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Indigenous Arizona Church Permitted To Use Ayahuasca After DEA Settlement

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One Arizona church, known as the Church of the Eagle and the Condor (CEC), recently settled a lawsuit with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other federal agencies. The lawsuit was first launched in 2022 after government officials seized a shipment of ayahuasca meant for church ceremonies.

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Americans Will Cultivate Over 4 Billion Grams Of Homegrown Cannabis in 2022

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As of July 2022, 38 states in America have legalized medical cannabis, and 19 states and the District of Columbia have established recreational cannabis programs. Those three million home growers are expected to cultivate approximately 11 million pounds of dried cannabis in 2022. Cultivation Costs for Homegrowers.

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Is The DEA Poised To Regulate Telepharmacy?

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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. The DEA’s notice provides the industry with an opportunity to provide insight and feedback that may help shape the new regulations.

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Psychedelics Activists Protest Outside DEA’s Offices – Arrests Made

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Activists staged a demonstration outside of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) headquarters in Virginia on Monday, demanding that the agency allow terminally ill patients to access psilocybin therapy. aeidinger) May 9, 2022. DeaOutoftheway @RTTpsilocybin pic.twitter.com/1NJWt2cJWn.

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HSS Releases Full Recommendation Report for Rescheduling Cannabis: What Will This Mean for Med & Rec Markets?

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reshedule cannabis as a Schedule III substance in August of 2023. As it currently stands, the Controlled Substance Act makes it incredibly difficult for the DEA and outside research groups to grow cannabis products for the purpose of research.

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Dales Report: 10 Psychedelic Companies To Watch In 2022

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Numinus also made important alliances in 2021, particularly with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) on its compassionate access trial for MDMA-assisted therapy. It was officially listed on the NYSE in August and granted a DEA schedule I manufacturing license in November.

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McGuire Woods: In the Weeds: New Laws for 2022, Kansas Weighs Delta-8, Maine Appeals Dispensary Ruling, Nevada Approves Lounges

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Happy 2022! In The Weeds welcomes the new year, as well as a number of new cannabis laws and policies taking effect around the country in 2022. 1, Louisiana’s medical cannabis program allows patients to access smokable whole-plant flower marijuana. McGuireWoods LLP. Newsworthy Highlights. Montana: As of Jan. The 1st U.S.