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.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Alabama Prescription Drug Monitoring Program maintained by Alabama Department of Public Health, and the Alabama Medical Cannabis Patient Registry System maintained by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. refer patients to a specific medical cannabis dispensary. 31 each year.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In October, Senator Mitch McConnell directed the DEA to figure out how to distinguish hemp from marijuana. Note that McConnell still refers to marijuana as hemp’s “illicit cousin.” However, protections for state-legal medical marijuana programs were once again included in the recently passed funding bill.

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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

OCTOBER 22, 2019

the Immigration and Nationality Act simply refers to the illegality of the trafficking activity. The DEA added, however, that “[before] making decisions on these pending applications, DEA intends to propose new regulations that will govern the marijuana growers program for scientific and medical research.

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The Cannigma

MAY 1, 2023

According to the DEA, “substances in this schedule have a potential for abuse less than substances in Schedules I or II and abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.” 9 How is ketamine commonly used? 9 How is ketamine commonly used?

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Medicinal Genomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As a result, labs that have received a state license to test either medical or recreational cannabis have historically been denied a DEA Schedule I license to test hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill. This must be repeated per batch analyzed by the lab on an ongoing basis as part of the lab’s QAQC program (internal) and state compliance (external).

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

the Immigration and Nationality Act simply refers to the illegality of the trafficking activity. The DEA added, however, that “[before] making decisions on these pending applications, DEA intends to propose new regulations that will govern the marijuana growers program for scientific and medical research.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

The proposed plan would also establish a regulatory framework for state-legal cannabis businesses, expunge non-violent cannabis convictions, and create programs to support small and minority-owned cannabis businesses while reinvesting resources in the communities that have been disproportionately harmed by prohibition. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2025

Of note, in this blog post I use the word cannabis when referring to the entire plant; it is also the word used in the 1961 Single Convention. I use the word marijuana to refer to cannabis exceeding 0.3% THC and hemp when referring to cannabis at, or below, 0.3% Unfortunately, state-legal U.S. In contrast, the U.S. How the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In this position paper, cannabis is an overarching term used to refer to the plant Cannabis sativa. 5 The biological system responsible for the synthesis and degradation of cannabinoids in mammals is referred to as the endocannabinoid system, which is largely comprised of two g-coupled protein receptors (GPCRs). Call to Action.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

29 The Department of Justice alleged that Google had “allow[ed] online Canadian pharmacies to place advertisements through its AdWords program targeting consumers in the United States” and that Google specifically assisted the pharmacies in “optimizing their AdWords advertisements, and improving the effectiveness of their websites.”

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The Cannigma

MAY 15, 2023

Schedule III substances are subject to certain controls not applicable to all other prescription drugs, including the requirement that a medical professional with a specific license issued by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) must conduct an in-person examination before prescribing it. At-home ketamine treatment programs vary.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Next up is MDMA (referred to in some forms as “ecstasy”). Earlier this year, we wrote about how MAPS was progressing through the Phase III study process and was targeting FDA approval in 2022 and commercialization in 2023 — if these targets are met, they would be on par with Oregon’s legal psilocybin licensing program.

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

Collectively, this language has fostered a regulatory gap that companies are taking advantage of to sell highly intoxicating products, colloquially and misleadingly referred to in the national unregulated hemp marketplace as “legal cannabis.” As such, they should be treated in a manner that aligns with state-regulated cannabis products.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 3, 2019

And Michigan is expanding the number of communities eligible for its social equity program. In other judicial news, a judge in New Mexico ruled that the state must accept non-residents into its medical marijuana program. Note that McConnell still refers to marijuana as hemp’s “illicit cousin.”

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

So, we are partnering with the Harrington Institute to provide two different cohorts here in Chicago, program we have going on. One cohort is specializing in essentially a reentry program. HD: But yeah, so now you have more manufacturers making reference standards. We want to teach them that hands-on experience.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

The bill would create a Community Reinvestment Grant Program aimed at reinvesting cannabis tax revenue in communities most hurt by the War on Drugs. The bill would also direct the federal Small Business Administration to create a Cannabis Opportunity Program. Take the DEA out of the cannabis law enforcement business.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 25, 2019

As president, Bernie will: Legalize marijuana in the first 100 days with executive action by: Nominating an attorney general, HHS secretary, and administrator for the DEA who will all work to aggressively end the drug war and legalize marijuana. Ending The War On Marijuana And Undoing Its Damage.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The second argument is based on a DEA interim final rule on the topic of synthetic THC. Products containing delta-8 THC derived from hemp should be regulated by a state’s hemp program provided that they contain no more than the legal limit of delta-9 THC (currently 0.3%). References. Background Info. What is Delta-8?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot. Colorado is one of 23 states that allow citizens to refer an enacted bill to the ballot as a veto referendum.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In practice, the chances of feds or the DEA sitting at the border waiting to catch someone – that’s just not happening. Accordingly, TSA security officers do not search for marijuana or other illegal drugs, but if any illegal substance is discovered during security screening, TSA will refer the matter to a law enforcement officer.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

And New York’s new governor vows to prioritize the state’s delayed adult-use cannabis program after former Gov. He told the Detroit Times that the name is a double entendre that “refers to the standard measurement” for cannabis but it also speaks to the constitutions 8th Amendment which prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment” .

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The Joint Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

This is our top seller,” she said, referring to them as 7 to 11 CBD. Hemp Authority industry group developed a certification program for CBD skin and health products. But if CBD products are found to contain narcotics, the agency considers the investigation a job for the DEA, an FDA spokesman said. These are better.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

Small Business Administration (SBA) has quietly reintroduced a policy that effectively disqualifies most of them from critical federal loan programs. Using ‘cannabis’ to mean only marijuana creates unnecessary confusion especially since ‘cannabis’ could just as easily refer to hemp. Otherwise, be specific.)

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

When talking about THC we usually refer specifically to delta-9 THC, but tetrahydrocannabinols are a family of cannabinoids that share a similar molecular structure. Marijuana (defined in the US as any cannabis plant where THC>0.3%) is a schedule I drug according to the DEA and FDA.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

We also spoke with her attorneys, who explained why they believed the DEA broke the law by holding up long-promised medical marijuana research licenses. It’s been nearly three years since the DEA announced its revolutionary cultivator program. The only problem is, the program doesn’t actually exist.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

The DEA has made previous requests–in 2001 and 2006–to the FDA for an evaluation of marijuana. But DEA regulators determined after both of those reviews that marijuana should remain a Schedule I substance. We remain concerned that all will not agree.

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Cannabis Info

MARCH 26, 2019

It typically does NOT send users into addiction rehab programs. The facts cited here, with references, are generally verifiable in the Encyclopedia Britannica which was printed on hemp paper for 150 years: All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s; Hemp Paper Reconsidered, Jack Frazier, 1974. acres of trees.

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