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The Week in Weed: May 15, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Maine made changes to their marijuana program. We reported last week on the DOJ’s memo finding that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s cannabis research program is non-compliant with international drug laws. This move comes amidst an investigation into the medical marijuana program. SBA funds, however, are not.

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Memo to Congress: Fix the Farm Bill

Project CBD

Collectively, this language has fostered a regulatory gap that companies are taking advantage of to sell highly intoxicating products, colloquially and misleadingly referred to in the national unregulated hemp marketplace as “legal cannabis.” “Whether growing or not” is being misconstrued to mean that the 0.3

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Oregon-like legalization of “magic” mushrooms is the goal of the Colorado ballot measure

Cannabis Law Report

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot. To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.). Blog: Food Safety News.

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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). The bill includes several provisions for additional research to investigate the impact of legalization on public health, driving safety, and similar areas.

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Colorado Could Legalize Psychedelics This November

Veriheal

Activists collected over 100,000 more signatures than needed to qualify the measure for the ballot, showing significant support for its passing. This board would be known as the Natural Medicine Advisory Board and would be the entity responsible for recommending new psychedelic substances to be approved for the program.

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Chuck Schumer Just Released the Details of His Long Awaited Federal Weed Legalization Bill

SpeedWeed

Several grant programs would also be established to help provide job training, reentry services, and other benefits for individuals most harmed by the War on Drugs. To fund these programs, the bill would apply a federal sales tax on all legal weed sales.

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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

In addition to eliminating criminal penalties for drug possession at the federal level, the bill also incentivizes state and local governments to adopt decriminalization policies by otherwise limiting their eligibility to receive funds in the Byrne and COPS grant programs. Promotes evidence-based drug education.