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USA Dept of Justice Press Release: DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research

Cannabis Law Report

DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. The DEA is providing notice of pending applications from entities applying to be registered to manufacture marijuana for researchers. percent or less delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis. percent or less delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis.

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FDA Approves CBD-Containing Drug - Will the DEA Finally Step Up?

MJ Business Attorneys

Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. The FDA can make recommendations to the DEA about substances subjected to scheduling under the CSA, but the DEA is the entity with the power to reschedule CBD. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Epidiolex, a drug containing Cannabidiol (CBD).

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‘The most meaningful cannabis reform in decades’: Experts weigh in on new DEA rules

The Cannigma

All that is about to change, thanks to a change at the DEA , which cultivators and industry experts say will be monumental for cannabis research, medical marijuana patients, and potentially the broader legal status of the plant itself. “We BRC) told The Cannigma this week. Junk’ cannabis ‘ill-suited for clinical trials’. Shutterstock).

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Delta-8 Study Finds Products Used More In States Without Legal Cannabis

Veriheal

delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It frequently contains unknown ingredients or levels of THC, and it is easier to purchase than regulated marijuana. THC by dry weight, there is room for heavier products like edibles to contain more grams of THC. These products must contain less than 0.3%

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DEA Approves MMJ International Holdings THC Shipment for Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s Disease Drug Development

Cannabis Law Report

MMJ International Holdings, the premier medical cannabis research company, announced that it has received DEA approval to ship THC and CBD from Canada. MMJ International Holdings is developing oral drug products from natural whole plant extract derivatives from the marijuana plant containing THC and CBD. Orphan Drug Designation?

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DEA Finally Agrees to Expand Marijuana Research Amid Pressure from Lawsuit

WeedAdvisor

Despite a 90-day deadline for review, the DEA ignored this cut-off and simply sat on the applications for three years. This likely would have been longer, but the DEA had not anticipated a legal threat to force some action. Given the DEA’s stonewalling, forcing their hand is a notable achievement. Dozens of Applications”. .

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Setting it Straight on Delta-8-THC

Veriheal

When many people think about cannabis, they think about THC and CBD. THC is the prominent intoxicating cannabinoid in cannabis that we know of. Recently the discovery of Delta-8-THC has taken control of the internet. Grinspoon goes on to estimate Delta-8-THC to be approximately 2/3 as potent as its cousin Delta 9.

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