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Trump May Ease Federal Restrictions by Rescheduling Marijuana

President Trump has indicated he may ease federal restrictions on marijuana, specifically by rescheduling cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This would be the first move his...more

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FDA's View on Cannabis

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing to support clinical research for cannabis and psychedelic drug development. On the heels of publishing its first draft guidance on clinical trials involving...more

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ML Strategies Outlook for 2024

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Congress — Big Agenda & Little Time - With the holidays behind us, Congress returned this week for the second half of the 118th Congress with a long list of items to address and, as the 2024 campaign season ramps up, limited...more

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Is THCA Legal? The State Line is the Bottom Line

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Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) is one of the most misunderstood and controversial cannabinoids in the Cannabis sativa (cannabis) plant. While booming in popularity, THCA is also a high-risk cannabinoid from a legal...more

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HHS Proposes Rescheduling Cannabis to Schedule III – What It Means for the Industry

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It has been widely reported and confirmed publicly that, on August 29, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recommending that cannabis be moved from...more

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FDA Issues First Ever Guidance for Research of Psychedelics

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Earlier this summer, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance for those researching the use of psychedelics to treat certain serious medical conditions including major depressive disorder, PTSD, and...more

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FDA Releases Guidance on Clinical Research into Cannabis-Derived Drugs

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released new guidance on sourcing and product quality to companies conducting clinical research related to the development of human drugs involving cannabis or...more

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Psychedelic Drugs – Easing the Regulatory Hurdles for Development

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Congress recently introduced a bill that could expand access to therapeutic psychedelics that are designated as Breakthrough Therapies. These products are potentially useful in treating addiction, depression, post-traumatic...more

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House Passes Bill to Expand Cannabis and CBD Research

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In late July, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8454, the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (Research Expansion Act). A similar version of the bill, S. 253, passed the Senate earlier this...more

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Senators Call For Report On State Of Psychedelic Research

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Earlier this month, Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging both agencies to advance research on the...more

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NIDA Monopoly is Over: New DEA-Registered Cannabis Growers Can Supply Researchers with Product

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It seems like every day I read a new story about legislators, high-ranking federal officials, and frustrated advocates of marijuana research complaining that researchers still can't study the actual marijuana that people are...more

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Congress Holds Hearing on Current & Future Federal Cannabis Policies

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On January 15, 2020, the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” Government witnesses testified from: • the Drug Enforcement...more

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