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The “Right to Try” Psilocybin and New Drug Therapies

Canna Law Blog

I was talking to another lawyer about last week’s vote by Oregonians to legalize psilocybin therapy here in the state. Unlike with many precursor state laws, no institutional review board review is required. In any case, it’s important to note that Right to Try does not encompass any drug or treatment under the sun.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/4/19

NORML

Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. State Senators Daylin Leach (D) and Sharif Street (D), as well as Rep. PA resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/19

NORML

House lawmakers introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 (HR 601), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. At the state level, patients in Ohio and Oklahoma now have access to medical cannabis, as sales began in both states this week. Virgin Islands. CT resident? West Virginia.

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CBD is Everywhere – But Where Does the FDA Stand?

The Blunt Truth

Current federal law expressly allows for the distribution of hemp-derived CBD products that contain 0.3% The FDA has provided clarity that hulled hemp seed, hemp protein powder, and hemp seed oil can be legally used in foods. Other CBD products, however, are still subject to various state law regulations as well as the U.S.

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Can medical cannabis survive adult-use legalization?

The Cannigma

Listen & Subscribe: Very few medical cannabis advocates are against the full legalization of the plant for all adults. But sometimes one unintended consequence of adult-use legalization is that the market no longer caters to medical patients. What is the relationship between medical and recreational legalization?

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The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities

Canna Law Blog

Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. Similar to ketamine, psilocybin has shown great promise in clinical trials for helping to effectively treat depression and PTSD (and we’ve written about psilocybin several times on this blog, including here and here ).

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The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities

Canna Law Blog

Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. Similar to ketamine, psilocybin has shown great promise in clinical trials for helping to effectively treat depression and PTSD (and we’ve written about psilocybin several times on this blog, including here and here ).