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DEA finally ends fed monopoly on schwaggy research-grade cannabis

SpeedWeed

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) quietly made an announcement that’s expected to have a profound and long-lasting impact on cannabis research and development in the United States. cannabis researchers. For years, NIDA and the DEA have promised to open up the sourcing of federally-approved research cannabis.

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‘The most meaningful cannabis reform in decades’: Experts weigh in on new DEA rules

The Cannigma

For more than 50 years, if you wanted to do cannabis research in the United States, federal law said you had to get the cannabis from the University of Mississippi. We are absolutely ecstatic,” George Hodgin, the CEO of the Castroville, California based Biopharmaceutical Research Co. BRC) told The Cannigma this week.

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DEA Approves MMJ International Holdings THC Shipment for Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s Disease Drug Development

Cannabis Law Report

MMJ International Holdings, the premier medical cannabis research company, announced that it has received DEA approval to ship THC and CBD from Canada. MMJ International Holdings is developing oral drug products from natural whole plant extract derivatives from the marijuana plant containing THC and CBD.

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New U.S. Research Efforts Could Catalyze Medical Cannabis’ Adoption in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Veriheal

federal government is granting a handful of American companies the option to cultivate and study cannabis for medical research purposes. Groff North America is proud to be producing research-grade marijuana, so we can continue growing the field of cannabis-based medicine,” reads an official statement from the company’s website.

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Senators Call For Report On State Of Psychedelic Research

Cannabis Law Report

Earlier this month, Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging both agencies to advance research on the therapeutic effects of psychedelic drugs. [1] Recent Regulatory Developments. Challenges.

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Clever Leaves and Biopharmaceutical Research Company to Partner for Landmark Cannabis Research Study in Collaboration with the University of California, Davis

Cannabis Law Report

The initiative is part of Project Change Lives; Clever Leaves’ $25M product pledge to aid cannabis research in the U.S. The collaboration represents the Company’s first funded study with a research institution in the United States. organization to help advance scientific research into the potential medical benefits of cannabinoids.

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Segra International Completes First Export of Cannabis Plantlets From Canada To USA

Cannabis Law Report

In recent months, the DEA has issued a select number of licenses to several groups in the US to allow for the cultivation of Cannabis for scientific research purposes. BRC works with research groups studying Cannabis and Cannabis flower to understand the plant in a scientific and federally regulated environment.