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On the 2018 Farm Act: Can I Start Growing Hemp?

MJ Business Attorneys

If a state was already a part of the pilot program governed by the 2014 Agricultural Act, that is not enough. The 2014 Act is out, and the prior authorizations went with it. The Act positions it will not prevail over state laws that are more stringent than those expressed by Congress on the regulation of hemp.

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Is Transporting Hemp Really Worth the Risk?

Canna Law Blog

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) didn’t create hemp regulations until late 2019 and only approved its first hemp plans at the very end of 2019, so the protections on interstate transport arguably didn’t kick in until the first harvests by cultivators operating under those plans.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Carolina

Canna Law Blog

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Currently, NCDA is operating under the 2014 Farm Bill, not the 2018 Farm Bill.

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FDA CBD Regulations Are On the Way (Sorta)

Canna Law Blog

Until recently, CBD resided in a legal penumbra where hemp was still scheduled on the federal Controlled Substances Act and could not be cultivated without a permit from the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). Accordingly, the FDA routinely sent out enforcement letters to a variety of CBD retailers. 2018 Farm Bill.

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United States: Hemp And CBD Regulation: Beyond Delta-8 THC

Cannabis Law Report

The DEA, which enforces the CSA, has indicated that it may consider delta-8 derived from hemp to be a “synthetically derived tetrahydrocannabinol” which still belongs on Schedule I of the CSA. Department of Agriculture. percent on a dry weight basis.” ” See 7 U.S.C. All rights reserved.

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BREAKING: USDA Releases Hemp Rules

Canna Law Blog

Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released its interim hemp rules. Remember that a felony conviction, at either the state or federal level, results in a 10-year ban from participating in the legal hemp industry, unless a person was lawfully growing hemp under the 2014 Farm Bill before December 20, 2018. Bottom line.

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Every Florida Medical Marijuana Law You Need to Know

CannaMD

MORE DETAILS: On June 16, 2014, Florida became the 22nd state to legalize (at least partial) access to medical marijuana when Governor Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. In practice, the chances of feds or the DEA sitting at the border waiting to catch someone – that’s just not happening.

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