Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

A notable exception has been the crackdown on Delta-8 THC, which is derived from hemp. Several states, including New York, have moved to ban the manufacture and sale of the substance. But that is only the tip of the iceberg for regulation of hemp and hemp derived substances. It defines hemp as “cannabis sativa L.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2020

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. Today we turn to Texas. Health & Safety Code § 443.001 et seq.,

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2020

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. Act 68 , which revised the state laws to align with the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

February 6, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. Producers may apply now, and the deadline to sign up for both programs is March 16, 2020. “We We are pleased to offer these coverages to hemp producers.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 5, 2020

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. States are (mostly) consistent when it comes to hemp production.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2021

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors adopted an urgency ordinance Tuesday to extend a temporary moratorium on industrial hemp cultivation in the coastal zone for another six months as the county awaits feedback from the California Coastal Commission. So, if you want to grow CBD-rich hemp you can do that six plants. (If

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

But the same isn’t really true for California hemp or hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). California hasn’t really made any progress on adopting hemp social equity programs, probably because of the murky legality of hemp to start. Others will probably follow in the future.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2019

When the President signed the 2018 Farm Bill in December, which legalized industrial hemp for all intents and purposes, the federal government permanently removed industrial hemp from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), resolving any lingering doubts. As such, it is critical that people understand that hemp is not marijuana.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

billion from 2020 to 2025 at a CAGR of 21.74%. Note that licensing requirements for growing industrial hemp, which doesn’t contain significant concentrations of THC, are different from licensing requirements for THC-containing cannabis plants. If you want to grow industrial hemp, the U.S. What’s the Big Takeaway?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2019

On December 3, 2019, four federal agencies, in consultation with state banking regulators, clarified the legal status of hemp growth and production under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for banks 1 providing financial services to hemp-related businesses. state and federal regulation of marijuana. Background.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

It has been two years since California began licensing yet operators still struggle with compliance and are all still de facto, breaking one law or another. Here’s a look back at 2019 and a projection of what’s to come in 2020 Cannabis Law. . July 2019 – Hemp Cultivation Registration. .

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) of Oregon signed legislation into law that prohibits landlords from arbitrarily refusing to provide housing access to an individual based solely on their status as a medical cannabis patient, or based solely on an individual’s prior cannabis conviction. LA resident? North Carolina. Update : S. NC resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. On the same day, LegalizeND announced that they will try again with a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. Click here to email your governor in support of industrial hemp production.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

But how can a product that purportedly gets users high escape federal and state regulation? Delta-8 is one of the hundreds of cannabinoids that are naturally found in hemp and cannabis plants. That being said, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, dubbed the “Farm Bill”, expressly carved out “tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp.”

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

An activist group in North Dakota filed paperwork to begin petitioning for another adult use marijuana legalization ballot initiative in 2020. House Bill 491 would regulate industrial hemp production as well as allow the production and retail sale of hemp-derived CBD products. LA resident? LA resident? NV resident? NV resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The so-called “minibus” appropriations legislation covers funding for Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation and Housing and Urban Development for the 2020 fiscal year. Full Story.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Additionally, Representatives Charlie Crist (D-FL) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced The Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act to explicitly bar federal agencies from discriminating against workers solely because of their status as a cannabis consumer, or due to testing positive for marijuana use on a workplace drug test.

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Veriheal

MARCH 31, 2022

He has been under immense pressure to launch the market since a legalization referendum was approved in 2020 and he inked his signature onto lawmaker-approved implementation legislation the following year. “If Have cultivated and harvested hemp for a minimum of two of the past four years before applying for the license.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Activists in Oregon have filed a 2020 ballot initiative with the Secretary of State that, if approved, would allow social cannabis consumption sites and protect consumers from employment discrimination. Similarly, activists in Arizona are attempting to qualify a 2020 legalization ballot initiative. DE resident? HI resident?

