SpeedWeed

MAY 11, 2021

Drug Enforcement Agency shows that federal law enforcement agents and their state and local partners seized more than 4.5 The annual DEA report also shows that federal law enforcement officers made nearly 5,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2020, a year wracked by the social and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

“The case is about seeking to ensure that patients with serious, life-threatening illness are able to realize the promise of state and federal Right to Try laws and access psilocybin for therapeutic purposes.”. At that point, the team decided to sue the DEA to change its decision. “I We don’t have much of an explanation at all.”

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

BY EMILY BURNS, GREEN LIGHT LAW GROUP —. The DEA’s announcement signals the “beginning of the end” of federal marijuana prohibition, as the policy change allows federal agencies to evaluate and assess the medical use and abuse potential of marijuana with (limited) political interference.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2022

According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 billion respectively, according to a recent Forbes article. The history of the law surrounding this subject may offer insight. billion, with states like Colorado and Oregon bringing in over $2.2

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SpeedWeed

MAY 18, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) quietly made an announcement that’s expected to have a profound and long-lasting impact on cannabis research and development in the United States. Leafly’s Ben Adlin documented the shockingly poor quality in this 2017 article : Smoking 25% THC, studying 8% THC. DEA finally relents.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) this week challenging the government’s Schedule I classification of psilocybin, the main psychoactive component of psychedelic mushrooms. Read full article. Seattle Doctor Files DEA Petition To Reschedule Psilocybin For Medical Use. Marijuana Moment.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 4, 2021

In the 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment , which was released by the DEA on Wednesday, the agency notes that despite its continued illegality under federal law, marijuana “is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States.”. The DEA explains that in 2019, U.S. million kilograms were seized,” the DEA reports.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 22, 2021

After years of delays, legal challenges, and obfuscation, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) finally announced that it would begin evaluating applications for federally-licensed research cannabis cultivators. . In 2019, a federal judge forced the DEA to explain its inaction.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) got a slap on the wrist from a federal watchdog agency over its management of a multi-million dollar marijuana eradication program. But due to inadequate record keeping, the DEA doesn’t really know if that money is serving its purpose. each year to help them get rid of illegal cannabis grows.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

“THCA flower is legal under federal law” Maybe. Griffen’s article is just one of many parsing the language of the 2018 Farm Bill and a 2023 DEA letter on the topic. See also: “ THCA and the DEA: Rod Breaks Down the Latest News ” from Rod Kight, an another attorney prominent in the space. And DEA often loses in court.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 8, 2023

DoubleBlind write The United States is home to a number of religions, including the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, in which adherents, known as “Pastafarians,” claim a giant bowl of pasta in the sky created the world. There’s also the First Presleyterian Church of Elvis—yes, as in the ‘50s rock star—where church members face […]

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 24, 2019

The Marijuana Time introduce their article by writing… A cannabis researcher at Arizona’s Scottsdale Research Institute plans to sue the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) over what she is saying is low-grade cannabis that is unacceptable for testing. Read Full article.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The report reveals … ndustry members worry the limitation could delay THC testing and create bottlenecks, especially in remote areas far from a DEA-registered lab. “It This is a departure for the DEA, which does not require labs to be accredited to handle narcotics.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Arizona, along with eight fellow amici, argued that the DEA has no business interfering with personal medical decisions by refusing to grant permission to use it — especially in “Hail Mary” scenarios that meet all Right to Try qualifications.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2022

According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 billion respectively, according to a recent Forbes article. The history of the law surrounding this subject may offer insight. billion, with states like Colorado and Oregon bringing in over $2.2

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2022

According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 billion respectively, according to a recent Forbes article. The history of the law surrounding this subject may offer insight. billion, with states like Colorado and Oregon bringing in over $2.2

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 21, 2019

A federal court dismissed a lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Friday after determining that the agency had fulfilled a requirement to process applications for research-grade marijuana manufacturers. Read the full article at [link]. Marijuana Moment reports.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux. This article provides an overview of the current state of legality of common psychedelic substances, and some of the potential therapeutic uses to which psychedelics may be applied. have also passed “Right to Try” laws. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”).

