Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Dozens of times per month, I am asked by clients and potential clients whether hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) products are legal in California. 3% delta-9 THC and excludes hemp, which is legally defined as the Cannabis sativa L. plant with more than.3% plant with.3% 3% or less delta-9 THC. plant with.3%

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2019

Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law. That has made it very difficult for many hemp and hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) businesses to access bank accounts.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 11, 2020

For the past eighteen months, hemp stakeholders have been begging the federal government to regulate the hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) industry. This new business model reflects a paradigm shift that brings sustainability at the forefront of business. B corporations are creatures of state law.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 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. Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 2, 2024

2024 is going to be a crazy year for cannabis businesses and investors. Among many other things, there will be a general election, possible rescheduling to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), an upcoming Farm Bill that could re-tool how hemp and hemp products are regulated, and maybe even some federal cannabis legislation.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Consumer products law blog. Class actions against CBD companies proliferate under federal and state law. On the heels of FDA sending out a tranche of warning letters to sellers of cannabidiol (CBD) products, enterprising plaintiffs lawyers have filed a spate of consumer class actions over these types of products.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 8, 2020

At this point, everyone has heard about cannabidiol (“CBD”), a marquee cannabinoid present in the cannabis plant. Unlike THC, CBD is non-intoxicating, but many consumers and businesses are abuzz with the promise of CBD nonetheless. As such, manufacturing and selling CBD products is no cakewalk.

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

Earlier this year, the Food & Drug Administration disclosed that it would not regulate non-pharmaceutical CBD products, thereby putting the onus on Congress to devise an appropriate regulatory framework for cannabidiol and other hemp-derived cannabinoids. 5 The so-called “hemp” market is no longer predominantly a wellness market.

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MJ Business Attorneys

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The long-anticipated 2018 Farm Bill finally made its way to the President’s desk and Trump made hemp fans ecstatic when he signed it into law on December 20. With a provision legalizing the cultivation and distribution of hemp on the federal level, many are left wondering what the Act means for cannabis industry operators.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

If you’ve been following the hemp scene in Washington state, you know it’s been a bit of a roller coaster. The latest “drop” comes in the form of an August 1 memo from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) titled Restrictions on the use of hemp CBD as a food ingredient.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Citing growth in hemp-related commerce, the NCUA emphasized the need for credit unions to understand the gamut of regulation across jurisdictions in order to lend lawfully to hemp-related businesses. First , as of December 20, 2018, hemp is no longer designated as a federally controlled substance.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

On June 19, 2019, at 1:30 PST, the Washington State Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Section will be presenting an online CLE on hemp. I’ll be joined by my esteemed colleagues to shed some light on hemp laws both nationally and here in the Evergreen State. You can register to join us here.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2022

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. based CBD retailer, manufacturer denied Rule 11 sanctions against wellness company. Law 360 (sub. bill places hemp stores, farmers at risk of losing business. businesses from crashing. 23 March 2022.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2019

State governments and the federal Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) take wildly different approaches when it comes to Hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”), and for the most part, the ball is still in the government’s court to actually regulate hemp and Hemp CBD. 1 Making Sure the Hemp is Legal.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

On April 16, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5372 (SB 5372), “An Act relating to hemp processor registration and a hemp extract certification into law.” However, Washington does not allow for the sale of ingestible hemp products (other than hemp seed ingredients) and SB 5372 does not change that.

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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

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Insurance is a key part of any business (or home). That is no less true in cannabis and several insurers—at least on West Coast—provide insurance for marijuana businesses as well as hemp. The barriers to purchasing insurance related to hemp, of course, decreased substantially following the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

Boulder cannabis dispensaries can now not only sell marijuana products but also products made from hemp and CBD. The unintended consequence is that every retail store in the city can sell hemp and CBD products except marijuana businesses,” she said. Source: [link].

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Banking , intellectual property , food and beverage (and cosmetics ), international trade , domestic trade , state laws , ag production contracts , etc., When it comes to industrial hemp, the 2018 Farm Bill upended all of these things. All told, the amount of private capital flowing into hemp and hemp-CBD is extraordinary.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 16, 2020

We recently received a request from a client to advise them on Shopify’s guidance on selling CBD products on its platform. Specifically, the first paragraph of the guidance states that “[y]ou should consult with an attorney to determine how and where you’re able to sell your product.”

