Doctor Sues DEA for Right to Give Psilocybin to Ailing Patients
Project CBD
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Psilocybin, the psychedelic mushroom extract, has been fast-tracked by the FDA to treat depression, but doctors still can’t use it in their practice.
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Project CBD
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Psilocybin, the psychedelic mushroom extract, has been fast-tracked by the FDA to treat depression, but doctors still can’t use it in their practice.
Cannabis Law Report
MARCH 10, 2021
Marijuana Moment reports A Seattle doctor hoping to expand access to psilocybin mushrooms for terminally ill cancer patients is taking… Read More. The post USA: Dr Suing DEA Over Right To Give Patients Psilocybin Treatment first appeared on Cannabis Law Report.
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SpeedWeed
MARCH 11, 2021
The case is about seeking to ensure that patients with serious, life-threatening illness are able to realize the promise of state and federal Right to Try laws and access psilocybin for therapeutic purposes.”. The state said the decision to use these drugs should be made by the patient and their doctor. .
NORML
AUGUST 26, 2019
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has once again pledged to take action to better facilitate clinical cannabis research. In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action.
NORML
JULY 15, 2020
Sixty-three percent of respondents also agreed, “The DEA should reclassify marijuana so that it is no longer a schedule I drug.". The post Survey: Majority of Health Care Professionals Endorse Cannabis Use Instead of Opioids in Chronic Pain Patients appeared first on NORML.
Leafly
MAY 10, 2022
Many were arrested protesting the DEA's decision to not recognize the Right To Try law, allowing psilocybin use for terminally ill patients looking to ease end-of-life anxiety and distress. The post Protestors of psilocybin ban arrested at DEA headquarters appeared first on Leafly.
Veriheal
JANUARY 24, 2023
But recent news of the DEA’s approval of a cocaine derivative for Parkinson’s disease research has left us scratching our heads. After receiving a petition three years prior, the DEA finally answered with action, making plans to deschedule [18F]FP-CIT , a controlled substance derived from cocaine.
Project CBD
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Psilocybin, the psychedelic mushroom extract, has been fast-tracked by the FDA to treat depression, but doctors still can’t use it in their practice.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 12, 2021
Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) refusal to accommodate state and federal right to try laws. US DEA , No. RTT laws permit certain patients who have been diagnosed with life-threatening diseases or conditions access to investigational medications not yet approved for general use by the U.S. 21-70544 (9th Cir.),
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
DEA extends many telemedicine flexibilities adopted during the COVID-19 PHE with appropriate safeguards WASHINGTON – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced proposed permanent rules for the prescribing of controlled medications via telemedicine, expanding patient access to critical therapies beyond the scheduled end of the COVID-19 (..)
Americans for Safe Access
APRIL 19, 2022
When we started Americans for Access, we were facing paramilitary style raids from the DEA, only 8 states had passed laws creating criminal exemptions for medical cannabis patients, the DEA was still saying that cannabis was a gateway drug and there was no legal access anywhere!
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 7, 2021
On November 16, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking , exploring whether or not to create new federal regulations governing the practice of telepharmacy. The DEA’s notice provides the industry with an opportunity to provide insight and feedback that may help shape the new regulations.
WeedAdvisor
JULY 4, 2019
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.
The Cannigma
JUNE 14, 2021
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).
MJ Business Attorneys
JUNE 29, 2018
Epidiolex is the first drug the FDA has approved that contains a substance derived from marijuana, and it is also the first drug approved by the FDA to be used to treat patients with Dravet syndrome. Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. In the recent case Hemp Industries Associations v.
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 3, 2021
A Seattle palliative care physician has filed a lawsuit against the DEA, contesting its decision to ban psilocybin for use by terminally ill patients. Background of the Case. Read more .
NORML
JANUARY 12, 2024
"It is significant for these health agencies to acknowledge publicly, for the first time, what many patients and advocates have known for decades: that cannabis is a safe and effective therapeutic agent for tens of millions of Americans."
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 5, 2022
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) this week challenging the government’s Schedule I classification of psilocybin, the main psychoactive component of psychedelic mushrooms. Seattle Doctor Files DEA Petition To Reschedule Psilocybin For Medical Use. Marijuana Moment. As part of the suit, attorneys general from eight U.S.
Cannabis Law Report
MAY 25, 2021
Marijuana Moment reports A bipartisan group of attorneys general from eight U.S. states and the District of Columbia has sided… Read More.
SpeedWeed
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
The DEA published a new document in the Federal Register on September 2 requesting an increase in production for certain Schedule I and Schedule II substances so that it can initiate more research studies. . DEA firmly believes in supporting regulated research of schedule I controlled substances. Some states in the U.S.
Veriheal
JUNE 22, 2021
While the federal government still holds medical cannabis or even recreational cannabis from the people clinging to years of draconian prohibition, they are allowing certain individuals to work with the DEA and FDA to study antimicrobial properties of cannabinoid therapies being applied to fighting bacteria such as MRSA.
SpeedWeed
MAY 18, 2021
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. For years, NIDA and the DEA have promised to open up the sourcing of federally-approved research cannabis. DEA finally relents.
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 4, 2021
One of the known beneficial uses of psilocybin is as a palliative care tool for patients with advanced illness who suffer from anxiety and/or depression. Adult Oregonians will be able to access psilocybin therapy under the PSA beginning in January 2023; patients with advanced illness are among those who may benefit from this therapy.
