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In October, Charles Carreon returned to give an update on progress of Yage Assembly v DEA.   Yage Assembly is mired in litigation related to its import and possession of sacrament, but the recent DEA settlement with The Church of The Eagle and The Condor has [...]

Over the Summer I was invited to present once more to the Phoenix Psychedelic Society.  I had recently read an article about the psilocybin genome being traced back to the Jurassic and figured that would make for a fun talk.  Coincidental, The Church of The [...]

In this episode of Psychedelica Lex, Sully Sullivan rejoins me to continue a conversation over hemp regulation that we started in July during the Arizona Cannabis Bar Association's panel presentation this year at the Arizona Bar Convention.   Lots of things are happening in the world [...]

A little more than a year since his last appearance on Psychedelica Lex, Jon Dennis returns to give updates and observations about Oregon's Psilocybin Services and Oregon's rapid repeal of its drug decriminalization measure.   The unique economic challenges facing Oregon coupled with effects of the [...]

Arizona continues to amaze me!  A bill proposing the creation of psilocybin services has just been introduced in the Arizona Senate.  You can watch a video describing SB 1570 HERE. __________________________________________ Arizona Senate Bill 1570 (SB 1570) is a legislative proposal that aims to address [...]

In this installment of Psychedelica Lex, Tom Dean, Esq. joins me to reflect on Arizona cannabis 14 years on since medical marijuana and recreational marijuana have been enacted.  Tom's practice for the past quarter century has been criminal defense, with particular emphasis on cannabis laws [...]

In this installment of Psychedelica Lex, I interviewed Ron McNutt regarding the Church of the Celestial Heart's mid-litigation victory, surviving a DEA motion to dismiss in the United States District Court. You can WATCH THE EPISODE HERE. Defendants included Merrick Garland (Attorney General of the [...]

In this episode of Psychedelica Lex, I offer a short summary review of the 11th Circuit Court's dismissal of Soul Quest v. DEA. The start of December brought middling news from the 11th circuit, as Soul Quest’s pursuit of religious exemption and change in Drug [...]

In this episode of Psychedelica Lex, I offer a quick summary review of Dr. Aggarwal's victory at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. October 2023 brought potential good news to psilocybin in an unpublished memorandum decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.  In Aggarwal [...]

Courtesy of Charles Carreon (who makes guest appearance this episode), I had an enlightening interview with Charity Clark, Esq.  regarding her defense and successful settlement (plea bargain) of Arizona v. DeArmon.  According to a news story published on AZ Central, "Investigators believe Dearmon had packages [...]

OK, admittedly this episode is not terribly "psychedelic."  I gave a lecture at the 2023 Annual Convention of the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants.  The audience was of course Certified Public Accountants, and I spoke to them on the vagaries of serving as an [...]

In October, I was joined by Tom Downey, Esq.  Tom and I recently appeared together on a AAA/NYSBA panel discussing arbitration for the cannabis industry.  I mentioned to Tom that it had been roughly a year since I had interviewed anyone on the progress in [...]