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Philippines: Cannabis bills likely to be indefinitely postponed

Cannabis Law Report

The DDB is the policy-making and coordinating agency as well as the national clearing house on all matters pertaining to law enforcement and control of dangerous drugs as well as treatment and rehabilitation of drug dependents. This probably inspired the approval on the third and final reading of House Bill (HB) No. Everything is medicinal.

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While Legislative Hurdles Remain, We Take a Look at North Carolina’s Medical Marijuana Bill

Cannabis Law Report

To be a qualified patient, an individual must be diagnosed with one of the bill’s select “debilitating” medical conditions (cancer, epilepsy, AIDS, ALS, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and post-traumatic stress disorder, among others, are included in this list).

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Should You Import Hemp to the United States?

Canna Law Blog

Back in April, the agency issued a statement in which it expressly legalized the importation of hemp seeds and set forth ways in which the seeds should be imported from Canada and other foreign countries. This blog posts briefly addresses the risks and feasibility of engaging in this business at the moment. IMPORTING HEMP.

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Are CBD-Infused Alcohol Beverages Legal?

Canna Law Blog

Alcohol and Tobacco and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) as well as by state liquor control agencies in states where the production and sale of hemp-infused drinks is allowed. As such, the FDA has refused to recognize hemp-CBD as a safe food additive, which means it would treat hemp-CBD infused alcoholic beverages as unlawful under the FD&CA.

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Australian Medical Cannabis Company MGC Says It Now Has 1800 Prescribed Products

Cannabis Law Report

Notably, the increase comes after the company recently broke into the European pharma-market after getting green-lighted from the Irish Government to sell its phytocannabinoid-derived “CannEpil” product to epilepsy sufferers. We continue on an upward trajectory, as we’ve increased our prescription numbers by more than 25% is just a few weeks.

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

Cannabis Law Report

Although there is no excise tax on medical cannabis, there is a medical cannabis special privilege tax of 4% of the gross receipts or gross proceeds derived from the sale of usable cannabis to be collected by cultivation facilities, dispensaries, or other cannabis businesses and remitted to the Department of Finance and Administration.

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FDA Stresses CBD Safety Concerns in 15 Warning Letters and Revised Consumer Update

The Blunt Truth

Unlike hemp derivatives– hulled hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder, and hemp seed oil–which were added to the FDA’s Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) inventory, the FDA also confirmed that, at this time, CBD is not generally recognized as safe for use in human or animal food.

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