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‘The Doors are Wide Open’: Denver Cannabis Company Gets DEA Approval To Expand Alzheimer’s Research

Cannabis Law Report

“When you’re talking about wanting to do an actual clinical trial, you need a diversity of people that participate and one state just does not have the diversity of people that are required,” Towle said. The new DEA research license will now change that.

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

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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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Physician Sues The DEA For Access To Psilocybin For The Terminally Ill With Ample Support From Experts And Institutions

Cannabis Law Report

A Seattle palliative care physician has filed a lawsuit against the DEA, contesting its decision to ban psilocybin for use by terminally ill patients.

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Scientists Sue DEA as it Drags its Feet and Hampers Cannabis Research

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Despite mounting evidence into cannabis’ therapeutic benefits, the DEA continues to close its eyes and plug its ears, constantly claiming that there is not enough research to support its medicinal value, according to Marijuana Moment. It could be argued that the DEA is hesitant for the sake of public safety.

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NIDA Monopoly is Over: New DEA-Registered Cannabis Growers Can Supply Researchers with Product

Cannabis Law Report

It seems like every day I read a new story about legislators, high-ranking federal officials, and frustrated advocates of marijuana research complaining that researchers still can’t study the actual marijuana that people are using in the state-legal markets. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to cultivate marijuana for research purposes.

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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. ”We are pleased with the DEA ‘s cooperation and support to facilitate our company mission to service the unmet needs of patients suffering from these chronic diseases.”

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NORML “Senate Unanimously Approves Legislation Providing US Attorney General with Greater Say in Cannabis Research Decisions”

Cannabis Law Report

Senate Bill 253: The Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act provides the office of US Attorney General, rather than the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the discretion to license scientists to engage in clinical trials involving the use of cannabis by human subjects. The full text of S. 253 is online here.