A top federal drug agency is promoting its efforts to support studies into psychedelics, cannabis and harm reduction programs that it says helps to justify funding levels proposed under the president\u2019s new budget plan.<\/p>\n
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)\u2014which would be renamed the National Institute on Drugs and Addiction under President Joe Biden\u2019s 2025 Fiscal Year budget request\u2014published an overview of various initiatives that would be expanded in the coming year.<\/p>\n
On psychedelics, NIDA said that it is tracking \u201cchanging attitudes,\u201d and supporting research to \u201cbetter understand the effects of psychedelic drugs, their potential for treating [substance use disorder], and the impact of shifting policies in this area.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNIDA is increasing support for therapies using psychedelic drugs<\/a>, such as psilocybin (from \u2018magic mushrooms\u2019) and dissociative drugs, such as ketamine,\u201d it said. \u201cWhile these substances carry risk, there is evidence that when used in clinical settings in combination with psychotherapy, they can help people recover from\u201d substance use disorders.<\/p>\n It also noted that its Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences (DTMC) is actively carrying out a \u201clarge randomized controlled trial\u201d into the efficacy of psilocybin, coupled with psychotherapy, in smoking cessation.<\/p>\n NIDA additionally touted the recent creation of a \u201ccannabis registry\u201d<\/a> that it says will \u201ccapture data on cannabis product use and health outcomes, and conduct testing on products associated with adverse outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n Research into marijuana could also be bolstered if the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) accepts a recommendation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).<\/p>\n In the meantime, bipartisan lawmakers are demanding answers from both DEA and HHS on what they described as \u201cunacceptable\u201d research barriers that continue to delay cannabis studies<\/a>, despite the enactment of their legislation to streamline the process in 2022.<\/p>\n NIDA\u2019s new budget document also emphasizes that it considers harm reduction a \u201cpillar\u201d of its federal overdose prevention strategy, and it is supporting research to investigate the public health impacts of \u201cnaloxone distribution, syringe services programs (SSP), and tools such as fentanyl test strips (FTS) for checking whether drugs contain fentanyl.\u201d<\/p>\n A harm reduction research network that was created in 2022 will also continue to support \u201ctesting new harm reduction strategies, evaluating new ways to deliver existing strategies, and reaching underserved populations,\u201d it said<\/a>.<\/p>\n Biden\u2019s overall budget plan that was released on Monday<\/a> also proposes to maintain a controversial provision prohibiting Washington, D.C. from using its local tax dollars to legalize cannabis sales.<\/p>\n In good news for advocates, however, it once again proposes to keep in place a longstanding rider preventing the Justice Department from using its funds to interfere in the implementation of state-level medical cannabis programs.<\/p>\n That latter policy was also included in an appropriations package for the current fiscal year that the president signed<\/a> into law last week. It also contains\u00a0language on studying state marijuana regulatory frameworks<\/a>\u00a0in preparation for eventual federal legalization.<\/p>\n VP Harris To Meet With Marijuana Pardon Recipients At White House This Week As Biden Leans Into Issue Ahead Of Election<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Image element courtesy of Kristie Gianopulos<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Top Federal Drug Agency Cites Marijuana And Psychedelics Research Efforts To Justify Congressional Funding<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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