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

Veriheal

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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Tell Congress Not To Allow Trump To Roll Back Medical Marijuana Protections

NORML

The latest offense is his recently released 2021 federal budget proposes slashing all legal protection for state medical marijuana programs and potentially jeopardizing the patients that rely on them. Sign our petition to demand Congress protect state-legal medical marijuana programs. The data speaks for itself.

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Vicente Sederberg LLP Attorney Shane Pennington Elected to International Cannabis Bar Association Board of Directors

Cannabis Law Report

Pennington, who focuses on federal appeals and regulatory issues, is co-counsel on several high-profile cases against the DEA regarding cannabis research, hemp, and psychedelics. Circuit), a pending petition for review of DEA’s August 2020 Interim Final Rule purportedly implementing the 2018 Farm Bill’s amendments to the CSA.

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Daniella Styagova: United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers’ Cooperative

Cannabis Law Report

Facts and Procedural History: The Controlled Substances Act was passed in 1970 and created a single legal framework for regulating substances that are thought to have a high risk of abuse and addiction. Defendant and respondent Oakland Cannabis Buyers’ Cooperative created a medical dispensary that would serve eligible patients.

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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

Veriheal

Essay Summary: Nishtha wants to further research into THC treatment for patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and epilepsy , both of which cause neuron death. Her impressive background includes working in medical dispensaries in Los Angeles under Prop 215 in and prior to legalization and regulation under Prop 64.

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State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Pushes Florida On Further Cannabis Reform • High Times

SpeedWeed

Fried remembers the debate, featuring a then- High Times editor and a DEA agent, marking the first substantive cannabis conversation during her time at school. . Legalization remains an issue Nikki Fried and scores of Floridians continue to advocate for today. Today, the state teeters on the verge of adult use legalization.

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The Top Cannabis Reform Groups to Follow (and Join)

PrestoDoctor

Since then, NORML’s mission has been to shift the public narrative and legalize cannabis. While cannabis legalization has always been the goal, groups like NORML understand the importance of safe consumption. According to plaintiff José Belén, “the DEA was told to act with ‘great dispatch’ and with ‘all deliberate speed”.

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