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Aurum Labs Receives CDPHE Certification and is Poised to be the First DEA Registered Cannabis & Hemp Testing Laboratory in the US

Cannabis Law Report

Aurum Labs ( [link] ) is now certified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to conduct hemp compliance testing for manufactured industrial hemp products and is in the final stages of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) registration.

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New Hemp Testing Guidelines Make Meeting 0.3% THC Limit Difficult

Medicinal Genomics

The language in the 2014 Farm Bill classified hemp as cannabis with less than 0.3% Another potential headache for farmers is that analytical laboratories must be registered with the DEA in order to perform compliance testing. Furthermore, the uppermost flower is typically the most cannabinoid-rich. THC requirement.

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FDA CBD Regulations Are On the Way (Sorta)

Canna Law Blog

Until recently, CBD resided in a legal penumbra where hemp was still scheduled on the federal Controlled Substances Act and could not be cultivated without a permit from the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). Option 2 would likely be hugely expensive: we would see increased business failure as well as market consolidation.

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Hemp and CBD: Submit Your Comments on USDA Interim Hemp Rules By December 30

Canna Law Blog

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. 15-day preharvest testing by a DEA registered laboratory. WFRP coverage is often used for specialty and non-traditional crops.

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BREAKING: USDA Releases Hemp Rules

Canna Law Blog

Remember that a felony conviction, at either the state or federal level, results in a 10-year ban from participating in the legal hemp industry, unless a person was lawfully growing hemp under the 2014 Farm Bill before December 20, 2018. Labs that test cannabis for THC levels must be registered with the DEA. Because 0.3% Because 0.3%

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Carolina

Canna Law Blog

Currently, NCDA is operating under the 2014 Farm Bill, not the 2018 Farm Bill. The Commission believes this “narrow timeframe” is an “unnecessary obstacle for compliance.” Apparently, that’s how the state wants to continue to operate. The Commission’s letter is worth reading. producers and consumers.'”

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Hemp Production Regulation in Final Stages

Cannabis Law Report

Samples must be taken to a DEA-registered laboratory for THC testing. This does not apply to a felony for lawfully growing hemp under the 2014 Farm Bill. States are expected to continuing operating pilot programs established under the 2014 Farm Bill (after reaching compliance with the IFR). THC on a dry weight basis.

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