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California Hemp Cultivation Law is About to Change, Again

Canna Law Blog

Today, I’m going to talk about SB-153, which could have a massive impact on California’s hemp cultivation industry. 1001)) that grows, cultivates or manufactures industrial hemp for purposes of research conducted under an agricultural pilot program or other agricultural or academic research. percent on a dry weight basis.

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Potential Issues With Testing Hemp Under The 2018 Farm Bill

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

With that primer, it becomes imperative to understand the definition of hemp under the 2014 Farm Bill. Under the 2014 Farm Bill, industrial hemp was defined as “the plant Cannabis sativa L. The issue with post-decarboxylation testing is that hemp authorized under 2014 Farm Bill testing may actually test higher than the.3%

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What’s the Difference Between Hemp and Marijuana CBD Oil?

CannaMD

As Leafly summarizes: Cannabis refers to a genus of plants which has three species: indica, sativa, and ruderalis. Hemp is a sativa species, while cannabis can be sativa, indica, or ruderalis. Fortunately, in 2014, the Federal Farm Bill re-opened the door for industrial hemp research. plant not containing more than 0.3%

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Delaware

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. In 2014, Delaware passed its Industrial Hemp Research Act (the “IHRA”).

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Banning Smokeable Hemp Is a Big Texas Failure

Veriheal

An okra farmer was raided in the middle of the night in Georgia in 2014. Not only is smokable hemp banned in Texas, but so is the manufacturing, production, cultivation, and sale of it as well. Did this happen because law enforcement can’t distinguish the difference between hemp and cannabis?

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2018 Farm Bill to Grow CBD Industry

Burns Levinson (Cannabusiness advisory)

While related as members of the Cannabis sativa family, hemp and marijuana have different biological characteristics. The federal government’s decision to the legalized hemp is part of a longer, more comprehensive process that stretches back four years, when President Obama signed the 2014 farm bill.

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Global Legal Chronicle Article: Medical Cannabis regulation slowly advances in Brazil

Cannabis Law Report

In Brazil, the initial step to allow the use of cannabis sativa for medical purposes was taken in 2014, when the Judiciary granted the first injunction to authorize a patient to import and use cannabidiol-rich oil (CBD) for the refractory epilepsy treatment. 399/15 intends to amend article 2 of Law No. Source: [link].

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