The Blunt Truth

MAY 15, 2020

Maine made changes to their marijuana program. Although NORML and other advocacy groups asked that state-legal marijuana businesses gain access to this relief, that language did not make it into the legislation. Legislators are considering lifting the cap on medical marijuana licenses in the state. SBA funds, however, are not.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 7, 2020

The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel released a memo finding that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s cannabis research program is non-compliant with international drug laws. This may provide some context for the DEA’s recent proposed rules overhauling its research program. handy dandy chart.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The DEA faces a lawsuit over their hemp rule. The USDA’s relief aid program opens to hemp growers. As we reported last week, the governor could go either way on this legislation. Marijuana Business Daily has a look at what the future may hold for the legislation. dea regulations. Now, they’re suing.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 29, 2019

A researcher filed suit against the DEA, claiming the cannabis she was required to use in her work was “sub-par.” In other federal news, the DEA confirmed that “hemp plants and cannabidiol (CBD) preparations at or below the 0.3 Legislators are considering turning to private dispensaries instead.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

Hemp growers and processors are required to register annually with DATCP as part of the state’s Hemp Research Program, which will continue through the 2021 growing season. “There’s been some constant change with the federal government, how they’ve taken that program and then states have had to adjust.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Around 12 marijuana-related bills were proposed in the 2021 Legislative Session. Nebraska legislators pushed an initiative to establish a regulated framework for the cultivation and distribution of medical cannabis on the state’s 2020 ballot. Wyoming Wyoming is among the few states without a medical cannabis program.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

This is big: Today @SenBooker @SenSchumer and I are releasing our draft legislation to end the federal prohibition of cannabis. Senate Leadership Releases Draft Legislation to Make Cannabis Federally Legal. Legislation opens doors for cannabis policy reform in the current Congress. Summary-Schumer-Booker-Wyden.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level. In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). The Commission’s letter is worth reading. producers and consumers.'”

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 1, 2019

In other federal news, the DEA has, yet again, not approved new suppliers of marijuana for research. Or perhaps Senator Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) legislation will pass. The state’s attorney general has approved a pilot program allowing digital payments to medical cannabis dispensaries.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Rather than a ballot initiative , Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia legalized the plant for adult-use purposes via a legislative process. They follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which became the first legislative-driven legal cannabis state back in 2018. billion in annual sales by the fourth year of operation.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 5, 2020

In Vermont , legislation to establish a marijuana marketplace passed on a second reading in the House. They see legalization as a solution to problems with the medical cannabis program. The Department of Agriculture delayed a requirement that the DEA conduct all THC testing on hemp crops. FEDERAL NEWS.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

other known or potential challenges by the participation of States or producers in the domestic hemp production program. other known or potential challenges by the participation of States or producers in the domestic hemp production program. It was presented with bipartisan support but the legislative process can be unpredictable.

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CannaMD

AUGUST 8, 2020

Drugs, substances, and certain chemicals used to make drugs are classified into five categories (known as schedules ) depending on the Department of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)’s definition of the drug’s acceptable medical use and abuse/dependency potential. More recently, the 2018 Farm Bill expanded hemp legislation.

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 10, 2021

This was part of their “Hemp for Victory Program.” However, in 2004, there was a lawsuit against the Hemp Industries Association and the DEA. Then in 2014, Obama signed the Farm Bill, which would then allow pilot programs for growing hemp, but it still wasn’t supposed to be used commercially. Conditions.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Cannabinoid Hemp Program Regulations (Finally) Finalized. While much attention is focused on New York’s adult-use cannabis market, the CCB and Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) are also responsible for overseeing both the Medical Marijuana and Cannabinoid Hemp Programs. CBD products).

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Ohio legislators are busy writing a marijuana law. The DEA sends a letter to Georgia pharmacies. This month, those legislators are adjourning without acting on that directive. Well, apparently the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) noted that as well, and they didn’t take kindly to it. makes an appearance in Congress.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

If passed, the Department of Regulatory Agencies would be required to develop rules that would allow for therapeutic psychedelic programs at licensed healing centers for adults to receive psychedelic treatments by a trained facilitator. ” Oregon Saw Great Success With Similar Reform.

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The Cannigma

MAY 16, 2025

The unstable legality of federal protections for medical cannabis, which solely come from an amendment to the DOJ and DEAs budget that has to pass every year, threatens our progress. Thats right there was a federal medical cannabis program way back in 1978. In 1992, however, President Bush Sr. ASA campaigns removed barriers for U.S.

