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. That hemp remains subject to the requirements of the 2014 Farm Bill.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Then, in 2019, we wrote about the Business Mail Acceptance (“BMA”) internal advisory on “ Acceptance Criteria for Cannabidiol (CBD) Oil and Products Containing CBD.” Notably, PACT has severe penalties for non-compliance, including prison time. Once again, except for hemp-derived CBD containing no more than 0.3

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

23, 2019 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced a new crop insurance option for hemp growers in select counties of 21 states in 2020. The MPCI coverage is for hemp grown for fiber, grain or CBD oil for the 2020 crop year. The Farm Bill defines hemp as containing 0.3 Here’s the full press release.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 20, 2019

Back on March 1, I ran through a legislative forecast and report for Oregon cannabis in 2019. In that post, I touched on six main issues: hemp, marijuana production limits, interstate sales, social consumption, local grow tax and off-work use. Hemp is now the number one cash crop in Oregon at $1 billion a year. Local Grow Tax.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Appel on September 10, 2019. Following last year’s passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued a regulatory update in August of 2019 to federally insured credit unions. First , as of December 20, 2018, hemp is no longer designated as a federally controlled substance. By Tonya M.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 30, 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. One of the areas in which the law is murky is the sale of hemp products.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Big changes are finally on the horizon for hemp in the United States. On Tuesday, October 29th the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) dropped its interim hemp rules pursuant to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill). What does this mean?

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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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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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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2019

THE USPS PUBLISHED NEW GUIDELINES FOR MAILING HEMP AND HEMP PRODUCTS. Sending hemp and CBD in the mail has proven to be more of a hassle than one would expect given the recent expansion of hemp’s legal status in the United States. This post was written by attorney Kamran Aryah with the Kight on Cannabis law firm.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 23, 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. On May 31, 2019, DNR issued proposed industrial hemp rules.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2020

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. barcodes on products) to track hemp and hemp products throughout the state.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2020

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. and 2019 Wis. A hemp license is required to cultivate and process hemp.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The hemp industry is up in arms over the USDA’s interim rules establishing a domestic hemp program. Presently, the public comment period ends on December 30, 2019 and it is unclear whether the comment period will be extended. Crop Insurance: No coverage for hemp crops above.3% 3% Total THC. 3% Total THC.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Big changes are finally on the horizon for hemp in the United States. On Tuesday, October 29th the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) dropped its interim hemp rules pursuant to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill). What does this mean?

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

By: Hemp Industry Team. On October 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a draft version of the interim final rule (IFR) for the production of hemp in the United States. In general, the IFR specifies the provisions that a State or Tribal hemp plan must contain to be approved by USDA.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

TOPIC 1 — HEMP CROSS POLLINATION LAWSUITS: What you need to know to protect yourself now. What will you do if your sinsemilla crop is seeded out by the hemp farm next door? TOPIC 2 — STRONG HEMP CONTRACTS: The difference between a solid, long-lasting business relationship and a future of nightmare litigation .

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2019

We get a ton of questions about whether it’s legal to import hemp into the U.S. That limited exception doesn’t cover other parts of the cannabis plant, including hemp flower. Hemp grown in another country can’t meet those inherently domestic requirements. The 2014 Farm Bill is still in effect as the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Before 1937, industrial hemp was legal and used for clothing, paper, rope, and fuel. Hemp was grown by our forefathers—even required of early colonists. plant illegal, including hemp, a sturdy low THC variety. Hemp was briefly re-legalized in World War II to make canvas and other items requiring the strength hemp provides.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. We are pleased to offer these coverages to hemp producers. The MPCI pilot insurance is a new crop insurance option for hemp producers in select counties of 21 states for the 2020 crop year.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

My law firm has done a series of these for credit unions (“CU”s) and other financial institutions (“FIs”) going back to 2014. We have also handled a good bit of hemp banking work – mostly in 2019 and 2020 before that industry cratered. We are helping build out another cannabis banking program here in Oregon.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Hood Remarks at the PBC Conference 2021: Payments, Banking, Compliance in the Cannabis Industry. I was sworn into a term on the NCUA Board in 2019—having served as chairman until January of this year — but this is actually my second term of service on the Board. The Hemp Precedent. Board Member Rodney E. on September 9, 2021.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Authored By: Benjamin Pirie on February 25, 2019. He advises on mergers and acquisitions, negotiating complex contracts and corporate governance, as well as regulatory compliance in the emerging cannabis and hemp industries. Big Sky contends that Section 10114(b) prevents Idaho from prohibiting the transport of hemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

