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The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act Has Passed

Veriheal

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is now mandated to approve applications to be manufacturers of marijuana-derived, FDA-approved drugs under the bill. Rescheduling cannabis and decriminalizing cannabis do not mean the same thing for federal legalization. The law gives the U.S.

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Is Congress Closer to Reforming the Cannabis Industry’s Access to Financial Services?

Veriheal

Throughout the years, the SAFE Banking Act has been revised and is now referred to as the SAFE Banking Plus Act. This bill also directs the DEA to register manufacturers and distributors of CBD or marijuana for commercial production of an approved drug that contains marijuana or its derivative. The Drug Policy Reform Act.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

The Blunt Truth

In October, Senator Mitch McConnell directed the DEA to figure out how to distinguish hemp from marijuana. Note that McConnell still refers to marijuana as hemp’s “illicit cousin.” Several northeastern states tried to coordinate their marijuana policies. Which brings us to the festive month of December.

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

Cannabis Law Report

The membership subsequently met with the USDA’s new Hemp Work Group, and White House officials that serve the President on agriculture and drug control policy. Senators) who joined the group in a spirited, interactive discussion on hemp public policy. The national media took notice of some of the highlights: Rep. This is a moment.

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How Recent Government Legislation will Transform the American CBD Industry

The Joint Blog

As Canadian legalization has demonstrated, there is a lot of value in both decriminalizing marijuana and profiting from its commodification. . This is partly due to the heavy involvement of the DEA throughout the production process. The biggest change to come out of the recent change was the improved negligence violation policy.

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Chuck Schumer unveils marijuana bill that would end federal prohibition, finally

SpeedWeed

Drug policy reform advocates widely hailed the introduction of the bill, noting the historical significance of the Senate Majority Leader leading the charge to end prohibition. Maritza Perez, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance , pointed out one issue her organization will be working to amend. Early criticism.

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The Racist Origins of The War on Drugs

Cannabis Info

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 Anslinger referred to Jazz?—?made And yet, there isn’t anarchy. There isn’t chaos.

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