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FDA CBD Regulations Are On the Way (Sorta)

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With the passage of the 2014 Farm Bill , CBD derived from hemp — if cultivated pursuant to a state research pilot program — got a little bit of precarious legal cover. It’s not like the FDA is unaware of the massive unregulated CBD market that already exists in the U.S.

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Guest Post: Is CBD Legal? Federal & State Laws [2019]

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In order to legally posses CBD in Alabama , you must be in accordance to Leni’s Law which states you must be diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition and be undergoing treatment or you are part of a state-sponsored clinical trial. In 2014, Mississippi legalized CBD for epileptic patients.

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Buzzes & Bummers: 2018 Was a Wild Ride in the World of Cannabis

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In August, Constellation Brands (brewers of Corona beer) spent $4 billion to massively up their stake in Canopy Growth, which in 2014 became the first publicly traded cannabis company in North America, and now lists on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. All because federal law still sees him as a wonton criminal.

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Meritas Law Firms Worldwide Article: Global Cannabis Industry: The Essential Primer

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States may have made it legal or decriminalized it, but federal law trumps state law, and for both medical and recreational use cannabis remains illegal.”. The industry in Colorado, a pioneer that began allowing recreational use in 2014, is one of the most financially successful among US states.

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NORML 2019 Legislative Report

Cannabis Law Report

Continued Protections for State Legal Medical Programs. Since 2014, annual appropriations bills have been amended to include a spending restriction to prevent the Department of Justice from enforcing the federal prohibition of marijuana against state-legal medical cannabis programs, businesses, and patients.