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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

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Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). According to the company’s CEO, George Hodgin, “federally legal FDA- and DEA-approved cannabis-based drugs will absolutely upend the traditional pharmaceutical market.”. Groff confirmed that it had completed its first batch of medicinal-grade cannabis for research purposes on Feb. federal law.

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New PTSD study finds cannabis safe, but not as effective as assumed

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One group self-administered cannabis with 12% THC over three weeks. Another group received an 11% CBD product with minimal THC. A third group received a balanced THC-CBD product, with roughly 8% THC and 8% CBD. for the production of cannabis used in federally-regulated clinical trials.

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Cannabis Industry Leaders Speak With CLR on Current Delta 8 Issues In The Industry

Cannabis Law Report

With Delta 8, one is not going to have an anxious or paranoia episode as can be common for newcomers to marijuana forms of cannabis – especially with high concentration of THC that is readily available today. Delta 8-THC is a psychoactive cannabinoid, just like Delta 9-THC, and legislators should regulate it as such.

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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

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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%).

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US Hemp Roundtable: Statement On The Status of Hemp Derived CBD Under Federal Law

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Accordingly, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) no longer has any claim to interfere with the interstate commerce of hemp products, so as long as the THC level is at or below 0.3%. While the DEA is now officially out of the hemp regulation business, the U.S. The FDA’s position on CBD is unsettled and unsupported by law.

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A Strategy for Rescheduling Psilocybin

Canna Law Blog

To acknowledge its impressive safety record and potential for treating depression more effectively than existing therapies, the Food and Drug Administration designated psilocybin a breakthrough therapy in 2018 and 2019 for treating drug-resistant depression and major depressive disorder. That power is typically delegated to the DEA.