While the FDA can eventually approve the use of GMP psilocybin for one indication or another… …“magic mushrooms”can never be approved (if for no other reason than the concentration of psilocybin and related compounds varies widely in mushroom)… must go through all the regulatory pathways that any other novel chemical entity might have to clear.…
No matter who or where we are, we are witnessing something no one has ever seen. The first topic of conversation everywhere on the planet seems to be that no one knows what’s going to happen… surety and predictability have vanished into thin air. We are being asked to make sacrifices: to isolate ourselves, to…
Borrowers who are not licensed to grow hemp will be considered in non-monetary default and any losses will not be covered … [Also] hemp that contains more than 0.3 percent THC must be disposed of under the department’s rules. “While it’s understood that this new commodity will likely produce some servicing challenges because of State…
A New York lawmaker recently introduced a bill to decriminalize psilocybin… by removing the main active ingredient from the state’s list of controlled substances. “Many cities, including Denver, CO, Santa Cruz, CA, and Oakland, CA, have already decriminalized the use and possession of psilocybin, and New York should do the same,” it continues. “With the…
Unanimous verdicts are required under the Constitution, regardless of how many “convictions” have rested on 10-2 or 11-1 votes … Oregonians might like to think they are better in this regard, as they live in a liberal state that talks up human rights. But a closer look shows that the actual practices of the state’s prosecutors bear…
…licensed to package and sell kratom by the Oregon Department of Agriculture… that agency, unlike its equivalent in Colorado, treats kratom like food. The federal government displays even more antipathy toward kratom, regularly issuing warnings about the product’s alleged addictive qualities even as advocates tout it as both a pain reliever and a tool to help opioid users kick…
Tan Xin… believes that cannabis will “grow into a 100 billion yuan industry for China…” The company already has offices in the U.S. and plans to expand to Canada, Japan, Israel and parts of Europe soon… may be equipped to take advantage of its broad range… “Because cannabis in Western medicine is becoming accepted… Chinese…
…placing marijuana in Schedule II would mean that the industry would have to be medicalized in a way that would end state-regulated dispensaries. Instead, he suggested, cannabis products would have to be Food and Drug Administration-approved, and only pharmacists could prescribe it, limiting access. “As reflected in prior correspondence to this Court, reclassification of cannabis…
…increasingly shifting away from drugs that require planting and growing seasons, like heroin and marijuana… in favor of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, which can be cooked 24/7 throughout the year, are up to 50 times more powerful than heroin and produce a greater profit margin. Original Article (SFGate):‘Cartels are scrambling’: Virus snarls global drug…
One of the biggest overhauls in the agreement, though, was a change the league had long resisted: loosening the rules governing players’ use of marijuana. Over the years, the N.F.L. had resisted loosening its marijuana rules to avoid conflicting with federal and state laws. But as more states have approved the use of marijuana for…
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