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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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 23, 2020

On August 20, 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an interim rule on hemp, hemp-derived CBD (Hemp CBD) and other hemp-derived cannabinoids. If you’re in the hemp derivative business, trust the DEA at your own peril. with a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 8, 2022

Marijuana might be federally prohibited, but the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has effectively acknowledged that the plant’s seeds are generally uncontrolled and legal, regardless of how much THC might end up being produced in buds if those seeds were cultivated. percent THC. percent delta-9 THC. “In

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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

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The DEA’s announcement signals the “beginning of the end” of federal marijuana prohibition, as the policy change allows federal agencies to evaluate and assess the medical use and abuse potential of marijuana with (limited) political interference. BY EMILY BURNS, GREEN LIGHT LAW GROUP —.

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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 coordinates with a wide range of partner government agencies (e.g., FDA, EPA, DOT, ATF, CPSC, etc.)

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2020

That is the DEA’s interim final rule suggesting 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 The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. The 2018 Farm Bill Does Not Support the DEA Interim Rule.

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United Patients Group

JANUARY 15, 2023

Hemp-derived CBD must have a THC concentration of 0.3 CBD is available in many forms, including gels, gummies , oils, supplements, concentrates, and more. However, the DEA and FDA still consider CBD a drug regulated under the Schedule I classification. percent or less to be legally sold.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

Any laboratory testing hemp for THC concentration under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program must be registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to handle controlled substances. The directory below summarizes hemp testing laboratories who are registered with the DEA.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Any laboratory testing hemp for THC concentration under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program must be registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to handle controlled substances. The directory below summarizes hemp testing laboratories who are registered with the DEA. Click on image to access the directory.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

According to the DEA , if hemp or its derivatives contain levels of THC in excess of 0.3%, they are considered marijuana. What the DEA says about THCA products The DEA seems to have settled the issue for now. A primer on the 2018 Farm Bill and THCA For starters, Hemp may only have 0.3% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2020

Any laboratory testing hemp for THC concentration under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program must be registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to handle … Read More.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2019

I think you need to come up with a framework that defines concentration levels, where you would create some kind of cut off, and that would be up to the agency to do… CBD in high concentrations isn’t risk-free, and in low concentration, it probably is safe—I don’t want to make a declaration here.

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Veriheal

JULY 29, 2021

The authors of a 1996 paper, titled “ Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Fair Competition, and Olympic Sport, ” were cited in the WADA study, which claimed that “cannabis could be performance enhancing in sports that require greater concentration.”. Fast forward to 2019 and the DEA unveiled eagerly anticipated plans for cannabis research.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 24, 2020

Accordingly, the agency recommends that drug approval applicants submit information, such as a certificate of analysis, indicating the percent delta-9 THC by dry weight, along with detailed descriptions of testing methods used to evaluate the level of delta-9 THC to help ensure the THC concentration doesn’t exceed 0.3 percent limit.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Not only does this testing method tend to increase the THC concentration in the hemp sample, and thus, pushes it over the 0.3 Given that the concentration of THC increases as harvest approaches, the rule will create additional challenges to get at or under the 0.3 DEA REGISTRATION. percent limit.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

A new Colorado law aimed at keeping young people from buying and reselling highly potent THC concentrate has sparked concerns from doctors who recommend medical cannabis about how the new provisions could jeopardize their ability to practice medicine. The Colorado Sun has the story. 2021a_1317_signed.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The first crisis point initiated by the Rule is its requirement that Labs “ must be registered by the DEA to conduct chemical analysis of controlled substances (in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.13). ” concentration of THC on a dry weight basis, which is, by definition, marijuana and a Schedule 1 controlled substance. ”

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

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. This is not the position of DEA, but is evidently the opinion of the aforementioned three-judge Ninth Circuit panel.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 15, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration-McAlester Resident Office and DEA Denver. The investigation was initiated by the DEA Denver office’s “Front Range Task Force” after a Chinese money laundering organization was identified that sold black market marijuana “to fund and further their criminal activities,” the sheriff office stated.

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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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Canna Law Blog

MAY 24, 2022

” Specifically, “the only statutory metric for distinguishing controlled marijuana from legal hemp is the delta-9 THC concentration level.” In the Ninth Circuit’s view, “the plain and unambiguous text of the Farm [Bill] compels the conclusion that the delta-8 THC products before us are lawful.”

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In 2015, Idaho state legalized CBD with a THC concentration of less than 3%. In Kansas, medicinal CBD entails a THC concentration under 5%. Subsequent violations or larger amounts of cannabis, meanwhile, will lead to felony charges. To its credit, the state does seem to be making minor strides toward cannabis legalization lately.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule. DEA Laboratory Registration. So test results using HPLC show concentrations for cannabinoids in both their acidic and neutral form. Is Transporting Hemp Really Worth the Risk?

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

USDA’s interim final rules requires that hemp plant testing must be conducted by a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-registered laboratory, but Virginia has only a small number of DEA-registered labs. THC concentration due to factors out of their control. The Senators urged USDA to raise the threshold to 1.0%

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Veriheal

JUNE 23, 2022

These types of breathalyzers measure the concentration of alcohol within your blood, and readings are expressed as a percentage that correlates to the concentration of ethanol in grams per every 100 ml of blood. This can have an effect on impairment levels as well as the concentration of THC metabolites within the blood.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

“Hemp,” under the Farm Act, was defined as the cannabis plant as well as its “derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 [THC] concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.” The Ninth Circuit was not persuaded by either argument.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Delta-8 THC products often involve use of potentially harmful chemicals to create the concentrations of delta-8 THC claimed in the marketplace. Because these products concentrate delta-8 THC in amounts much higher than found naturally occurring in the plant, the FDA notes historical cannabis data cannot be relied upon for safety indicators.

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CannaMD

MAY 6, 2020

In practice, the chances of feds or the DEA sitting at the border waiting to catch someone – that’s just not happening. hash/concentrates. hash/concentrates. hash/concentrates. hash/concentrates. concentrates. hash/concentrates. extract at home of hash/concentrates. of concentrates.

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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. A definition for narcotic is a little complicated to pin down, though. Cannabis certainly wouldn’t fall under that umbrella.

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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.

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Veriheal

APRIL 30, 2021

These new laws will now allow cannabis deliveries only to residential addresses where customers will be able to order up to one ounce of flower, eight grams of concentrate or edibles containing up to 800mg of THC. This has long been an ongoing effort and the goal is to further open the industry for the city. .

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

percent Delta-9 THC, and that this “seemingly extends to downstream products and substances, so long as their delta-9 THC concentration does not exceed the statutory threshold” and are a derivative or extract of hemp. Because AK Futures attested that its products were hemp-derived and contained less than 0.3

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