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The FDA Rejects MDMA-Assisted Therapy To Treat PTSD
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) to Lykos Therapeutics for its groundbreaking...
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Agency Deference No More
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court overturned 40 years of precedent during which courts gave agencies deference when interpreting...
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Micah Bucy and Judith Cassel author Pennsylvania Bar Article on the state of Marijuana in PA and U.S
The Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly BY: MICAH BUCY and JUDITH CASSEL,1 Dauphin County Members of the Pennsylvania Bar ABSTRACT Despite...
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Municipalities can get access to grant monies
Municipal authorities have exciting new projects that will reduce costs to customers, improve safety, and protect the environment. But these...
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DOH – Department of Health Press Release Listserv: Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms Governor Shapiro’s Nomination for Department of Health Secretary, Dr. Debra L. Bogen
DOH - Department of Health Press Release Listserv Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms Governor Shapiro’s Nomination for Department of Health Secretary, Dr....
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NCAA lifts cannabis ban for Division I athletes in championships
BY LAUREN SFORZA - 06/26/24 4:56 PM ET Cannabis products will no longer be a banned drug for Division I athletes in...
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By an overwhelmingly bi-partisan vote by the North Carolina Senate, North Carolina moves closer to legalizing medical marijuana and imposing a regulatory framework on hemp products.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 HOUSE BILL 563 Committee Substitute Favorable 6/21/23 Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 8/16/23 Committee...
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The group Smart Approaches to Marijuana has filed a request for the a full evidentiary hearing on the DEA’s proposal to move cannabis to Schedule III. If an evidentiary hearing is granted, it seems likely that re-scheduling will not be effectuated in 2024.
Torridon Law PLLC 155 FStreet NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 249-6900 pphilbin@torridonlaw.com June 17, 2024 BY FIRST-CLASS AND...
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The House of Representatives are proposing to amend the Farm Bill to redefine legal hemp in an attempt to close “loopholes”. The proposed change would prohibit hemp to contain non-naturally occurring synthetic compounds and intoxicating products.
Hemp Provisions in the House Farm Bill and FY2025 Agriculture Appropriations Bill June 17, 2024 Recent action by the House...
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Marland Governor, Wes Moore, makes historic pardon of 175,000 cannabis convictions. Governor Moore said that this is “the most sweeping state level pardon in any state in American history.”
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Gov. Wes Moore about absolving people convicted of cannabis-related crimes, in what he calls “the...
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Federal Government Admits Magic Mushrooms Have Medical Benefits
This past week, the National Institutes of Health – the “nation’s medical research agency” administered under the umbrella of the...
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Cannabis Law Solutions wins decision from Commonwealth Court permanently enjoining the Department of Health from recalling medical marijuana vape products infused with botanically-derived terpenes
IN THE COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA No. 58 M.D. 2022 Medical Marijuana Access & : Patient Safety, Inc., : Petitioner...
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DEA to redefine HEMP to exclude THCA
US: DEA says ‘THCA does not meet the definition’ of legal hemp To meet the federal definition of hemp under...
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Regulators are being investigated for inadequate expertise and mismanagement of funds
May 8, 2024 Governor Kathy Hochul State of New York New York State Capitol Bldg. Albany, NY 12224 Dear Governor...
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Blumenauer Seeks Companion Bills to DEA’s Cannabis Rescheduling
MEMORANDUM To: Cannabis Stakeholders From: Congressional Cannabis Caucus Founder and Co-Chair (and 50+ year advocate for ending the failed war...
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Judith “Judi” Cassel Partner Hawke McKeon & Sniscak LLP dba Cannabis Law Solutions Judi Cassel leads the Cannabis Law Practice Group...
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It is not enough for DEA to suggest that it will reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the National Conference of State Legislatures are urging Attorney General to prioritize the removal of cannabis from Schedule 1.
The Honorable Merrick Garland Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 The Honorable Anne...
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to take up whether CBD is covered under Workers’ Compensation Act
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT No. 658 MAL 2023 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order...
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DEA to Legalize and Reclassify Marijuana to Schedule III
BY ZEKE MILLER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN AND LINDSAY WHITEHURST Updated 2:02 PM EDT, April 30, 2024 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move...
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Cannabis Law Solutions’s Judith Cassel appointment to Chair of Medical Marijuana & Hemp Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association confirmed by PBA President, Nancy Conrad.
Dear Ms. Cassel, As incoming PBA president, I am happy to confirm your appointment as Chair of the PBA Medical...
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