The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Not everyone on Capitol Hill is in favor of federal cannabis legalization; there’s also a new bill that would give Congress the opportunity to prevent the rescheduling of cannabis. But is that really true?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot. Oregon, two years ago, became the first state to legalize psilocybin with the approval of Measure 109.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 20, 2020

There has been a proliferation of ketamine clinics in the United States (see here here , and here ), and dozens of jurisdictions (such as Denver and Oregon ) passed or are considering passing psychedelics laws that would do everything from decriminalizing psychedelics to regulating them. The post Is Kratom Legal?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2021

The California legislation that would decriminalize some psychedelic substances under state law, Senate Bill 519, was approved in a 5-3 vote by the State Assembly’s Public Safety Committee in a June 29th hearing. Decriminalizing psychedelics is one important step in that direction. They write. Read more at.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Florida has legalized medical marijuana edibles. Evnen said the measure met all legal requirements, but he expected a legal challenge from cannabis opponents. We’ve got lots of news from California.

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NewsMunchies

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

As the cannabis industry continues to grow and evolve with legalization achieved in many parts of the world, we’re seeing an increase in activity related to another substance that will hopefully be removed from the list of controlled substances – psilocybin. We know such categorization is baseless and false. Let’s put science first.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2022

The short answer is: that current legal options (i.e. legal at the state level or the state and federal level) are limited. These therapists will likely benefit from further decriminalization measures and may be able to transition to state-regulated systems as these go live. Federal Legal Status. Washington.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 16, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. 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. Their plan is to try again in 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

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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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

7] And cities around the country are beginning to decriminalize some psychedelics, with advocates for decriminalization citing the potential medical benefits. In May 2019, Denver became the first city to decriminalize psilocybin, followed by Oakland, CA, Washington, D.C., DEA and the Controlled Substances Act.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

So according to the DEA, its abuse potential is high and it has no medical use. Also, according to the DEA, “the history of human experience probably goes back several hundred years since DMT usage is associated with a number of religious practices and rituals.” BREAKING: City of Seattle Decriminalizes Psychedelics.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 29, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. A researcher filed suit against the DEA, claiming the cannabis she was required to use in her work was “sub-par.” He also favors legalizing cannabis. Who says you can’t fight city hall?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

it focused entirely on individual liberties as the basis for cannabis legalization. Many advocacy groups fear that foreign corporations have already lined legislators’ pockets to ensure they can easily do business in the country, ultimately changing how legalization will impact consumer rights and rural and indigenous communities. .

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Legal psilocybin in Oregon? As a refresher, Measure 109 would legalize the manufacture, delivery and administration of psilocybin, but only at supervised, licensed facilities. Many people, including psychiatrists , are not prepared to vote for both the decriminalization AND deregulation of psychedelic drugs. Not for everybody.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Cannabis is legal and regulated in most U.S. Oregon legalized and will soon regulate psilocybin. Cities around the country decriminalized (and more are decriminalizing) a host of other psychedelics. Ketamine clinics are popping up around the county. Next up is MDMA (referred to in some forms as “ecstasy”).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

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”). The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2022

Enabling more study of the cannabis plant may also play a role in convincing other states and the Federal Government to decriminalize or otherwise regulate it. As a refresher, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducts the licensing process that enables researchers to gain access to cannabis product.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 16, 2022

Indiana does not have a legal medical or adult-use cannabis program. 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. Medical: No Recreational: No Reciprocity: N/A. CBD regulations.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The President could pursue the appointment of agency officials who favor descheduling, or use executive orders to direct DEA, HHS, and FDA to consider administrative descheduling of marijuana. Number one, I think we should decriminalize marijuana, period. We’re beyond that.”. The FDA Director role continues to be unfilled.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Many states in the US have legalized cannabis, thirty-eight states to be exact. According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Schedule One drugs are “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” Is Medical Cannabis Legal? tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are legal.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Oregon Psychedelics: Petition to Legalize Psilocybin for Therapy Moves Forward. Some news organizations have labeled Initiative 81 as a “decriminalization” measure, but it’s important to recognize that even if Initiative 81 passes, psychedelics won’t be “legal” in D.C. on Measure 109. law enforcement.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

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). Additionally, simply descheduling cannabis at the federal level is an imperfect way to legalize cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 23, 2021

Today, adult use of cannabis, which is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), is legal in 18 states, and the medical use of cannabis is legal in 37 states, though cannabis use remains illegal under federal law. Draft Bill Details. The Draft would also direct the Dep. Provisions.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The decriminalization of cannabis in some states, and its partial decriminalization at the federal level, has created an explosive market for cannabis itself and the myriad chemicals that compose the plant. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) decriminalized those cannabis plants and parts having low concentrations (up to 0.3%

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 27, 2022

While it is true that psychedelics are still illegal in the United States under federal law, local and state decriminalization efforts have increased in recent years, and researchers have begun investigating their therapeutic properties. . Always consult a physician before attempting alternative therapies.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

For a while, it looked as though the legalization of cannabis products was never going to be a possibility, at least until recently, that is. As Canadian legalization has demonstrated, there is a lot of value in both decriminalizing marijuana and profiting from its commodification. . Anything that exceeds it must be destroyed.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 2, 2020

The global march toward cannabis legalization has seemingly awoken another long dormant area of scientific interest: psychedelics as medicine. In lockstep with the FDA’s more open-minded approach toward psychedelic medicine, Denver, Oakland, and Santa Cruz all decided to decriminalize magic mushrooms. Hundreds of other U.S.

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Cannabis Info

JUNE 8, 2019

Recreational marijuana is now legal in 11 states, and medical marijuana is legal in 33. Denver has just passed a referendum to decriminalize magic mushrooms. Anslinger was appointed to the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (which later became the DEA) in the 1930’s, leading to his dedicated work in criminalizing all drugs?—?particularly

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. History was made in June, when the state of Illinois legalized cannabis as of January 1, 2020. Meanwhile, New York failed to pass a legalization deal, joining New Jersey in the “Better Luck Next Time” group.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2022

A medical cannabis industry is unfurling across the sun-soaked Caribbean nation, where health leaders have found satisfactory evidence to suggest that a legal market may contribute to the economy through agriculture, entrepreneurship, and scientific research. Thanks DEA. Specifically, a U.S. The experts have spoken,” the site says.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2022

Yet in an exit interview published by Rolling Stone in 2000, Clinton appeared to endorse cannabis reform, saying that he thinks that “most small amounts of marijuana have been decriminalized in some places, and should be.”.

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The Herb Collective

AUGUST 26, 2016

In essence what this means is the DEA and federal prosecutors can no longer take advantage of a flaw in the system by using funds as they please. Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act Proposed by House Representative Jared Polis, this act would decriminalize marijuana at a federal level, making it exactly like like alcohol.

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The Cannigma

JULY 3, 2023

Moreover, since both cannabis and MDMA are on their way to either descheduling, decriminalization or legalization around the world, this number is likely to grow. And simultaneously, legislators around the world are considering legalizing MDMA for medicinal use, including the FDA. That’s around 2.5 million people.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2021

In order to legally access other therapies including nature-based options such as psilocybin , you must gain access under a Right to Try law which requires you to have a terminal condition. The lawsuit came after the DEA denied their application to utilize a synthetic form of psilocybin under the RTT laws.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. Still, for all its promise, would-be clinic owners, practitioners, and consumers may be confused about the legality of such clinics. What are the exact legalities behind ketamine?

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The following year, President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse public enemy number one, and in 1973, he formed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The DEA limits how much psilocybin can be produced annually, which drives up costs, and the agency imposes other unnecessary burdens on researchers. The first is legislative.

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