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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

A new study from an industry advocacy group in California examines the content of dozens of unregulated intoxicating “hemp” products that are easily available in the Golden State despite being banned by state law. However, the following year the DEA put off its decision pending further public commentary.

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The Week in Weed: September 10, 2021

The Blunt Truth

The DEA would like to increase the production quota for marijuana used for research. Under a new state law, lounges allowing consumption of cannabis should be up and running next year. The state’s tourists currently have no place to consume their marijuana purchases, as public consumption is against the law.

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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

The Blunt Truth

According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 billion, with states like Colorado and Oregon bringing in over $2.2 million marijuana plants and conducted more than 6,600 marijuana related arrests.

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Is The DEA Poised To Regulate Telepharmacy?

Cannabis Law Report

02 December 2021. On November 16, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking , exploring whether or not to create new federal regulations governing the practice of telepharmacy. Indeed, there are no online pharmacies registered with the DEA. How to Submit Comments to the DEA.

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NIDA Monopoly is Over: New DEA-Registered Cannabis Growers Can Supply Researchers with Product

Cannabis Law Report

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to cultivate marijuana for research purposes. The DEA dragged their feet on this plan for years, so lawsuits were filed. Since then, the DEA has licensed four additional bulk manufacturers of marijuana. delta-9 THC, meaning they aren’t a controlled substance under federal law.

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Cato Institute “Cannabis Banking: A Clash Between Federal and State Laws”

Cannabis Law Report

Although 18 states have fully legalized, cannabis is still a sticky issue for banks and other financial institutions because it remains illegal at the federal level. The cannabis industry might look like just another business for local police, where legal, but the DEA and other federal agencies have a different outlook.

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Legendary Cannabis Advocate Eddy Lepp Passes Away 1952-2021

SpeedWeed

He owned and operated Eddy’s Medicinal Gardens and Multi-Denominational Chapel of Cannabis and Rastafari, which was raided by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials on August 18, 2004—the 17th anniversary of which is just days away. I’m facing life in prison for obeying the law,” he also shared. The presiding U.S.

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