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One Signature Could Remove Marijuana From Schedule I Tomorrow

Canna Law Blog

This isn’t legal speculation; it’s written into the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) itself. Yes, the DEA would need to do some light follow-up rulemaking—but that’s been done before , and the Office of Legal Counsel has already signed off on it. That’s an immediate tax win for state-legal businesses.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

Its provocative kicker states: Much of whats sold as hemp today isnt hemp at all its a mix of synthetic intoxicants and illicit THC masquerading as a legal, natural product. There’s also THCP, THCO, HHC, and others that can’t be made from CBD starter material and thus are outside the legal definition of “hemp.”

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DEA Finally Agrees to Expand Marijuana Research Amid Pressure from Lawsuit

WeedAdvisor

As we reported earlier , marijuana experts were frustrated over the poor quality of cannabis grown at the government’s only legal marijuana facility at the University of Mississippi. Despite a 90-day deadline for review, the DEA ignored this cut-off and simply sat on the applications for three years. Dozens of Applications”. .

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DEA Faces Lawsuit For Denying End of Life Patients the Right to Try Psychedelics Therapy

Veriheal

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 FDA refers to this program as the expanded access program on their website. We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below!

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Chacruna: Ayahuasca FOIA Requests Reveal Increased Ayahuasca Seizures, Lack of Due Process and Government Secrecy

Cannabis Law Report

The Initiative anticipated a two-part process: first, seeking open records disclosures from the government to understand how it views and handles ayahuasca; and second, pursuing the legal recognition of the CEC as a legitimate ayahuasca church founded in the United States based on indigenous beliefs. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”).

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U.S. Funding Focuses on Marijuana’s Harms, Not Benefits

CannaMD

A country’s legalization status has a direct influence on where the funds go. In Canada, recreational marijuana use was legalized in October 2018. The university’s contract has been in place with NIDA for over 50 years, explaining why many researchers refer to the situation as the “Mississippi Monopoly.” WILL THE U.S.

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5 Things to Talk About Besides Politics

CannaMD

Making matters worse, there’s only one farm in the entire country with DEA approval to cultivate marijuana for research purposes. Operated by the University of Mississippi, the farm is part of what researchers refer to as the “Mississippi Monopoly.”. How have these research hurdles affected the way people think about marijuana?

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