DEA

DEA Schedules Historic Public Hearing on Psychedelics DOI, DOC

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s years-long campaign to ban two lesser-known psychedelic substances—2,5-Dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) and 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine (DOC)—has faced consistent opposition from…

August 27, 2024

The DEA Is Using Matthew Perry’s Death to Fuel Its Drug War

The Drug Enforcement Administration says it will be heavily scrutinizing doctors who prescribe ketamine for mental health purposes in the…

August 27, 2024

Student Group in Renewed Bid to Block DEA Psychedelics Ban

On July 23, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) representatives filed a prehearing statement to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Office…

July 25, 2024

Federal Watchdog to DEA: Improve Religious Psychedelic Exemptions Plan

A federal government watchdog agency says in a new report that the Drug Enforcement Administration should improve the process through…

June 3, 2024

Cannabis Advocacy Groups Set Out Their Goals for Rescheduling Process

The Biden administration’s proposed rule to federally reschedule marijuana has officially been posted, kicking off a public comment period that’s…

May 22, 2024

DEA Agrees to Make Marijuana Schedule III, in Historic Move

Nearly two months after President Joe Biden stated that “no one should be jailed for simply using” cannabis in his…

April 30, 2024

DEA Exempts Ayahuasca Import, Religious Use for Arizona Church

An Arizona-based nonprofit has reached the first federal settlement that will exempt ayahuasca from the United States Controlled Substances Act…

April 29, 2024

Utah Has a New Overdose Task Force, Counteracting the One It Has Already

After an unsuccessful attempt to pass drug-induced homicide legislation in 2023, Utah is finding other ways to criminalize people for…

April 24, 2024

Researchers Ask Court to Block DEA Bid to Ban Two Psychedelics

Researchers are asking a federal court to block the Drug Enforcement Administration from proceeding in its attempt to ban two…

April 17, 2024

CBP Launches Operation Plaza Spike, “Next Phase” in War on Fentanyl

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun the latest iteration of its synthetic drug supply chain crackdown, this time by…

April 11, 2024