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New U.S. Research Efforts Could Catalyze Medical Cannabis’ Adoption in the Pharmaceutical Industry

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The final goal is to introduce medicinal cannabis products to the pharmaceutical drug market. You don’t take that opium poppy and ask a patient to rub it on their lip for morphine. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). “We know cannabis has powerful potential medical effects. territories. This means that U.S.

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DEA Approves MMJ International Holdings THC Shipment for Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s Disease Drug Development

Cannabis Law Report

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.”. .

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The Epidiolex Effect: Will Other CBD Drugs Receive FDA and DEA Approval?

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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.

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Press Release: MAPS Places Fully Validated, Multi-Kilogram Synthesis of MDMA in the Public Domain?

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Publication of this process establishes “prior art,” contributing to MAPS’ patient access strategy by making intellectual property public . 30,000 patient doses) of MDMA in a four-step process beginning with a non-controlled starting material. The safety and efficacy of MDMA-assisted therapy is currently under investigation.

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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

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Essay Summary: Nishtha wants to further research into THC treatment for patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and epilepsy , both of which cause neuron death. Program between St. Bonaventure University and George Washington University School of Medicine. . School: University of Maryland.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

Patients would participate in therapy sessions to prepare for the use of psychedelics, after which the substances would be administered under the guidance and supervision of trained medical professionals. Right to Try laws permit patients with serious or life-threatening diseases to access drugs that do not yet have government approval.

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Harvard Law Review: Patents on Psychedelics: The Next Legal Battlefront of Drug Development

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Show More According to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Schedule I drugs have “no currently accepted medical use in the United States, a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision, and a high potential for abuse.” 10, 2019), [link] [ [link] ]. In 2017, the FDA designated MDMA a breakthrough therapy for PTSD.