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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

Devitt expresses serious safety concerns. In response to its growing popularity, the DEA announced in 2016 that kratom would be placed in the restrictive Schedule I along with cannabis. However, the following year the DEA put off its decision pending further public commentary. The hemp market remains chaotic and opaque.

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Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses

Canna Law Blog

The updated policy, effective June 1, has far-reaching consequences for small businesses operating in compliance with state law (and for some, in compliance with federal law) – especially those selling hemp-derived foods, supplements, and cosmetics (collectively, Consumable Hemp Products).

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The Week in Weed: May 15, 2020

The Blunt Truth

The National Cannabis Industry Association would like to get the DEA out of research entirely, and state-level research could be a substitute for the federal program. Following up on last week’s news , New Approach Montana has begun collecting signatures to put legalization on the November ballot. montana update.

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

Veriheal

The 14-page document covers several aspects of the drug development process, including trial best practices, data collection, and new drug application requirements. The document also addresses study participant safety emphasizing how psychedelics’ psychoactive effects increase the potential for abuse.

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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. In a statement to The Denver Post, Natural Medicine Colorado—which sponsored the act—said “the measure is designed to prioritize mental health and healing, while balancing safety and access.”

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What is THC-O?

Otherside Farms

To be safe, it is crucial to have third-party lab tests and certificates of analysis done to ensure safety. THC-O is made from hemp and therefore legal, however, DEA tightened the law by stating that all synthetic THC is illegal. Is THC-O Legal? As with anything unregulated, there is a chance of impurity. Conclusion.

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Federal Legalization – Then What?

Cannabis Law Report

Such actions by the federal will create some very difficult paths because of policy distinctions arising from individual rights, public protections, commercial activities, health and safety, use of resources, etc.]. Will the mandate for the DEA be changed to oversee another special agricultural legal crop or a medicine ?