Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

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. The USDA has also provided additional insights for hemp producers.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Organizers in Oklahoma filed a petition to put legalization on their ballot; now they need to start collecting signatures. If you’d like to submit comments on the hemp rule, you’ve got some extra time to do so. The Department of Agriculture has extended the comment period by 30 days to January 29, 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Posted by Alexa Steinberg, Esq. | Dec 20, 2019 . To kick us off, hemp was legalized at the federal level, and we entered into unchartered territory, navigating uncertain waters of the newest arm of the cannabis industry with a lack of regulation or guidance. We saw no movement or resolve with this issue in 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

CHRISTIANSBURG — As the second year of commercial hemp begins in Virginia, growers face regulatory uncertainty and a rapidly evolving market. Farmers are still processing the hemp they grew in the 2019 season, which marked the first year that people could legally grow hemp in the United States. Since the 0.3%

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2019

Hemp production is incredibly hot right now in Oregon. Since 2015 the number of licensed hemp growers has climbed from 13 to 584 (with much of that in the past two years) and hemp acreage has rapidly expanded to 11,000 acres. The new notice proposes to adopt these temporary rules permanently.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

In a July 24, 2019 dated guidance, Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture (“DOA”) announced it will be randomly collecting and testing hemp variety samples from 25% of licensed hemp growers for tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) content. Steve Schain: Hoban Law Group.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 16, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing hemp and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”). The 2018 Farm Bill also provided a detailed framework for the production of hemp and directed the U.S. Code § 35-48-1- 26.6.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The interim final rule on hemp will be formally published in the Federal Register on Thursday, with a 60-day public comment period to follow. USDA Releases Proposed Hemp Regulations For Public Comment. USDA Establishes Domestic Hemp Production Program. WASHINGTON, October 29, 2019 — U.S. Source: [link]. Press Release.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Hemp cultivation, especially given the explosive demand arising from neighboring European nations, presents a unique opportunity to Zimbabwe and other African nations well positioned to meet such demand cheaper, and possibly faster, than current suppliers from Canada and Latin America.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

TOPIC 1 — HEMP CROSS POLLINATION LAWSUITS: What you need to know to protect yourself now. What will you do if your sinsemilla crop is seeded out by the hemp farm next door? TOPIC 2 — STRONG HEMP CONTRACTS: The difference between a solid, long-lasting business relationship and a future of nightmare litigation .

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 24, 2019

Here’s the press release…… The Florida Hemp Council (FLHC ) has been formed by representatives of industry leaders: Blue Moon Hemp, Blume Hemp, Evello Global, Evio Labs, GenCanna Global, Green Roads, Mission Lago Farms, Natural Life and Veritas Farms.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Monday, September 23, 2019. As early as September 23, 2019, the United States House of Representatives is expected to vote on the widely anticipated Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. Today’s cannabis industry encompasses the growth, processing, distribution, and other ancillary services related to both hemp and marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2019

Clever Leaves announced today that its hemp oil brand, ESENIA, has become the first hemp-based wellness product manufactured in Colombia and imported into the United Kingdom for commercial purposes. In addition, Colombia boasts a competitive advantage as a result of its well-established agricultural and floral industry.

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NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Activists in Nebraska, along with two pro-legalization Senators, qualified a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative petition to begin collecting signatures from registered voters in the state. Governor Mark Gordon (R) of Wyoming signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. AR resident? AR resident? Update : H.333

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

5, 2019) — ValidCare, the hemp industry’s leading market intelligence and consumer research platform, and the University of Kentucky Research Foundation (UKRF) have announced they have entered into a services agreement to advance the research of hemp-derived products. LEXINGTON, Ky. About ValidCare.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 9, 2022

Featuring a Panel of Compliance Experts: Ian Stewart is founder and co-chair of the cannabis law practice at Wilson Elser, where he leads a national multi-disciplinary team of lawyers who serve all aspects of the cannabis and hemp industries, as well as financial institutions and insurance companies that service those industries.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 12, 2023

The law also permits the agricultural production of cannabis and hemp for industrial purposes, with a heavy emphasis on pharmaceutical crops. . This idyllic overseas collectivity of France is famous for its water-floating bungalow hotels, mountainous backdrops, and plunging waterfalls.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Plus, the USDA just issued an interim rule for hemp production. USDA Issues Proposed Rule for Hemp Production. The 2018 Farm Bill, which federally legalized hemp (formerly a Schedule I drug like its close cousin, marijuana), opened the gates for mass hemp production—well, almost. those with THC levels above 0.3%).

