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Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA to Move Expeditiously to License Cannabis Cultivators

NORML

Justices for the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied the petition following a filing by DEA in the Federal Register stating that the agency “intends to promulgate regulations” to review several dozen federal cultivation applications.

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History of Marijuana in Mexico

Cannabis Law Report

Mexico represents an important role in the expansion of cannabis around the world, its history is part of a historical, social and economic bed that has transformed each of its events into relevant information at a political-social level. Origin of marijuana in Mexico.

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U.S. Federal Court Tells DEA to Evaluate Rescheduling Cannabis, in Light of its Medical Benefits

WeedAdvisor

In a rather surprising turn of events, a federal appeals court gave marijuana advocates a small opening in their ongoing battle to reschedule marijuana, according to Marijuana Moment. The court, citing concerns over marijuana’s Schedule I status and its impact on medical users who need it most, essentially issued an ultimatum to the DEA.

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The Consequences of Not Studying History

Cannabis Law Report

The conference raises numerous questions related to securities laws, the access to capital markets by cannabis industry companies prior to the removal of cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act [“CSA”] by the DEA or Congress, and the level of scrutiny that both public companies and individual investors can expect. FBI Director J.

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And Here We Go Again! NASDAQ Article: Forget Cannabis: Psychedelic Medicine Is the Better Investing Opportunity

Cannabis Law Report

This renewed interest in psychedelics is being sparked by a pair of seemingly unrelated events. This landmark approval is unique in that ketamine is well known to have hallucinogenic properties, as well as a long history as a party drug. Any approved medicines will have to be rescheduled by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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How Recent Government Legislation will Transform the American CBD Industry

The Joint Blog

The History of Cannabis and CBD in America. While cannabis has been used for its therapeutic effects throughout history, it is only the events of the last century that forged the public’s negative attitudes towards cannabis-derived products. Of course, this is where negligence violation and the DEA come into play. .

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Ninth Circuit Rules Delta-8 THC Is Legal

Cannabis Law Report

The court also considered Boyd Street’s counterarguments that (1) DEA has interpreted the 2018 Farm Bill as inapplicable to delta-8 THC due to its method of manufacture and (2) Congress never intended for the Act to legalize any psychoactive substance. as opposed to delta-8 THC or total THC (i.e.,

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