Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2020

On Friday, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) released an Interim Final Rule (the “ Rule ”) that, as we discussed , threatens the hemp industry by treating partially processed hemp extract not intended for consumption (also known as “intermediary hemp”) as a Schedule I controlled substance.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Unfortunately, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) dropped a surprise interim hemp rule a few weeks ago, which took immediate effect and came as a shock to virtually everyone. The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. DEA Interim Final Rule: What Is “Synthetically Derived THC”?

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 26, 2020

Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published an interim final rule surrounding hemp and hemp derivatives. Simply stated, when the hemp plant is processed and its cannabinoids are extracted into a crude oil, or similar derivative, concentrated amounts of ? By: Nabil Rodriguez. Last week on Thursday August 20, 2020, the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

On August 21, the Drug Enforcement Agency (the “DEA”) released an Interim Final Rule (the “ Rule ”), which, in part, suggests that in-process hemp extract shall be treated as a schedule I controlled substance during any point at which its THC concentration exceeds 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Emphasis added).

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2020

The USDA is particularly interested in comments on certain topics and, in my prior post, I discussed one of those topics, Liquid Chromatography Factor, 0.877, and its importance to the Hemp-CBD industry. The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. Whole Plant. percent on a dry weight basis.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2019

During a recent interview with the Brookings Institution, Scott Gottlieb, the departing head of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), explained it would take several years for the agency to come up with rules that would legalize the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp-CBD) in food products, unless Congress steps in.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 24, 2020

Although the guidance does not cover other FDA-regulated products, such as hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp CBD”)-infused foods and dietary supplements, the last section of the document – Section III C. percent limit. This suggests that the FDA may only allow hemp-derived intermediate or unfinished drug product that never exceed 0.3

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Our hemp-CBD attorneys have written extensively about the new hemp rules and their shortcomings, as well as the panoply of different hemp regulations at the state level and the DEA’s recent promulgation of an interim rule that may criminalize the processing of hemp: BREAKING: USDA Releases Hemp Rules. DEA Laboratory Registration.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to implement and enforce the relevant provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act which makes it a crime to bring controlled substances into the country without a proper license. CBP has also issued tariff classification rulings on CBD oil and distillates and hemp biomass.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

For example, there are some states where only CBD-based products are allowed. Others like Idaho, meanwhile, consider even simple CBD possession a crime. In 2015, Idaho state legalized CBD with a THC concentration of less than 3%. Like Idaho, CBD with less than.3% In 2014, CBD with under 0.9%

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

Analysts predict that pet-and-animal product sales are among the fastest-growing sectors in the CBD market with estimated sales reaching $125 million by 2022. The basics on CBD, hemp and the 2018 Farm Bill. Are any CBD and hemp-containing products legal for use in pet products? WRITTEN BY: Womble Bond Dickinson.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 19, 2020

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says that the word refers to opium and its derivatives. However, the DEA is an American agency, so it’s unlikely that the EU has consulted their definition. Can hemp-based CBD possibly be considered a narcotic? A definition for narcotic is a little complicated to pin down, though.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Most of us in the hemp industry are well-aware of the major issues in the interim rules: 15-day pre-harvest testing requirements, total THC, DEA laboratories, and crop insurance to name a few. Not only does this testing method tend to increase the THC concentration in the hemp sample, and thus, pushes it over the 0.3

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 26, 2021

Below are some highlights from the final rule: DEA Certification Requirement. Consistent with the interim final rule, the final rule requires DEA certification for laboratories testing hemp for THC levels and purity. This will most likely result in fewer laboratories available overall for hemp testing. The USDA did not raise the 0.3%

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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. percent on a dry weight basis.”

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 1, 2021

In response to the 2018 farm bill, the USDA and the DEA have weighed in with interim rules establishing a system for the production of massive amounts of hemp-derived CBD and other cannabinoids. However, a handful of states have regulations on the books that will require some testing of hemp-based CBD products.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The bill’s sponsor, State Assemblyman Steve Yeager, introduced the measure in February because Nevada law was unclear about whether veterinarians were permitted to administer CBD products or discuss them with pet owners. AB 101 encountered no opposition and passed the state Assembly and Senate without a single no vote, Yeager explained. “I

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Sensi Seeds

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Is CBD Legal in Spain? Spain’s cannabis market is a diverse mix of Spanish and foreign-owned companies selling everything from seeds, fertilizer and grow lamps to hemp-infused beers and CBD tinctures, oils, and creams. In August 2018, reports of shops being raided and CBD product confiscated began to circulate on Twitter.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

Since issuance of adult-use licenses and regulations is likely more than six months away, this is a good time to review New York’s soon-to-be-finalized hemp and CBD regulations and their interplay with federal guidance. The regulations specifically deal with licensure for manufacturers and retailers of hemp derived CBD (§§1005.2-1005.3;

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 16, 2022

If you have more than 30 grams of flower or five grams of concentrate and a prior drug offense, you face a felony charge, jail time, and a $10,000 fine. It started up again under the 2014 Farm Bill that allowed farms with DEA approval to grow hemp for research and expanded after the 2018 Farm Bill passed. CBD regulations.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

