Yo, peep this, my homies! The Drug Enforcement Agency, or DEA for short, just dropped a notice on the Federal Register on Jan. 3, spillin’ the beans ’bout the 2024 quotas for all them Schedule I Substances. They included a whole bunch of info and comments from the public, and the DEA be droppin’ some responses too.
So here’s the deal, back in November 2023, they proposed that the quota for delta-9 THC (or “d-9-THC” as they call it) in 2024 should be ’round 900,610 grams. But hold up, now they bumped it up to a whopping 1,523,040 grams! Damn, that’s some serious increase! In 2023, the quota was only 384,460 grams, but they revised it to 628,460 grams. They be uppin’ their game!
Then there’s this other tetrahydrocannabinol stuff they talkin’ ’bout. In November 2023, they said the proposed amount should be ’round 790,010 grams. But now? They hiked it up to 1,166,130 grams! These numbers be goin’ through the roof! In October 2023, they listed general THC at a measly 15,000 grams for established quotas in 2023. But guess what? They proposed an increase to 350,000 grams! Shit’s gettin’ real!
But wait, there’s more! The DEA also put in a request for 20,000 grams of psilocybin. Back in October, they had it at a lowly 8,000 grams but now they wanna bump it up to 15,000 grams. And check this out: DMT (that’s 5-Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine for ya) was listed at just 3,000 grams in October and November 2023. But now? They wanna rock it at a whopping 11,000 grams! They really tryna get their hands on some mind-altering stuff!
Now, some of the other substances like marijuana, marijuana extract, psilocin, ibogaine, MDMA, and mescaline ain’t seen no changes in the quotas since November 2023. The DEA be keepin’ it steady with them. But yo, over time, they been gradually pushin’ up them quotas ’cause they see a whole lotta interest in these substances.
In the November report, the DEA said they expect this trend to continue. They talkin’ ’bout how there’s been an increase in the use of these hallucinogenic substances for research and clinical trials. They even givin’ out new registration applications to researchers and manufacturers who wanna grow and make dosage forms of these substances. They tryna keep up with the demand, you feel me?
Now let’s talk ’bout them public comments. There were a total of 4,699 comments from all sorts of peeps: DEA registrants, people dealin’ with chronic pain, patients with ADHD, pain advocacy groups, nurses, psychiatric associations from Australia and New Zealand, you name it! They talkin’ ’bout opioid shortages, stimulant drug use, and all kinds of stuff.
One comment came from three manufacturers who asked for more APQ for dexmethylphenidate (they wanna convert that shit), lisdexamfetamine, and psilocybin so they can meet medical and scientific needs. Some other peeps sent in quota applications for substances like fentanyl and pentobarbital. They tryna get their hands on some heavy stuff, you know what I’m sayin’?
But check this out, one comment was ’bout the religious use of these Schedule I substances. They talkin’ ’bout psilocin, psilocybin, mescaline, LSD, and all that good stuff. The Native American Church even requested an increase in the APQ for mescaline (or peyote as some call it) ’cause they runnin’ low. They sayin’ that the DEA don’t care ’bout their religious use of these substances and they want a hearing if the DEA don’t grant their requests. But the DEA ain’t sayin’ shit ’bout that, they just mentionin’ how they worked with indigenous communities before. They playin’ it cool.
Someone else wanted them to list the actual shrooms and peyote buttons in the quotas instead of just the pure chemicals. But nah, the DEA sayin’ they gotta stick to the Controlled Substances Act and label ’em accordingly. And yo, technically, peyote and mescaline different things, so they gotta keep ’em separate.
Oh, and one more thing! The DEA be warnin’ Georgia ’bout them independent pharmacies sellin’ low-THC cannabis oil products. They sayin’ it’s against federal laws and regulations for these pharmacies to mess with marijuana or THC. They only allowed to deal with other controlled substances like opioids and all that jazz. So Georgia pharmacies better watch out, DEA be keepin’ an eye on ’em!
So there you have it, folks! Looks like research on THC, psilocybin, DMT, and all them mind-altering substances be goin’ up, up, up! DEA be raisin’ them quotas like there’s no tomorrow. Let’s see where this crazy ride takes us next! Stay tuned, my peeps!
By Dan