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‘The most meaningful cannabis reform in decades’: Experts weigh in on new DEA rules

The Cannigma

All that is about to change, thanks to a change at the DEA , which cultivators and industry experts say will be monumental for cannabis research, medical marijuana patients, and potentially the broader legal status of the plant itself. “We BRC) told The Cannigma this week. Junk’ cannabis ‘ill-suited for clinical trials’. Shutterstock).

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Aurum Labs Receives CDPHE Certification and is Poised to be the First DEA Registered Cannabis & Hemp Testing Laboratory in the US

Cannabis Law Report

Aurum Labs ( [link] ) is now certified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to conduct hemp compliance testing for manufactured industrial hemp products and is in the final stages of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration. Aurum has always been at the forefront of cannabis and hemp testing.

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Thoughts on THCA, Interstate Sales…. and Oregon

Canna Law Blog

“THCA flower is legal under federal law” Maybe. Griffen’s article is just one of many parsing the language of the 2018 Farm Bill and a 2023 DEA letter on the topic. Griffen’s article is just one of many parsing the language of the 2018 Farm Bill and a 2023 DEA letter on the topic. And DEA often loses in court.

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How Religious Groups Can Petition to Use Psychedelics Legally

Canna Law Blog

law are forced to petition the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to do so. The petition process is set out in a set of interim guidelines published by the DEA (Interim Guidelines). I imagine the DEA will be sued over those, too. said controlled substance.

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Colorado Could Legalize Psychedelics This November

Veriheal

Colorado could legalize psychedelics. These include legalizing the possession, cultivation, use, and sharing of psychedelic components such as ibogaine , mescaline , DMT, psilocybin , and psilocin for adults over the age of 21. The city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S.

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Delta-8 THC Regulation Continues to be a Hot Topic in Washington State

SpeedWeed

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ruled that Delta-8 THC, a cannabinoid that occurs naturally and can also be processed from CBD, is a controlled substance not protected by the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp agriculture and products derived from the crop. Last year, the U.S. View original article.

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So Long for THCA Products

Canna Law Blog

Today, I want to examine the legal status of THCA products and why the “loophole” seems like it’s coming to an end. According to the DEA , if hemp or its derivatives contain levels of THC in excess of 0.3%, they are considered marijuana. A primer on the 2018 Farm Bill and THCA For starters, Hemp may only have 0.3%

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