Tag: Peyote
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Guidance Regarding Petitions for Religious Exemption from the Controlled Substances Act Pursuant to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Link: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/GDP/(DEA-DC-5)%20Guidance%20Regarding%20Petitions%20for%20Religious%20Exemptions.pdf
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Despite Existing Peyote Schedule I Exemptions, DEA Petition To Exempt Marijuana Denied On Grounds Of Supremacy Clause — Denial Dated April 27 2021
Here’s an update to Carl Olsen’s DEA petition to exempt state cannabis medical laws from federal law. DEA denied the petition, citing supremacy of federal over state law. However, DEA did not address an equal protection argument: peyote, also a Schedule I substance, is exempt from federal laws. Read why this is here in the…
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Chicago Just Decriminalized Psychedelics Joining Denver, Oakland
The resolution was modeled off Oakland’s decriminalization initiatives and passed 50-0 by some committee. Psychedelic Science Review has the details. This changes drug policy reform drastically — Chicago is the country’s third largest city. Meanwhile on the Iowa decriminalization front check out these two guys and a meme from Decriminalize Davenport. Click the link…