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SMPL

JANUARY 20, 2020

Wellcana Group has big expansion plans for its LSU-licensed medical marijuana operations in Louisiana and is separately courting farmers to grow hemp to support the company’s launch soon into CBD products. “We’re also going to put together an industrial hemp processing center there, too,” Davis said.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Department of Agriculture held a hemp listening session this week as regulators work to establish rules and regulations for production. At the state level, activists in Idaho have begun efforts to qualify a medical cannabis and hemp ballot initiative for the 2020 ballot. The bill will now be transmitted to the governor.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 11, 2019

Zion Market Research has published a new report titled “Industrial Hemp Market by Product (Seeds, Fiber, and Shivs) and by Application (Animal Care, Textiles, Automotive, Furniture, Food & Beverages, Paper, Construction Materials, Personal Care, and Others): Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, and Forecast, 2018–2025”.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 13, 2019

Current federal law expressly allows for the distribution of hemp-derived CBD products that contain 0.3% The FDA has provided clarity that hulled hemp seed, hemp protein powder, and hemp seed oil can be legally used in foods. The FDA is collecting data to fill these gaps. FDA’s Enforcement Efforts.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In late August BPH acquired 10 per cent of Chilean company Patagonia Genetics, a craft cannabis company with a collection of more than 260 unique cannabis and hemp strains collected from industrial hemp cultivations of the late 1980’s. But BPH is diversifying even further with its foray into cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

Here, we provide an overview of patent trends in the cannabis industry and how cannabusinesses can use patents to protect their technological, agricultural, genetic, or other innovations. Alternatively, a patent owner may also monetize its patent by licensing it to competitors and collecting royalties from them. C19-1297 MJP, 2019 U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

FDA’s announcement comes on the heels of an active 2019, during which both FDA and the FTC issued warning letters to marketers of CBD products 1 and the plaintiffs’ bar began to actively file class-action lawsuits against marketers of CBD products under state law.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

Brian Cusack Managing Director Dr. Hemp Me writes, “The issue of legalisation of cannabis and its derived products has been under discussion for decades in Italy. Right after medical cannabis was legalised, Italy sought to become one of the world’s leading producers of industrial hemp. of THC, is considered as hemp.

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The Joint Blog

MAY 19, 2020

According to the AP’s report, the 2018 Farm Bill made hemp and its derivatives no longer classified as controlled substances by the federal government, so the crop can be grown and distributed in most states. Nationwide sales of hemp-derived CBD products could hit $6 billion by 2025, according to Nielsen. It’s like the Wild West.”

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The plant and its forms are known by various names around the world—marijuana, Mary Jane, weed, pot, hemp, and grass. lakh crore in 2019-20 from taxes on alcohol. The Indian exchequer collects more than Rs 53,000 crore each year from tobacco products. After all, India earned a whopping Rs 1.75 We don’t ban those products.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We got 51 hemp-derived Delta-8 THC products tested by an independent lab, and found high levels of Delta-9 THC in most of them. We wanted to investigate, so after collecting samples from online stores and brick-and-mortar smoke shops, we commissioned FESA Labs to perform independent testing on 51 delta-8 products. This is a massive 77.2

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

These are luscious hemp crops. They are both passionate about Ireland’s rural community and what cannabidiol and hemp can do for the market. By transforming rural Ireland from a traditional industry of meat and dairy products to a more sustainable and profitable mass hemp production industry, the economy will thrive.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 10, 2021

Flora’s cultivation practices to supply cannabis derivatives also include business divisions in cosmetics, hemp textiles, and food and beverage. Courtesy of Flora Growth | floragrowth.ca Flora Growth cultivates 100 hectares of cannabis year-round near the equator in Bucaramanga, Columbia. .

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 9, 2021

Flora’s cultivation practices to supply cannabis derivatives also include business divisions in cosmetics, hemp textiles, and food and beverage. Courtesy of Flora Growth | floragrowth.ca Flora Growth cultivates 100 hectares of cannabis year-round near the equator in Bucaramanga, Columbia. .

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 7, 2021

Flora’s cultivation practices to supply cannabis derivatives also include business divisions in cosmetics, hemp textiles, and food and beverage. Courtesy of Flora Growth | floragrowth.ca Flora Growth cultivates 100 hectares of cannabis year-round near the equator in Bucaramanga, Columbia. .

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

On the topic of sustainability, Florida also currently lacks a dedicated patient or clinic “cannabis collection” station for used cannabis products; an integrated program for safe disposal here in Florida must be addressed, by the Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee or other dedicated state body. . Strains & products.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 8, 2021

SAINT PAUL, MN— On May 3, the four board members of the Minnesota Hemp Association unanimously voted to change the name of their organization. The Minnesota Hemp Association chose to rebrand to the Minnesota Cannabis Association to support legislation of all cannabinoids,” said board member Steven Brown. Hemp is cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss speak with Lews Koski, Chief Operating Officer of Metrc , a leading seed-to-sale track-and-trace technology company for the cannabis and hemp industries. But it’s a heavy agricultural area here in Florida. Lewis Koski: Yeah.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clever Leaves , a leading vertically-integrated licensed producer of pharmaceutical-grade medical cannabis and hemp extracts, has received a pre-license letter from INFARMED I.P., million square feet of greenhouses under Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) in Colombia.

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