<\/p>\n
Breaking news and a victory for psychedelic advocates as the DEA has reversed its decision to schedule 5 psychedelic substances.<\/p>\n
In January, we reported that the DEA was moving to criminalize new psychedelics (War on Drugs Update: DEA to Expand List of Banned Psychedelics).<\/p>\n
Despite their medical potential, the DEA announced that it was adding 5 drugs to Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act, the most restrictive legal class of drugs reserved for substances with a high abuse potential and no use currently accepted medical. The five compounds, all tryptamines, are:<\/p>\n
4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-OH-DiPT), 5-methoxy-alphamethyltryptamine (5-MeO-AMT), N-isopropyl-5-methoxy-N-methyltryptamine (5-MeO-MiPT), N ,N-diethyl-5-methoxytryptamine (5-MeO-DET) and N,N-Diisopropyltryptamine (DiPT).<\/p>\n
But there was considerable public pushback, and advocates and researchers seized the opportunity to plead their cases Public hearing of the DEA<\/a>. And it seems to have worked as the DEA has withdrawn its proposed rule.<\/p>\n Here are comments and insights from Graham Pechenik, a patent attorney who served as co-counsel in this case.<\/p>\n This is great news not only for this particular case, but for the future of psychedelic reform, as the DEA appears to be listening to the experts\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n 5 psychedelic tryptamines, not scheduled?<\/p>\n DEA Programming Procedures: Completed:<\/p>\n “DEA is withdrawing the proposed rule … canceling the public hearing and ending the pending hearing process”<\/p>\n Unprecedented Result: An Extraordinary Lawyer Result by Matt Zorn<\/p>\n 1\/2 <\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OJHjhcDNil<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Graham Pechenik (@calyxlaw) July 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Congratulations to the challengers @TactogenInc<\/a> & @MindstateDesign<\/a><\/p>\n With many thanks also to the expert statements of @AndrewChadeayne<\/a> & @ProfDavidNutt<\/a><\/p>\n I am grateful to have been a co-advisor with Matt as science and common sense carry the day<\/p>\n Government Notice: <\/a><\/p>\n 2\/2<\/p>\n \u2014 Graham Pechenik (@calyxlaw) July 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t