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DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 2022

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million cultivated marijuana plants in 2022. The post DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 2022 appeared first on NORML. Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized nearly 5.7 This is the highest annual seizure total reported by the agency since 2011.

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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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DEA Proposes Dramatic Increase In Marijuana And Psychedelic Production In 2022, Calling For 6,300 Percent More MDMA Alone

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing a dramatic increase in the legal production of marijuana and psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA and DMT to be used in research next year. Marijuana itself would get a 60 percent boost under DEA’s proposal, up to 3.2 million grams in 2022 from the 2 million grams last year.

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DEA Calls for Increases in Research-Grade Cannabis and Psychedelic Production

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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed dramatically raised levels of legal cannabis and psychedelic production in 2022 for use in studies. After already increasing production quotas for 2021, the DEA is calling for a 60% increase in marijuana production. million grams, according to reporting by Marijuana Moment.

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DEA Approves Cocaine Derivative for Parkinson’s Research. Why Not Cannabis?

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But recent news of the DEA’s approval of a cocaine derivative for Parkinson’s disease research has left us scratching our heads. After receiving a petition three years prior, the DEA finally answered with action, making plans to deschedule [18F]FP-CIT , a controlled substance derived from cocaine.

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New Mexico cannabis cultivator Bright Green granted DEA production license

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Including Bright Green, eight entities are now registered with the DEA as federally licensed cannabis “bulk manufacturers.” 31, 2022 – has announced plans […] Drug Enforcement Administration has officially registered publicly traded Bright Green Corp. as a federally licensed cannabis cultivator and product manufacturer.

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DEA Schedules Public Hearing On Banning of 5 Psychedelics For August 22 2022

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As reported by Kyle Jaeger in Filter , the DEA has set a public hearing for August 22nd, during which any person who can demonstrate they would be “adversely affected or aggrieved” by the proposed scheduling of five tryptamines can ask to testify. Source Psychedelic Alpha.

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