She disclosed during her interview with FiveThirtyEight saying, “There’s no evidence to my knowledge that occasional adult marijuana use has harmful effects. Her statements are significant considering that NIDA has notoriously invested a lot of time and effort to make public the risks of consuming cannabis.

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. – Royal Emerald Pharmaceuticals (REP) is proud to announce that it has received four federal licenses to grow, research, develop, and manufacture alternative drugs derived from cannabis (marijuana) […]

How The Cannabis Industry Can Solve The Schedule-I Drug Research Barrier Problem

Research is forbidden on Schedule I drugs in the U.S. — here's how marijuana can get around that rule.

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Due to this shift in paradigm, the DEA was forced to shift their stance on certain drugs. First with cannabis and now with psychedelics. The public had to twist the arm of the government in order to have them say, “Sure we’re thinking about making it easier to research…just give us time!”

Since 1971, a single facility at the University of Mississippi has been in charge of producing cannabis plants for research purposes at the federal level. This monopoly prevented other facilities (public and private-owned) from growing marijuana for experimental reasons. In 2016, the DEA began to remove the monopoly on marijuana for medical research. Finally, they achieved what they set out to do in May 2021. The applications of several cannabis companies were approved by mid-2021. Groff Hemplex and the Biopharmaceutical Research Company revealed that they have been fully registered in the DEA database and have started cultivating cannabis plants. The first phase of harvest, which started about a month ago, will be forwarded to research facilities. Marijuana researchers across the country have commended this development.

Royce DuBiner, Katherine Gruner, Kate Hardey, Monique Peña, Rebecca Rieckhoff, Janice Suchyta McGuireWoods LLP Newsworthy Highlights Happy 2022! In The Weeds welcomes the new year, as well as a number of new cannabis laws and policies taking effect around the country in 2022. Below is a list of state law updates to look forward to this year. Montana: As of Jan. 1, […]

GOP members in Congress proposed a new bill called Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl. This bill would kickstart a deeper study of Schedule 1 substances. The Republicans who filed these companion bills are Senator Bill Cassidy, Bob Latta, and Representative Morgan Griffith. Both of them drafted the bills asked on a plan which was announced by the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

According to US Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), drug traffickers increasingly relied on crypto ATMs to aid illicit bulk money transfers, last year.  DEA also noted

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