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Update on Industrial Hemp Legislation in California

Cannabis Law Report

In deferring to the FDA’s position on CBD, CDPH noted that until the FDA rules that industrial hemp-derived CBD oil and CBD products can be used as a food, or California makes a determination that they are safe to use for human and animal consumption, CBD products are not an approved food, food ingredient, food additive, or dietary supplement.

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What is THC? Here’s everything you need to know

The Cannigma

Marijuana (defined in the US as any cannabis plant where THC>0.3%) is a schedule I drug according to the DEA and FDA. Here are some factors that can influence your experience: other cannabinoids and terpenes the consumption method you prefer your own unique biological makeup. Potential risks of THC.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

31) The United States DEA has stated that small amounts of other cannabinoids will also occur in all cannabis extracts, even those that purport to be CBD only – unless synthesized de novo, CBD isolate will always contain small amounts of THC when extracted from a plant. British Journal of Pharmacology (2008) 155, 837–846.