Banking DEA Hemp Programs 
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
Responding to the USDA’s Interim Final Rule on Hemp. This past Halloween, the USDA released its Interim Final Rule on the Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program. Hemp Roundtable is working with its organizational partners to develop recommendations with a unified industry voice. Some of it was quite scary.
The Blunt Truth
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
And speaking of CBD, Seyfarth has a program coming up on that topic. Assembly Bill 1525 allows cannabis banking under California state law. A bill which would have set new rules for the hemp industry, was not passed. Since it faced opposition from hemp farmers and others in the cannabis industry, that may be for the best.
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The Blunt Truth
MARCH 5, 2020
In Minnesota, regulators have suggested that one office should oversee all aspects of both hemp and medical marijuana. They see legalization as a solution to problems with the medical cannabis program. The Department of Agriculture delayed a requirement that the DEA conduct all THC testing on hemp crops. FEDERAL NEWS.
The Blunt Truth
DECEMBER 26, 2019
In February, we saw the first ever Congressional hearing on cannabis banking. On the federal level, however, the SAFE Banking Act was approved by the House Financial Services Committee (45-15). In the world of hemp, marijuana’s straight-arrow cousin, the Department of Agriculture released guidelines for importing hemp seeds.
The Blunt Truth
AUGUST 1, 2019
Let’s start with the eagerly awaited hemp rules. In other federal news, the DEA has, yet again, not approved new suppliers of marijuana for research. Meanwhile, the state of Arizona is experimenting with a new procedure to get around the lack of banking services for marijuana companies.
The Blunt Truth
OCTOBER 22, 2019
residing abroad hoping to get an E-2 or EB-5 investor visa who wants to invest in and start a business even only remotely involved in the weed trade (other than agricultural hemp [per new § 297A Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. such as bhang, ganga, charras, Indian hemp, dagga, hashish, and cannabis resin. 1621 et seq.,
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 22, 2019
residing abroad hoping to get an E-2 or EB-5 investor visa who wants to invest in and start a business even only remotely involved in the weed trade (other than agricultural hemp [per new § 297A Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. such as bhang, ganga, charras, Indian hemp, dagga, hashish, and cannabis resin. 1621 et seq.,
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