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MDMA Failed to Receive FDA Approval: What Happens Next?

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Federal health regulators recently declined to approve the use of the psychedelic drug midomafetamine (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA) as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), disappointing many advocates who were hopeful for the next breakthrough in the psychedelic therapy movement.

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FDA Approves CBD-Containing Drug - Will the DEA Finally Step Up?

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Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. The FDA can make recommendations to the DEA about substances subjected to scheduling under the CSA, but the DEA is the entity with the power to reschedule CBD. In the recent case Hemp Industries Associations v.

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Indigenous Arizona Church Permitted To Use Ayahuasca After DEA Settlement

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One Arizona church, known as the Church of the Eagle and the Condor (CEC), recently settled a lawsuit with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and other federal agencies. The DEA will also take samples of shipments to ensure that the only substance entering the country is ayahuasca.

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DEA Faces Lawsuit For Denying End of Life Patients the Right to Try Psychedelics Therapy

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In the last 100 years, many of the plant therapies that were embraced in history were outlawed by governments around the world and replaced by lab-made synthetic drugs we label medicine. The lawsuit came after the DEA denied their application to utilize a synthetic form of psilocybin under the RTT laws. A Push by Patients.

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DEA Increases Access to Cannabis for Research Purposes

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Over the next decade, the United States could stand to see an explosion in the research of cannabinoid therapies. As the medical understanding of cannabinoid therapies and their actions become more advanced, hopefully, the United States federal government will be able to keep up and adjust laws pertaining to cannabis accordingly.

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The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities

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In an even larger trend, the health care provider community seems to be exploring various alternative therapies and emerging medicines to improve quality of care. The FDA doesn’t have any regulations on point for the control and oversight of ketamine clinics when it comes to infusion therapy and the states don’t really either.

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DEA Announces Proposed Rules for Permanent Telemedicine Flexibilities

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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 (..)

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