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DEA Expands Research Opportunities for Scientists Studying Cannabis

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who wishes to legally study the health effects of cannabis have been limited since 1968 to a single legal supplier of the drug. This action by the DEA means researchers will be able to study marijuana from more than one grower. There’s no question it is a problem for just one supplier to have a monopoly on studying cannabis.

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

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The FDA approved Epidiolex as a prescription drug to be used to treat two severe epileptic conditions, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome. Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Epidiolex, a drug containing Cannabidiol (CBD).

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

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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.

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The DEA Is Finally About to End the Federal Monopoly on Research Cannabis Cultivators

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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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What is Delta-8-THC? Is it safe?

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Delta-8-THC, a close relative of the more famous delta-9-THC, acts in many of the same ways producing a similar high and even some of the same therapeutic effects. Because most delta-8 products are derived from hemp plants, it is believed by some that they fall under a loophole in federal cannabis laws. What is delta-8-THC.

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Understanding the 4 Major Differences Between CBD and THC

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Understanding the 4 Major Differences Between CBD and THC CBD and THC are both compounds that can be found in the Cannabis plant. CBD does not produce any psychoactive effects, while THC does. This means that CBD won’t get you high, while THC will. Hemp must legally have a THC content of 0.3

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U.S. Cannabis Legalization Update: Who’s Still Waiting and Who May Legalize

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states and the District of Columbia currently have legal cannabis, medical or recreational. Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. Idaho Idaho is one of the staunchest anti-cannabis states. Like Idaho, CBD with less than.3%