DEA Judge Denies Agency’s Request To Block Witnesses In Hearing Challenging Proposed Psychedelics Ban – Marijuana Moment

“Science prevails!” SSDP Executive Director Kat Murti told Marijuana Moment on Monday. “The DEA is trying to force medical research into the dark ages by criminalizing DOI and DOC—essential research chemicals in pre-clinical psychiatry and neurobiology whose status as unscheduled compounds has made them de facto tools for researchers studying serotonin receptors.”

“SSDP is proud to have brought together the world’s leading experts in neuroscience and pharmacology who will testify to the immense harm that will be caused by adding DOI and DOC to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act,” Murti said.

She added that the judge’s decision “is a victory not only for scientific integrity but for the tens of thousands of Americans suffering from depression, anxiety, and chronic pain, as well as those who are at risk of opioid overdose and their loved ones, all of whom stand to benefit from the 900+ published medical studies using DOI and DOC.”

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