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SpeedWeed

JULY 5, 2021

The 14,000-member community is seeking to establish itself as a “seed to sale” site, with marijuana agriculture included on the tribe’s Canadian border-spanning land. Though it calls itself the first tribe in New York state to authorize adult use of marijuana, the St.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

In the past few months, the sales of Delta-8 THC products have exploded, representing the fastest growing segment of hemp-derived products. Other states fail to differentiate THC derived from hemp and marijuana. And a handful of states expressly include Delta-8 THC on their list of controlled substances. Delta-8 THC.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 22, 2020

Hemp Trademark Litigation Update: National Grange Sues Oregon-Based Hemp Grange. The latest lawsuit was filed on July 10, 2020 by Colorado-based Carrick-Harvest, LLC d/b/a Veritas Fine Cannabis (“Veritas Fine Cannabis”) against defendants Veritas Farms, Inc. Another Cannabis Trademark Dispute, Another Settlement.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

According to recent reporting , pet industry spending is expected to reach $96 billion by 2020 with CBD as one of its fastest growing sections. Following the enactment of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”), there has been a huge interest in the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”) for our furry friends.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

In The Weeds welcomes the new year, as well as a number of new cannabis laws and policies taking effect around the country in 2022. Below is a list of state law updates to look forward to this year. This DEA guidance and the Kansas opinion both suggest legality for some hemp-derived delta-8 products under the 0.3

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

18 March 2020. Last week, FDA issued its report to the US House Committee on Appropriations and the US Senate Committee on Appropriations entitled “Cannabidiol (CBD) Report in Response to Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 U.S. In the absence of federal action, states have developed their own regulatory schemes.

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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. January 13, 2020. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc. Pure Hemp Collective, Inc. By Rebecca Edelson & Emilio Cazares. 3] Diamond v.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

The set-up is markedly different than the 2020 session, where there were over 30 cannabis-related bills. It’s admirable of California to make it official that financial institutions (and accountants) don’t commit any crimes under state law by virtue of servicing cannabis businesses. No hemp CBD bill (again).

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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. NEW YORK, Nov.

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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. in the Watermelon Pot Rocks from Hemp Living – right through to a massive 23.17% in the Blueberry Muffin disposable vape pen from Dope. And a senior chemist at PharmLabs said: “It’s the hemp black market.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) signed legislation into law to to automatically conduct a review of past misdemeanor cannabis convictions, and to “set aside” offenses that are no longer a crime under state law. Under state law, adults face civil penalties for minor marijuana possession offenses. DE resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Tam Tams is grown and processed at ROSE’s Québec-based, Health Canada-licensed 55,000 square-foot Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), purpose-built facility in Huntingdon , which was commissioned in 2020. and our start-up operations of growing hemp in the United States ; the legal status of Pure?Sunfarms,

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 3, 2020

of additional equity in Pure Sunfarms to Village Farms; Pure Sunfarms and Emerald will release each other from their current supply agreement under which Emerald has the provision to purchase 25% of Pure Sunfarms’ aggregate cannabis production from the Delta facilities in 2020, 2021 and 2022; and. million in 2020.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 30, 2019

This week: The National Credit Union Administration affirms that credit unions may provide financial services to hemp businesses. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released new data indicating a substantial increase in the growth of US hemp production. Governor Ducey (R-AZ) opposes legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

House Bill 4016 – Mortarium on Cannabis & Hemp Producer Licenses. HB 4016 authorizes the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) and Oregon State Department of Agriculture (ODA) to unilaterally issue moratoriums on the issuance of new marijuana and hemp producer licenses.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 27, 2019

The Sentinel reports…… HANFORD — At its meeting Tuesday morning, The Kings County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt an interim urgency ordinance regarding the cultivation of hemp in Kings County. 31, 2020, unless it’s otherwise amended or repealed. The ordinance will be in effect until Dec.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

States prepare hemp plans for submission to the USDA. The House Education & Labor Committee approved a bill to repeal the Higher Education Act Aid Elimination Penalty, a federal law that has stripped college financial aid from hundreds of thousands of students with convictions for cannabis or other drugs.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Laws protecting patients and their providers vary from state to state and, in some cases, may vary from county to county. Many individuals choose to break outdated state laws that do not account for medical use or their access. tend to focus on industries such as technology and health care.

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