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The Week in Weed: August 28, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Vermont is considering expungement and decriminalization. The DEA has a new hemp rule. Senator McConnell is promoting hemp face masks. Vermont decriminalized possession of up to 1 oz. of cannabis, and decriminalize possession of that amount. dea hemp rule. hemp face masks. pennsylvania.

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DEA Seizes 4M Marijuana Plants, Less Arrests in ’19

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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. The DEA’s data also implies that cannabis seizures and weapon seizures went hand in hand, a testament to how seriously some illegal grow operations take their security.

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The Week in Weed: September 4, 2020

The Blunt Truth

A bill which would have set new rules for the hemp industry, was not passed. Since it faced opposition from hemp farmers and others in the cannabis industry, that may be for the best. In other news, a federal court ruled that the state must turn over information concerning three marijuana businesses to the DEA. the more act.

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The Week in Weed: January 17, 2020

The Blunt Truth

The DEA is moving to offer proposed regulations for researchers who want to grow cannabis; the regulations are currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget. This is in addition to another bill that would decriminalize marijuana , introduced in August. Well, it’s slightly less adamant now.

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Cannabis regulations in Indiana

The Cannigma

A bill introduced in January 2022 to legalize cannabis failed , but the state is exploring regulating and decriminalizing delta-9 products and restricting delta-8 products in the 2022 fall session. The state once had a strong industrial hemp industry, but this was ended after the Marijuana Tax Act in 1937. Possible penalties.

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The Week in Weed: August 20, 2019

The Blunt Truth

A researcher filed suit against the DEA, claiming the cannabis she was required to use in her work was “sub-par.” In other federal news, the DEA confirmed that “hemp plants and cannabidiol (CBD) preparations at or below the 0.3 percent delta-9 THC threshold” are not controlled substances.

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AIMS v. Garland: A Disappointment for Psilocybin Advocates, but Progressive Policy May Still be on the Horizon

Cannabis Law Report

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a petition for review of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) response to an attorney’s letter seeking advice and guidance on how a physician could administer psilocybin to a terminally ill patient without incurring liability under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). By Allison Campbell.

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