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America’s Missed Opportunity in the Global Marijuana Market

Canna Law Blog

As I discussed in The Hidden Potential Winners of Marijuana Rescheduling: DEA-Registered Bulk Manufacturers , U.S. And even within that narrow scope, access is tightly limited: only eight DEA-registered bulk manufacturers are allowed to participate. market access, lower regulatory costs, and better tax and banking treatment.

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MDMA Failed to Receive FDA Approval: What Happens Next?

Veriheal

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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Court: DEA Must Explain Its Failure to Act Upon Pending Marijuana Cultivation Applications

NORML

” To date, however, the agency has neither affirmed or denied any of the 26 applicants that have sought the DEA’s permission for a federal cultivation license. Read NORML’s new op-ed, “Three years ago the DEA said they would remove roadblocks to cannabis research — they still haven’t, here.).

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DEA Delays Production Of Marijuana Drug As Potential Treatment For MS And Huntington’s Disease

The Fresh Toast

DEA Delays Production Of Marijuana Drug As Potential Treatment For MS And Huntington’s Disease. The DEA application process is being delayed for years for reasons unknown. The post DEA Delays Production Of Marijuana Drug As Potential Treatment For MS And Huntington’s Disease appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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USA: Dr Suing DEA Over Right To Give Patients Psilocybin Treatment

Cannabis Law Report

The post USA: Dr Suing DEA Over Right To Give Patients Psilocybin Treatment first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. Marijuana Moment reports A Seattle doctor hoping to expand access to psilocybin mushrooms for terminally ill cancer patients is taking… Read More.

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DEA Approves Cocaine Derivative for Parkinson’s Research. Why Not Cannabis?

Veriheal

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.

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

MJ Business Attorneys

The FDA’s approval of the drug is just one step toward getting Epidiolex on the market and available to doctors to prescribe as a treatment option. Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. In the recent case Hemp Industries Associations v.

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