Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

Since the DEA’s Seed Letter became public I have fielded a number of calls from clients about selling cannabis seeds. The answer is, “It depends” Continue reading “DEA Seed Letter – Triumph or Trap? ” … The post DEA Seed Letter – Triumph or Trap?

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SpeedWeed

MAY 22, 2021

After years of delays, legal challenges, and obfuscation, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) finally announced that it would begin evaluating applications for federally-licensed research cannabis cultivators. . In 2019, a federal judge forced the DEA to explain its inaction.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2020

Buzzfeed News first reported that the Department of Justice expanded the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) jurisdiction in response to these protests. The DEA justifies its position by claiming people are violently reacting to yet another murder of a Black man at the hands of police. In 1973 , 1.1

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2023

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a letter on June 9, 2023 in response to a request about information regarding, among other things, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa). A copy of the letter is below. Note that I was only able to locate a copy of the letter on Reddit. I had to compile a series […]

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Here’s the release the DEA sent out Designed for elementary, middle, and high school students, educators and parents nationwide, Operation Prevention is an important effort … Read More. The post DEA Launches Get Smart About Drugs Program For Schools Called Operation Prevention first appeared on Cannabis Law Report.

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WeedAdvisor

JULY 4, 2019

Despite mounting evidence into cannabis’ therapeutic benefits, the DEA continues to close its eyes and plug its ears, constantly claiming that there is not enough research to support its medicinal value, according to Marijuana Moment. It could be argued that the DEA is hesitant for the sake of public safety.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 17, 2021

Rod Kight and Shane Pennington discuss the DEA lawsuit about hemp extracts. As many readers of this blog know, the… Read More.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 14, 2021

All that is about to change, thanks to a change at the DEA , which cultivators and industry experts say will be monumental for cannabis research, medical marijuana patients, and potentially the broader legal status of the plant itself. “We BRC) told The Cannigma this week. Junk’ cannabis ‘ill-suited for clinical trials’.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JUNE 29, 2018

Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. The FDA can make recommendations to the DEA about substances subjected to scheduling under the CSA, but the DEA is the entity with the power to reschedule CBD. In the recent case Hemp Industries Associations v.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2021

Aurum Labs ( [link] ) is now certified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to conduct hemp compliance testing for manufactured industrial hemp products and is in the final stages of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration. Aurum has always been at the forefront of cannabis and hemp testing.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Unfortunately, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) dropped a surprise interim hemp rule a few weeks ago, which took immediate effect and came as a shock to virtually everyone. The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. DEA Interim Final Rule: What Is “Synthetically Derived THC”?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 7, 2021

On November 16, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking , exploring whether or not to create new federal regulations governing the practice of telepharmacy. The DEA’s notice provides the industry with an opportunity to provide insight and feedback that may help shape the new regulations.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 24, 2021

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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

When you’re talking about wanting to do an actual clinical trial, you need a diversity of people that participate and one state just does not have the diversity of people that are required,” Towle said. The new DEA research license will now change that. credit: CBS).

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 11, 2020

Recently, we’ve been writing about ketamine-infusion clinics, which are increasingly popping up across the country (see a list of our past coverage at the end of this post). Today, we focus on some of the high-level requirements of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on clinics and their personnel. Hospitals/clinics.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

The case is about seeking to ensure that patients with serious, life-threatening illness are able to realize the promise of state and federal Right to Try laws and access psilocybin for therapeutic purposes.”. At that point, the team decided to sue the DEA to change its decision. “I We don’t have much of an explanation at all.”

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2019

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) when it comes to DEA’s handling of petitions to remove marijuana from the list of most dangerous drugs. Here’s what John Erlichman, a key aid to then-President Nixon, told Harper’s Magazine in 2016: You want to know what this was really all about? You understand what I’m saying?