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

Almost three years since the legalization of hemp production in the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is still in the process of determining the regulatory framework for CBD and other hemp derivatives. But how does this FDCA provision apply to CBD? In one word: Epidolex. 2d 1341 (D.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

There has been so much talk from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) around cannabidiol (“CBD”) regulations that it makes one’s head spin. For years everyone has wondered when, or even if , the FDA would propose and adopt CBD regulations. A little CBD history. The future of FDA CBD regulations.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

However, Google recently has decided to relax its advertising policies– at least around hemp and hemp CBD products. CBD advertising changes at Google. or less in California, Colorado, and Puerto Rico” Additionally, CBD will be removed from Google’s Unapproved Pharmaceuticals and Supplements List.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Greenway write… The CBD business in Minnesota Could be Doomed according to Minnesota Cannabis Association. A precedent-setting ruling from the Minnesota Court of Appeals has the potential to upend the state’s burgeoning hemp industry, with impacts on both consumers and retailers. Minnesota-v-Loveless.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 4, 2020

It’s been a while since we’ve gone over the basics regarding how hemp-CBD companies should be strategizing to protect their brands. The guide provided some much-needed clarification around the USPTO’s position with respect to trademarks for domestic industrial hemp products. For hemp goods to be eligible for U.S.

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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

MARCH 12, 2022

A new lawsuit in Georgia seeks a court order declaring that a chemical related to the main intoxicating ingredient in pot is legal under state law. The chemical, called delta-8 THC, is mostly synthesized from CBD, a non-intoxicating chemical that’s prevalent in hemp. Read more at: [link].

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 9, 2019

Not much later, Curaleaf found itself on the wrong side of the FDA with respect to health claims Curaleaf had made about its CBD products. ” The article explains that in response to the FDA warning letter, Curaleaf (wisely) scrubbed its website and social media accounts of health claims about its CBD products. .”

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2022

In this post, we unpack the regulatory compliances a medicinal hemp product has to go through. In this installment on cannabis regulation, we tell you how you can cultivate, sell and market your hemp products. For the purposes of this post, we will discuss only the medicinal route of doing business. Introduction. The checklist.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The tides have been rapidly changing for hemp companies to gain access to banking, which has not traditionally been available to hemp companies due to the fact that hemp was (sort of) federally illegal until about a year ago. But still, many financial institutions have been hestitant when it comes to servicing hemp clients.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2020

Last week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new guidance (the “FinCEN Guidance”) for financial institutions working with hemp-related businesses. Readers of this blog know that the 2018 Farm Bill does not take away the FDA’s ability to regulate hemp products, including hemp-CBD.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2020

A year ago, we discussed a shift in nomenclature for hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”) products. Many CBD companies have swapped the word “CBD” for the terms “hemp extract” and “full spectrum hemp” in hope of mitigating the risk of FDA and local enforcement actions.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 2018, Congress enacted the Farm Bill, which distinguished prohibitions on marijuana from hemp. The Farm Bill defines hemp as “the plant Cannabis sativa L. With this advantageous change in the law, the hemp industry has thrived. The value of hemp production was estimated at $824 million in 2021 according to the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

CBD products are everywhere – including tinctures, creams, gummies, pills, and drinks. In the December 2018 Farm Bill, the federal government removed CBD (and industrial hemp and all cannabis derivatives with less than 0.3% Federal Farm Bill Removes Hemp and CBD from the Controlled Substances Act. percent THC.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This was not easy for me, as an attorney trained in scouring insurance policies and then litigating them for over a decade, so I cannot imagine how daunting this process is for a small business owner. . When an insured sues an insurer for refusing to pay a claim, it is referred to as a “first party” or in some states, a “bad faith” lawsuit.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Earlier this week, I wrote about how hemp businesses should not yet rely on the 2018 Farm Bill to protect them from their products being seized. As such, the cultivation of hemp is still governed by the 2014 Farm Bill, which allows state departments of agriculture to license the cultivation of industrial hemp.

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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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