For those of you in the dark about Florida’s Medical Marijuana Program, I will be lighting up the dim corners of Florida: The Nation’s Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Market , according to The Miami New Times on May 2, 2019. There is some help in sight, though. David Kotler. Kotler is a partner in Cohen Kotler P.A. Dan Russell.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

pipeline of hemp-based CBD products to Brazil, Mexico and other countries, and we’ve had tremendous demand for our products. Dr. Titus has been involved in the development and investment of several industry-leading cannabis and industrial hemp businesses during his most recent career. from the Open International University. “We

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Next, Ziad El Shourbagy, Community Engagement Specialist at Tweed, headquartered in Smith Falls since 2014 and belonging to parent holding company Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED), launched into a deeply informative “Cannabis 101” styled two-hour presentation on the Fundamentals of Cannabis and Responsible Consumption.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2019

Network of Trial Law Firms – July 29, 2019. 2] Lisa Nagele-Piazza, The ABCs of THC: What Employers Need to Know , SHRM.org (January 30, 2019), available at [link] ); John O’Connor, Illinois Becomes 11 th State to Allow Recreational Marijuana , AP News (June 25, 2019), available at [link]. [3] 812(b)(1). [5]

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We got 51 hemp-derived Delta-8 THC products tested by an independent lab, and found high levels of Delta-9 THC in most of them. Is This Similar to the Vitamin E Acetate Crisis in 2019? in the Watermelon Pot Rocks from Hemp Living – right through to a massive 23.17% in the Blueberry Muffin disposable vape pen from Dope.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 24, 2019

July 22, 2019. Examples of claims observed on your website and social media accounts in April 2019 that establish the intended use of your products as drugs include, but may not be limited to, the following: On your product webpage for CBD Disposable Vape Pen (Relieve): • “[F]or chronic pain.”. RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED. Curaleaf, Inc.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In the latest episode of the Cannacurio Podcast from Cannabiz Media, my co-host, Amanda Guerrero, and I discuss speak with Lews Koski, Chief Operating Officer of Metrc , a leading seed-to-sale track-and-trace technology company for the cannabis and hemp industries. Well, back in 2014 in Colorado, we probably weren’t tracking that many.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 17, 2019

A wildly popular nutritional supplement and food additive, oil based hemp derived products like CBD racked up $1.1 Seq (1970) and Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA”) clutches, 2019 hemp production and sales exploded. Industrial Hemp and CBD. Agricultural Act of 2014, 7 U.S. Code §5940.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Substances derived from the cannabis plant include marijuana, hemp, and cannabinoids. There are many forms of, and products derived from, the Cannabis sativa plant, including hemp, CBD, and marijuana. THC is considered industrial hemp, and can be used for industrial agriculture cultivation. Call to Action.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

DECREE 4 November 2019 . hemp ", published in the Official Gazette of the Republic. check compliance with feed and food regulations. 639/2014 of the Commission. of 11 March 2014 which integrates regulation (EU) no. marketing of hemp seed products for. marketing of hemp seed products for. 20A00016). (OJ

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2019

The Beyond Compliant name comes from the language of Prop 64, which requires cannabis farmers to be “on the pathway to compliance” in abiding by the state’s new environmental regulations governing marijuana cultivation.” SUSTAINABILITY SITUATION IN 2019. Yet in 2019, Cannabis Companies Struggle To Become More Sustainable.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

One variation of cannabis is called hemp. The industrial hemp plant happens to contain large quantities of special cannabinoids known as cannabidiol or CBD for short. On December 12, 2018 Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill that removed hemp-derived products from the Schedule 1 list under the Controlled Substances Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 1, 2019

Under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018—otherwise known as the 2018 Farm Bill—states and Indian tribes have the option to primarily regulate the production of hemp. Hemp Production Program. February 27, 2019. It is USDA’s intention to issue regulations in the Fall of 2019 to accommodate the 2020 planting season.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2020

On December 3, 2019, Taxpayer timely [i] filed a notice of appeal from a decision of the U.S. In order to operate a dispensary in compliance with California law, Taxpayer was organized and run as a not-for-profit. 14776-14, 30851-12, 29212-11); entered October 17, 2019. xxxii] Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, P.L.

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