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Psilocybin-Alcohol Study, FDA’s Psychedelic Guide, & the NCAA’s Cannabis Overhaul Begins

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A study investigated psilocybin’s effect on alcohol addiction, the FDA outlined best practices for future psychedelic research, and the NCAA is inching toward cannabis policy change. Lastly, the guide lays out the complex DEA registration process researchers much navigate to gain access to plants like psilocybin.

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U.S. House Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman & Cori Bush Unveil Federal Bill to Decriminalize Drug Possession, Replace with Health-Centered Approach

Cannabis Law Report

. – Today, ahead of the 50th anniversary—on June 17—of when President Richard Nixon declared the “war on drugs,” Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Cori Bush (D-MO) unveiled the Drug Policy Reform Act (DPRA), alongside the Drug Policy Alliance, which has been a strategic partner on the development of the legislation.

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Update on Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

Cannabis Law Report

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF). It would transfer primary agency jurisdiction over cannabis from the DEA to the FDA, TTB, and ATF. If implemented, regulatory responsibility of cannabis would be transferred from the U.S.

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Marijuana & Pregnancy: Top Studies

CannaMD

Data from the National Institute of Health indicates that younger women are more likely to use marijuana during pregnancy, with urine toxicology testing showing that 19% of pregnant women aged 18-25 screened positive for marijuana use. These numbers reflect both non-medical and medicinal marijuana use.

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Dentons Weekly Cannabis Update

Cannabis Law Report

DEA increases the cannabis research quota. Data indicates cannabis-containing vaping products losing market share to other cannabis products after recently reported health concerns. The campaign is seeking to collect 766,000 signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot.

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What is delta-8? | Leafly

SpeedWeed

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has, in a proposed rule, indirectly classified delta-8 THC as a Schedule I controlled substance, which would make it federally illegal. Additionally, in August 2020, the DEA released an Interim Final Rule (IFR) , a document meant to update and confirm the differences between hemp and cannabis.

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Kamala Harris Backs Biden’s Cannabis Pardons, Air Force Changes THC Testing Policy, and the DEA’s Dark Origins

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Air Force changed its THC testing policy, and a DEA historian talked about the organization’s racist origins. Air Force (USAF) made some huge changes to its cannabis policy. After the two-year trial period, the USAF plans to analyze the data to see if the program is effective. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews.

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