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Veriheal

MAY 13, 2022

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) website , magic mushrooms are recognizable by their slender stems, which are “topped by caps with dark gills on the underside.” Once consumed—whether fresh or dried in the form of a brewed tea or an edible—this hallucinogenic chemical transforms into psilocin.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

On July 14, 2021, Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the discussion draft of historic federal cannabis legalization legislation, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA). While unlikely to pass in this Congress, the momentous legislation gives us a roadmap for how the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 14, 2020

Legislation. Deputy Director for Regulatory Programs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. CLICK IMAGE TO ACCESS COMMITTEE INFO PAGE. 171 , the “Legitimate Use of Medicinal Marihuana Act” or the “LUMMA” H.R. 601 , the “Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019” H.R. Douglas Throckmorton, M.D.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

“I’m very thankful to have been working with the Drug Policy Alliance throughout this year to introduce and work on several different amendments and pieces of legislation to make our lives better,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 2, 2019

During a hearing Tuesday on eight VA health-related bills under consideration by Congress, VA officials told House lawmakers that as long as marijuana is illegal under federal law, the department cannot support legislation that promotes its role at the VA. Full story at [link].

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United Patients Group

APRIL 3, 2023

Although both are legal under state law, there are currently 29 states with legislation allowing for medical cannabis and the District of Columbia. Epidiolex, an FDA-approved medication containing CBD (cannabidiol), has been listed as Schedule 5 by the DEA since June 25th, 2019. Cannabis is a schedule 1 substance.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

Now that Illinois has joined 10 other states and the District of Columbia in legalizing the recreational use and sale of marijuana, what can we expect from this new legislation? Illinois has had several lawmakers who have been working for years on marijuana legislation. January 16, 2020 .

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2019

Legislative changes have been proposed to harmonize Washington’s hemp laws with the federal government’s 2018 Farm Bill. A legislative fix is necessary for hemp-derived CBD sales and for out-of-state hemp export. One open issue is how to pay for the hemp-licensing program that is compliant with the 2018 Farm Bill.

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MedicalJane

JUNE 29, 2018

At the time of this article’s publishing, thirty states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation permitting use of medical cannabis. There is no universal handbook for a medical cannabis program. The best way to become familiar with your state’s medical marijuana program is to visit its official website.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA] later followed that move with its own approval of Epidiolex, as well.). In 2018, the FDA approved GW Pharmaceuticals’ epilepsy drug, Epidiolex, which contained CBD as an active ingredient. “CBD is the active ingredient in the approved drug product, Epidiolex.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. In October, Senator Mitch McConnell directed the DEA to figure out how to distinguish hemp from marijuana. However, protections for state-legal medical marijuana programs were once again included in the recently passed funding bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). Some physicians and therapists have argued that the Right to Try Act permits them to administer psilocybin to terminally ill patients (since studies are well past the Phase 1 stage), but the DEA has met this with resistance given psilocybin’s status as a Schedule I drug. AIMS Institute, PLLC.

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 7, 2021

This was part of their “Hemp for Victory Program.” However, in 2004, there was a lawsuit against the Hemp Industries Association and the DEA. Then in 2014, Obama signed the Farm Bill, which would then allow pilot programs for growing hemp, but it still wasn’t supposed to be used commercially. Conditions.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

. – Today, ahead of the 50th anniversary—on June 17—of when President Richard Nixon declared the “war on drugs,” Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Cori Bush (D-MO) unveiled the Drug Policy Reform Act (DPRA), alongside the Drug Policy Alliance, which has been a strategic partner on the development of the legislation.

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SMPL

AUGUST 14, 2019

The resolution states that ABA “urges Congress to enact legislation to exempt from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) any production, distribution, possession, or use of marijuana carried out in compliance with state laws.”. The report goes on to describe how its recommendations would help resolve some of these issues.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 13, 2021

However, when a bill that restricted the medical program was introduced just a few days later, Governor Polis allegedly stopped communicating with the family and other advocates about their wants and needs. . This is something they had been fighting for over the past few years, and they were happy to see it become a reality. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

Note: South Dakota’s weed-legalization legislation is currently facing legal challenges, because no list in this article can be simple. New Mexico and Virginia have approved legislation, and will join this list later in 2021, on June 29 and July 1, respectively.). South Dakota*. Washington. Washington D.C. New Hampshire. North Dakota.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

The now-finalized rules originate from a 2020 voter-approved initiative, subsequently approved by the governor and finally implemented by legislative panel. 1, Louisiana’s medical cannabis program allows patients to access smokable whole-plant flower marijuana. Grassroots Federal/State Legislative Highlights.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

These agency pronouncements arise against a flurry of legislative, executive and judicial actions which offer hope that the problem of conflicting MJ legality might eventually be ameliorated in one way or another: H.R. such as bhang, ganga, charras, Indian hemp, dagga, hashish, and cannabis resin. 1200 , The SAFE Banking Act, awaits a vote.

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