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2020

law are forced to petition the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to do so. The petition process is set out in a set of interim guidelines published by the DEA (Interim Guidelines). I imagine the DEA will be sued over those, too. said controlled substance.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

February 21 2023 On February 13, I posted an article about the DEA’s response to my inquiry regarding the legal status of THCO. As my readers are aware, the DEA stated that THCO is a schedule 1 controlled substance. The DEA’s position, which was spread via my article, created what several people have called a “shitstorm”.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 13, 2021

Governor Polis is being faced with a lawsuit over House Bill 1317, a bill that negatively affected students who were meant to benefit from the law that allows cannabis use by medical patients in public schools. . Under this new bill, the law will require that doctors recommending medical cannabis can only do so from their scopes of practice.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Despite its brevity, the DEA letter I received last week about THCO was followed by confusion and lots of speculation in the cannabis industry about the legal status of novel and mood-altering cannabinoids. In this article, I […]

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2021

This article reviews the insights gained to date from the government’s disclosures, or lack thereof, to the Initiative’s public records requests. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). While CBP has at least provided some response to the initial request, DEA has completely stonewalled the Initiative to date. Postal Service, U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Here is a good article by Hemp Grower magazine on the reopening). Nathalie Bougenies recently wrote about a lawsuit filed against the DEA by the Hemp-CBD industry and we have written several times about the problems with the DEA’s rule: Watch Out! The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

What law legalized medical marijuana in Florida? How does Florida law define medical marijuana? SHORT ANSWER: Low-THC cannabis , defined by Florida law, only contains 8% or less THC and more than 10% CBD. Law enforcement. (And, if you still need your card at the end – we’ve got you covered there, too!).

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 10, 2022

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. Read the full article: [link]. Marijuana Moment reports. DeaOutoftheway @RTTpsilocybin pic.twitter.com/1NJWt2cJWn.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

In this article, we lay out the CAOA’s key provisions governing hemp, related cannabis product regulation, and areas where legislators specifically seek industry feedback to inform the best policy approach. Both product types are currently under the jurisdiction of FDA but are not currently recognized as lawful products. Delta-9 THC.

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United Patients Group

JANUARY 15, 2023

However, the DEA and FDA still consider CBD a drug regulated under the Schedule I classification. The DEA definition of a Schedule 1 substance is : Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 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. Below is a list of state law updates to look forward to this year. 2021-4 , warning that the state categorizes many varieties of delta-8 THC as illegal substances under recent amendments to Kansas law.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Cannabis’ emerging market status makes it a prime target fraud, said Jodi Avergun, a former federal prosecutor and DEA chief who now heads law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft’s white-collar defense and investigations group.

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United Patients Group

APRIL 3, 2023

Although both are legal under state law, there are currently 29 states with legislation allowing for medical cannabis and the District of Columbia. Epidiolex, an FDA-approved medication containing CBD (cannabidiol), has been listed as Schedule 5 by the DEA since June 25th, 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

AUTHOR: DARREN KAPLAN & GARRETT GRAFF – Hoban Law Group. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Darren Kaplan and Garrett Graff Attorneys at Hoban Law Group. Department of Agriculture (USDA), not the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Darren Kaplan is an associate attorney at Hoban Law Group in Denver, Colorado.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

That’s because delta-8 is derived from federally legal hemp, which by law contains less than 0.3% D-8 is legal federally, and most state laws don’t specifically address it. Due to ambiguities in the 2018 farm bill, which legalized hemp and hemp products, delta-8 is currently not prohibited by federal law. delta-9 THC.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Show More According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Schedule I drugs have “no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse.” Full article at. Part II analyzes how U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 1, 2019

Cannabis law legislators must have had the TOAT in mind when they listed government organizations with agricultural research and development capabilities and close relationships with farmer groups as those eligible to apply for the five types of licenses: production, sale, import, export and possession. The law is unclear.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As of November 11, 2021, the DEA has yet to issue a binding opinion. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Update: Since the posting of this blog, Drug Enforcement Administration officials have made comments suggesting that delta-8 THC is not a federally controlled substance.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

We read, analyzed, summarized, and published several articles about it. I decided to take a more philosophical approach in this article and ask whether the Rule will initiate a crisis or create novel opportunities in the hemp industry. The USDA helpfully indicates that it will post directions for obtaining a DEA registration.

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