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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 Junk’ cannabis ‘ill-suited for clinical trials’. BRC) told The Cannigma this week.

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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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New U.S. Research Efforts Could Catalyze Medical Cannabis’ Adoption in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Veriheal

We know that the plant has powerful potential medical effects, but it clearly needs more refinement, more research and more data,” stated Groff, who envisions a future where patients can easily access ailment-targeted cannabis meds. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). This means that U.S.

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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. Previously a Schedule I substance, hemp was reclassified; hemp has extremely low levels of THC (less than 0.3%). School: Tufts University.

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A Strategy for Rescheduling Psilocybin

Canna Law Blog

The following year, President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse public enemy number one, and in 1973, he formed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Instead, qualifying evidence may come from adequate and well-controlled clinical trials. Phase I trials should be sufficient, and many have been completed using psilocybin.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

Recent studies on the effectiveness of cannabidiol in the rare seizure disorders Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome have prompted a biopharmaceutical company to perform clinical trials of its own to bring a cannabidiol based drug to the American market through the process of FDA approval.

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Buzzes & Bummers: 2018 Was a Wild Ride in the World of Cannabis

SpeedWeed

Marinol (synthetic THC) has been available by prescription since 1986, and other synthetic cannabinoid drugs are in the works, but Epidiolex is the first plant-derived pharmaceutical to reach the US market. Which Cannabis Strains Are Highest in CBD, According to Lab Data? RELATED STORY.