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SpeedWeed

MAY 11, 2021

The annual DEA report also shows that federal law enforcement officers made nearly 5,000 cannabis-related arrests in 2020, a year wracked by the social and economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the data published in the DEA’s yearly Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program Statistical Report, approximately 4.54

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) got a slap on the wrist from a federal watchdog agency over its management of a multi-million dollar marijuana eradication program. In other words, the agency expends about $17 million in funds to partners across the U.S. The DEA Administrator should clearly document all DCE/SP program goals.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

In 2011, Levine was arrested along with five others after they planted hemp seeds on the lawn at the DEA headquarters in Arlington, VA. 2009 ~ DEA Headquarters ~ American Farmers Shall Grow Hemp Again, Reefer Madness Will Be Buried.” The fiber itself is the strongest natural fiber in the world.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 18, 2021

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. For years, NIDA and the DEA have promised to open up the sourcing of federally-approved research cannabis. DEA finally relents.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

A Seattle palliative care physician has filed a lawsuit against the DEA, contesting its decision to ban psilocybin for use by terminally ill patients. Background of the Case.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It seems like every day I read a new story about legislators, high-ranking federal officials, and frustrated advocates of marijuana research complaining that researchers still can’t study the actual marijuana that people are using in the state-legal markets. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to cultivate marijuana for research purposes.

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The Fresh Toast

APRIL 17, 2023

5 Facts About Glaucoma And Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana glaucoma treatment can help reduced eye pressure and relieve pain. Here's what you need to know about using cannabis for eye health. The post 5 Facts About Glaucoma And Medical Marijuana appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 30, 2020

If you answered yes to these two questions, then the DEA might have the job for you. The DEA is seeking a contractor that has the ability to destroy illegal drugs without leaving detectable levels behind. ” The tricky thing about this is that not very many places use incinerators. What about the bird’s man?

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Veriheal

JUNE 22, 2021

The more you learn about cannabis legalization, the more you learn what a bunch of crooks the United States federal government is. The post DEA Increases Access to Cannabis for Research Purposes appeared first on Cannabis Central. Research being conducted now is saying the same damn thing it said in 1942.

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CannaMD

JULY 19, 2020

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) made far fewer cannabis-related arrests in 2019 than in previous years. Let’s take a closer look at what DEA data reveals. But despite all the DEA’s seizing and destroying, it’s clear that the average U.S. cannabis user has less and less to worry about. Illicit Grow Ops Targeted.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 10, 2021

Well, the DEA just released its 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, and the report is full of stats on the United States’ most popular illegal addictions, new trends in intoxicants, and foreign trade — a.k.a. The US sourced 92 percent of its heroin from Mexico in 2019, according to product analyzed by a DEA tracing program.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 22, 2024

DEA is investigating international criminal organizations operating illegal grows in about 20 states, including Maine. About 100 illicit grow operations exist in Maine, with approximately 40 search. Read More

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

According to the Daily, the testing delay comes after farmers and states alike complained there wouldn’t be enough DEA labs to handle demand. We now better understand how the limited number of DEA-registered labs will hinder testing and better understand the associated costs with disposing of product that contains over 0.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

You might think it’s California,but actually it is …… According to recently published DEA data about illegal grows it is Kentucky, where both recreational and medical marijuana are still illegal. The DEA confiscated over 1.8 Across the United States, the DEA seized 2.82 million plants in 2017.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

I wanted to highlight that post and discuss today– it’s a compelling post and I have all sorts of thoughts about it. This is something we have thought a lot about at the firm, privately and publicly. Griffen’s article is just one of many parsing the language of the 2018 Farm Bill and a 2023 DEA letter on the topic.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

One of the most unexplainable and continuously disproven series of laws that the DEA have enforced for decades is the illogical Controlled Substances List. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? While any social media post from the DEA probably wouldn’t be met with overwhelming praise, this post was particularly ill-timed.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 21, 2021

Fentanyl itself is amazingly effective at stopping breathing in individuals: “Two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal depending on a person’s body size, tolerance and past usage,” the DEA says , but the organization also says that “ no deaths from overdose of marijuana have been reported.” Even the DEA admits it.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

February 13, 2023 Business and Commerce Law, Distributors, I have been concerned about the proliferation of THC acetate ester (THCO) for a while. It has always been my view that THCO is a controlled substance under federal law. Although it can be made from cannabinoids from hemp, THCO is not naturally expressed by the hemp plant.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

MMJ International Holdings, the premier medical cannabis research company, announced that it has received DEA approval to ship THC and CBD from Canada. ”We are pleased with the DEA ‘s cooperation and support to facilitate our company mission to service the unmet needs of patients suffering from these chronic diseases.”

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CannaMD

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Who would’ve ever thought marijuana would be the least controversial thing you could talk about during holiday get-togethers?! Making matters worse, there’s only one farm in the entire country with DEA approval to cultivate marijuana for research purposes. For more details, see: U.S. Join 65K+ Subscribers!

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