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What Happened to Hemp?

Canna Law Blog

He said: “licensed acres in hemp are at pre-farm bill levels.” Before the 2018 Farm Bill, only a few states ran limited “research” pilot programs for hemp. But, take a look: The USDA 2022 National Hemp Report , at page 1, indicates that all industrial hemp “in the open” totaled 28,314 acres. Could that be true?

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Thoughts on THCA, Interstate Sales…. and Oregon

Canna Law Blog

Griffen’s article is just one of many parsing the language of the 2018 Farm Bill and a 2023 DEA letter on the topic. See also: “ THCA and the DEA: Rod Breaks Down the Latest News ” from Rod Kight, an another attorney prominent in the space. I would say: “Someone over at DEA wrote a letter last year indicating that it’s not.

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New DEA Report Says Border Seizures of Mexican Weed Have Fallen By 80 Percent

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Well, the DEA just released its 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment, and the report is full of stats on the United States’ most popular illegal addictions, new trends in intoxicants, and foreign trade — a.k.a. The US sourced 92 percent of its heroin from Mexico in 2019, according to product analyzed by a DEA tracing program.

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DEA Seizes 4M Marijuana Plants, Less Arrests in ’19

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Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) made far fewer cannabis-related arrests in 2019 than in previous years. Let’s take a closer look at what DEA data reveals. Per the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program (DCESP) , a whopping 4,003,194 cannabis plants were seized and destroyed in 2019.

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Washington Works to Remove Obstacles to 2019 Hemp Crop

Cannabis Law Report

By Peter Becker on March 8, 2019. While other states have moved more aggressively to encourage commercial hemp, Washington’s total hemp crop in 2018 was less than 150 acres, all grown by the Confederated Colville tribes northwest of Spokane. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

The Blunt Truth

Welcome to The Week in Weed’s look back at the news of 2019; whether the year has flown by or seemed to last forever, it’s (almost) over now. Without further ado, here’s a look at the stories that grabbed our attention in 2019. Note that McConnell still refers to marijuana as hemp’s “illicit cousin.”

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Hemp and CBD: Submit Your Comments on USDA Interim Hemp Rules By December 30

Canna Law Blog

The hemp industry is up in arms over the USDA’s interim rules establishing a domestic hemp program. Presently, the public comment period ends on December 30, 2019 and it is unclear whether the comment period will be extended. Crop Insurance: No coverage for hemp crops above.3% 3% Total THC. 3% Total THC.

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