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DEA Faces Lawsuit For Denying End of Life Patients the Right to Try Psychedelics Therapy

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The Right to Try Act or the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act was signed into law on May 30th, 2019, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The lawsuit came after the DEA denied their application to utilize a synthetic form of psilocybin under the RTT laws.

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DEA Seeks to Increase Quota of Cannabis and Psilocybin for Research Purposes

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The DEA published a new document in the Federal Register on September 2 requesting an increase in production for certain Schedule I and Schedule II substances so that it can initiate more research studies. . DEA firmly believes in supporting regulated research of schedule I controlled substances.

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The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities

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Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to cities and counties. In an even larger trend, the health care provider community seems to be exploring various alternative therapies and emerging medicines to improve quality of care.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

Not only are more and more jurisdictions decriminalizing the use of psychedelics for recreational purposes, but it appears that psychedelic substances are the new horizon for the treatment of severe psychological disorders and other ailments. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). Published Via JD Supra. AIMS Institute, PLLC.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

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It was stop and go for hemp on the state level: New Jersey expanded hemp production, allowing CBD in food (both human and animal) and cosmetics. The state’s Agriculture Department clarified that hemp and CBD in food or cosmetics is illegal under both state and federal law. Which brings us to the festive month of December.

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Reminder: These are the draft cannabis bills the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Will Look At This Week

Cannabis Law Report

Food and Drug Administration. The MORE Act would decriminalize marijuana and THC at the federal level by removing it from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, which currently classifies it as an addictive drug that has no accepted medical use, akin to heroin. Senior Policy Advisor, Diversion Control Division. Volkow, M.D.

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Can the Biden Administration Deschedule Cannabis?

Cannabis Law Report

This would, as the letter to Garland says, “decriminalize” marijuana. For the purpose of the CSA, the Attorney General delegates its power to the DEA and the HHS delegates its power to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). However, decriminalization would not establish a legal, federal market. The CSA’s Power.