barely bring himself to embrace cannabis decriminalization, not legalization. Take the DEA out of the cannabis law enforcement business.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

The act would transfer agency functions with regard to cannabis from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) jurisdiction to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Treasury. . Watch the full press conference below.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

The States Reform Act , introduced in November of 2021 by Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC), aims at removing cannabis as a Schedule I banned substance while respecting the rights of states to determine the level of cannabis reform and keeping Americans and their children safe. The SAFE Banking Act’s Reintroduction in 2021.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

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. The governor of New Mexico signed a legalization bill into law in 2021, and residents can now grow and possess cannabis, but it will not be available for retail sale until 2022.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 31, 2022

The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker cited our own Vince Sliwoski in a letter to Merrick Garland, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2022

The Warren-Booker letter , dated October 6, 2021, advocates for DEA to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act— which would decriminalize the plant at the federal level. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker cited our own Vince Sliwoski in a letter to Merrick Garland, the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The following year, President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse public enemy number one, and in 1973, he formed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The DEA limits how much psilocybin can be produced annually, which drives up costs, and the agency imposes other unnecessary burdens on researchers.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Cory Gardner (R) of Colorado and Elizabeth Warren (D) of Massachusetts, that would allow states to write their own marijuana policies, remove marijuana from the list in the CSA, and decriminalize it federally. Decriminalize recreational marijuana use and expunge prior convictions. Joe’s latest policy stances on marijuana.

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