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DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 2022

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Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized nearly 5.7 million cultivated marijuana plants in 2022. The post DEA Reports More Marijuana Seizures, Fewer Arrests in 2022 appeared first on NORML. This is the highest annual seizure total reported by the agency since 2011.

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DEA: Marijuana Plant Seizures Spike, Arrests Fall in 2019

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Federal law enforcement agents and their partners made fewer marijuana-related arrests in 2019, but seized a far greater number of plants than they did the year before, according to annual data compiled by US Drug Enforcement Administration. It was the second-lowest number of arrests reported by the DEA in the past decade.

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DEA Promises Progress on Federal Cultivation Applications, But Provides No Timetable for Action

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The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has once again pledged to take action to better facilitate clinical cannabis research. In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action.

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Document – DEA: Controls To Enhance the Cultivation of Marihuana for Research in the United States

Cannabis Law Report

SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is amending its regulations to facilitate the cultivation of … Read More. The post Document – DEA: Controls To Enhance the Cultivation of Marihuana for Research in the United States first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. ACTION: Final rule.

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Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA to Move Expeditiously to License Cannabis Cultivators

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A federal court on Friday denied a petition for a writ of mandamus that sought to order the US Drug Enforcement Administration to begin licensing private entities that wish to cultivate cannabis. The agency in 2016 first announced its intent to license private entities to grow cannabis for FDA-approved clinical trials.

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New Mexico cannabis cultivator Bright Green granted DEA production license

Cannabis Law Report

as a federally licensed cannabis cultivator and product manufacturer. Including Bright Green, eight entities are now registered with the DEA as federally licensed cannabis “bulk manufacturers.” Drug Enforcement Administration has officially registered publicly traded Bright Green Corp. 31, 2022 – has announced plans […]

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DEA Will Begin Granting Marijuana Cultivation Licenses

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The Drug Enforcement Administration made a milestone announcement earlier this month with the news that the DEA will begin granting marijuana cultivation licenses to various third-party applicants, significantly expanding medical and scientific cannabis research in the United States.

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