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Federal Agency Submits Documents Recommending Rescheduling Cannabis

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Department of Health and Human Services released an official 252-page document outlining their reasoning for rescheduling cannabis to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). It may also result in federal legalization and easier access in states that have yet to legalize medicinal or recreational marijuana.

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Scientists Sue DEA as it Drags its Feet and Hampers Cannabis Research

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Despite mounting evidence into cannabis’ therapeutic benefits, the DEA continues to close its eyes and plug its ears, constantly claiming that there is not enough research to support its medicinal value, according to Marijuana Moment. It could be argued that the DEA is hesitant for the sake of public safety. A Vicious Circle. .

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Cannabis Litigation: Second Circuit Could Force DEA to Re- or Deschedule Marijuana

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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) when it comes to DEA’s handling of petitions to remove marijuana from the list of most dangerous drugs. Since then many different parties have tried to reschedule or end prohibition by filing petitions with DEA per the CSA protocol on rescheduling.

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DEA finally ends fed monopoly on schwaggy research-grade cannabis

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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) quietly made an announcement that’s expected to have a profound and long-lasting impact on cannabis research and development in the United States. Leafly’s Ben Adlin documented the shockingly poor quality in this 2017 article : Smoking 25% THC, studying 8% THC. DEA finally relents.

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New DEA Report Says Border Seizures of Mexican Weed Have Fallen By 80 Percent

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Well, the DEA just released its 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, and the report is full of stats on the United States’ most popular illegal addictions, new trends in intoxicants, and foreign trade — a.k.a. The US sourced 92 percent of its heroin from Mexico in 2019, according to product analyzed by a DEA tracing program.

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Document: Barr Responses To QFR’s: CLR Digs Out The Relevant Q’s & A’s

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The introduction to the document… The Honorable Lindsey Graham. Access the full document at. We’ve quickly scanned the document and highlight a few of the following passages of relevance. Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, DC 20510. The Honorable Dianne Feinstein. Hearing Tr.

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Publicly Traded Cannabis Company Plans $500M (!) EB-5 Raise (!!)

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Similarly, in spite of dozens of states enacting legislation that allows for recreational or medicinal use of cannabis, it remains federally illegal to possess, produce, and sell under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) as a schedule I substance. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), the agency tasked with enforcing the CSA.

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