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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Voices Support For Decriminalizing Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for decriminalizing the use of and research on psychedelics, as well as comprehensive marijuana legalization, in a video message played for a drug policy reform conference on Thursday. Read full report: [link].

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Legal Acceptance of Cannabis Could Encourage Lawmakers to Embrace Magic Mushrooms

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In particular, there has been a rapid increase in efforts to decriminalize (or even legalize) various psychedelic substances , such as mescaline. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) website , magic mushrooms are recognizable by their slender stems, which are “topped by caps with dark gills on the underside.”

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And Here We Go Again! NASDAQ Article: Forget Cannabis: Psychedelic Medicine Is the Better Investing Opportunity

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In lockstep with the FDA’s more open-minded approach toward psychedelic medicine, Denver, Oakland, and Santa Cruz all decided to decriminalize magic mushrooms. This renewed interest in psychedelics is being sparked by a pair of seemingly unrelated events. Hundreds of other U.S. The dawn of a new era in psychedelic medicine.

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US Hemp Roundtable: Press Coverage Provides Sneak Peak Into U.S. Hemp Roundtable Virtual Fly-In

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Check out some excerpts from press coverage of the event —. Many producers expressed concerns that the DEA’s interim final rule would criminalize the processing of hemp extracts. The bill would also get rid of the USDA’s requirement that only DEA laboratories can test hemp products. PoliticoPro — Morning Cannabis (Hemp Watch).

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How Recent Government Legislation will Transform the American CBD Industry

The Joint Blog

While cannabis has been used for its therapeutic effects throughout history, it is only the events of the last century that forged the public’s negative attitudes towards cannabis-derived products. As Canadian legalization has demonstrated, there is a lot of value in both decriminalizing marijuana and profiting from its commodification. .

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. The AAFP opposes the recreational use and legalization of marijuana, but supports decriminalization of marijuana for personal use. Relevant AAFP Policy. Marijuana Possession for Personal Use.

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The Week in Weed: September 4, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Further bulletins as events warrant. In other news, a federal court ruled that the state must turn over information concerning three marijuana businesses to the DEA. The DEA said it was necessary for an investigation into the illegal import and transport of marijuana oil from Mexico. california. the more act.

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