The United States has had a long, conflicting, relationship with cannabis, cannabidiol(CBD), and other cannabis-derived products. But while some small achievements are being made now, significant changes are going to have to take place for the American CBD industry to reach its full potential as a multi-billion dollar industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

CBD Oracle commissioned FESA Labs to analyze a total of 51 different delta-8 THC products for cannabinoid levels, with a random subset of 8 being additionally tested for impurities, including heavy metals, solvents, mycotoxins, pesticides and microbial contamination, as well as testing for vitamin E acetate. Concentrates. Delta-9 THC.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Delta-8 is generally not expressed in high quantities naturally and is created by converting CBD via a chemical or similar process. The Controlled Substance Act prohibits synthetic THCs, and DEA’s 2020 interim final rule stated that any quantity of synthetic THC is controlled. So according to DEA, delta-8 is illegal.

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The Cannigma

MAY 6, 2021

Roughly 150 different cannabinoids have been identified already, but the two most common and abundant are delta-9- THC and CBD. Delta-9-THC and CBD can be found in concentrations as high as 20% and even 30%, but minor cannabinoids such as delta-8-THC generally occur in concentrations below 1%. How delta-8-THC is made.

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Alchimia

APRIL 17, 2018

While further research is needed in both humans and animals, cannabinoids like CBD are being increasingly used to treat diverse symptoms and pains in pets , since many users have realised the great benefits it can provide in some cases. CBD oils and extracts are made from organic hemp crops. Benefits of CBD for pets.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

Because Delta-8 THC is not expressed in sufficient concentrations in most hemp strains to make its extraction financially viable, most Delta-8 THC on the market is derived from the chemical conversion of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“CBD”). This chemical conversion is at the root of the legal confusion. Delta-8 THC Products.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

In fact, many manufacturers and retailers label it “delta-8 CBD” to emphasize its CBD-like legal status. Delta-8 is derived from CBD extracted from hemp, but in scientific terms it is delta-8 THC. O’Connor was interviewed while attending a recent CBD expo in Indianapolis, the largest city in the prohibition state of Indiana.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Both notices state most of the delta-8 THC products on the market have been “synthetically converted” from CBD but fail to address the fundamental stakeholder question as to the legality of these products. Delta-8 THC products should be kept out of the reach of children and pets. Should be stored away from children.

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Otherside Farms

MAY 10, 2022

It is made by extracting CBD from hemp. Delta 8 THC is then removed from the CBD and then added to acetic anhydride. THC-O is very concentrated and intense and it is common that some users will experience undesirable side effects. THC-O gummies are one of the more popular ways to consume cannabinoids like CBD, D8, D9, and THC-O.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

The Ninth Circuit Finds That the Definition of Hemp Turns on Delta-9 THC Concentration. THC threshold, not upon any other distinction such as flavor, concentration, manufacturing method, or how the DEA or any agency interprets the 2018 Farm Bill. delta-9 THC and are derived from hemp itself consisting of less than 0.3%

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Clarify that that cannabidiol and CBD-focused preparations containing no more than 0.2 Second, concentrated preparations of THC would be controlled more strictly than flower, but not at draconian levels. And fourth, CBD would be treated like bonbons. law, the WHO’s assessment of CBD could have the most immediate impact.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 12, 2019

Side effects were very prevalent in 79% of all patients taking a refined CBD product, some of which were severe like thrombocytopenia and transaminase elevations in the liver. Traditional plant extracts contain many compounds in addition to THC and CBD that contribute to the medical benefits of cannabis.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

Is Kratom the CBD of Opioids? CBD is a part of the cannabis plant, but it is a specific cannabinoid that doesn’t have psychoactive effects. Even the DEA added kratom to the list of Schedule I substances. It works in a similar way as CBD, which is why people are frequently comparing these two compounds.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Kentucky governor Andy Beshear (D) signed a medical cannabis legalization bill, which allows edibles and concentrates, but draws the line at smokable products. And now we arrive at the dog days of August , when Congress held a hearing on the Food and Drug Administration’s lack of action on CBD regulation. No to all of that.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This generally increases the THC concentration in hemp sample and pushes it over the 0.3 DEA Registrations : The USDA interim rules require testing laboratories to register with the DEA. percent limit, and in effect limits what kinds of hemp breeds that cultivators can use or which harvests can move down the stream of commerce.

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LifeCannMD

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Simply put, because Delta 8 is created using hemp-derived CBD it is a legal way of producing the intoxicating effect of THC. Specifically speaking, concentrating the Delta 8-THC content in Hemp while minimizing the Delta 9-THC content – keeps the content under the legal limit.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

The FDA is currently in an ongoing process evaluating the science and safety of CBD and hemp derivatives in order to determine potential regulatory pathways for hemp. Cannabis products could not be marketed as dietary supplements, but hemp and CBD products could be. Providing a Legal Pathway for CBD in Dietary Supplements.

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