Cannabis Law Report
JUNE 3, 2019
Plaintiffs in the case, including medical marijuana patients, told the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that the DEA’s refusal to reschedule cannabis damaged their health and that the federal agency should remove cannabis from Schedule 1. Federal appeals court to DEA: Reconsider marijuana’s Schedule 1 status.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
MMJ International Holdings, the premier medical cannabis research company, announced that it has received DEA approval to ship THC and CBD from Canada. “Patients will benefit from cGMP-quality therapies in an accessible and efficient format.”. . Most recently the FDA awarded MMJ International Holdings ?
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
he Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners Thursday announced draft rules to govern how physicians can recommend medical cannabis to eligible patients. The draft rules would require physicians to obtain an annual certification permit from the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners if they want to recommend a patient to use medical cannabis.
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The law, which has some doctors saying they have stopped working with medical cannabis patients altogether, requires that patients obtain written “certifications” from doctors in order to access marijuana concentrates over a new daily limit. It is unknown how many doctors have decided to stop working with cannabis patients.
Marijuana Lawyer Blog
JANUARY 12, 2019
As our Los Angeles marijuana patient attorneys can explain, the crux of the argument by plaintiffs of the claim, first filed in 2017, is that the designation ignores the merits of the drug for medicinal purposes. Defendants are acting-Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, the acting director of the DEA and the federal government.
WeedAdvisor
JUNE 1, 2019
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. Like a child who does not want to clean his or her room, the DEA simply refuses to take any major action, despite the whirlwind of reforms surrounding them on a daily basis.
United Patients Group
JANUARY 15, 2023
However, the DEA and FDA still consider CBD a drug regulated under the Schedule I classification. The DEA definition of a Schedule 1 substance is : Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Book a consultation today.
NORML
JANUARY 17, 2019
As the result of a lawsuit, DEA Administrative Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner in 2007 ruled that expanding the pool of federally licensed providers would be “in the public interest.” The agency ultimately rejected her decision. Click here to send a message to your federal lawmaker and urge them to support the measure. .
Cannabis Law Report
MAY 10, 2022
Activists staged a demonstration outside of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) headquarters in Virginia on Monday, demanding that the agency allow terminally ill patients to access psilocybin therapy. Patients, veterans and key advocates participated in the demonstration. Marijuana Moment reports. aeidinger) May 9, 2022.
Freedom Leaf
OCTOBER 15, 2018
On September 28, the DEA designated Epidiolex —a plant-based CBD pharmaceutical manufactured by the UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals—a Schedule V drug in the government’s list of controlled substances. schedules were created by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970 and are interpreted and enforced by the DEA.
Americans for Safe Access
JUNE 6, 2019
In July 2017, four medical cannabis patients joined other advocates in filing a lawsuit against the federal government in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reschedule cannabis, before filing suit. District Court for the Second District of New York. The plaintiffs in the case (originally Washington v.
Cannabis Law Report
SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
Circuit Court of Appeals to order the federal Drug Enforcement Authority to offer a way for terminally ill patients to try psilocybin, the active chemical in hallucinogenic mushrooms, to treat their anxiety and depression. Forty-one states have passed such laws.
Cannabis Law Report
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a petition for review of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) response to an attorney’s letter seeking advice and guidance on how a physician could administer psilocybin to a terminally ill patient without incurring liability under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The RTT Act.
The Blunt Truth
DECEMBER 15, 2023
The DEA sends a letter to Georgia pharmacies. GEORGIA Earlier this fall, we noted that independent pharmacies in Georgia would begin offering low THC oil to medical marijuana patients. Well, apparently the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) noted that as well, and they didn’t take kindly to it.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Drug Enforcement Administration and the legal team representing terminally ill patients petitioning for access to psilocybin-assisted therapy. In late September, the DEA denied an official petition requesting that the agency look into rescheduling psilocybin from Schedule I to Schedule II.
United Patients Group
APRIL 3, 2023
A recommendation from a physician is simply permission (‘recommendation’) for the patient to use cannabis, which can be obtained in any state where medical marijuana is legal. Epidiolex, an FDA-approved medication containing CBD (cannabidiol), has been listed as Schedule 5 by the DEA since June 25th, 2019.
Americans for Safe Access
APRIL 2, 2019
The Americans for Safe Access 2019 Unity Conference, themed The Price of Being a Medical Cannabis Patient, featured over a hundred patients from all over America visiting their representatives in Congress and the Senate to promote the Medical Cannabis Control Act of 2019.
MedicalJane
JUNE 29, 2018
Although this is exciting for many advocates of the plant, many patients that are suffering from ailing health conditions are left wondering what this means for them, and how exactly all of these changes will impact their healthcare options. Do you qualify for medical cannabis? Do you qualify for medical cannabis? Check it out here.
Cannabis Law Report
JULY 7, 2021
Pennington, who focuses on federal appeals and regulatory issues, is co-counsel on several high-profile cases against the DEA regarding cannabis research, hemp, and psychedelics. Circuit), a pending petition for review of DEA’s August 2020 Interim Final Rule purportedly implementing the 2018 Farm Bill’s amendments to the CSA.
FloridaMarijuana.net
JULY 8, 2018
PTSD patients lack the necessary endocannabinoids to fill the receptor sites properly. Medical marijuana and cannabinoids can be used to treat a patient’s physical and psychological health, alleviating the debilitating symptoms of PTSD. The study has received full approval from the FDA, DEA, and Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).
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