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Kight On Cannabis: USPS Publishes New Guidelines For Mailing Hemp & Hemp Products

Cannabis Law Report

We wrote about this topic recently , and quoted both a USPS policy statement and an administrative court ruling that hemp and hemp extracts are mailable commodities. Most importantly, the USPS’s updated policy acknowledges the legal status of hemp produced in accordance with the 2018 Farm Bill and the 2014 Farm Act Pilot Programs.

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Iowa Medical Marijuana Laws: Past, Present, and Future

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In 2014, the Iowa Legislature passed the Medical Cannabidiol Act, allowing for the limited use of cannabis-derived products containing low levels of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) for medical purposes. However, in recent years, public attitudes towards marijuana have shifted, leading to changes in legislation and public policy.

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Alaska

Canna Law Blog

SB 6 was passed before the 2018 Farm Bill, in compliance with the 2014 Farm Bill. SB 6 defines “cannabidiol” oil as the “viscous liquid concentrate of cannabidiol extracted from the plant (genus) Cannabis containing not more than 0.3 Hydrocarbon extractions, including: n-butane; isobutene; propane; or heptane.

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California Hemp Cultivation Law is About to Change, Again

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having no more than three-tenths of 1 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in the dried flowering tops, whether growing or not; the seeds of the plant; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin produced therefrom.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Rhode Island

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This would not prohibit or limit the sale of Hemp CBD cosmetics in Rhode Island, so long as they were produced, labeled and marketed in compliance with state and federal law. The Hemp Growth Act was enacted in 2016 under the 2014 Farm Bill. There is also uncertainty with regards to smokable hemp products in Rhode Island.

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Hoban Law Group: Progress Report: 2018 Farm Bill

Cannabis Law Report

The practical impact of this law is its clarification and affirmation that raw hemp – as well as cannabinoids, extracts and derivatives therefrom – is to be treated as an agricultural commodity, not a drug. It has added to the wave of momentum being felt within the industry around hemp. He can be reached at darren.kaplan@hoban.law.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

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In the case of CBD, this includes extracts, oils and other derived products that are intended for ingestion by humans. They are taking issue with the change by the EU in its submission for the term ‘cannabinoids’ states: “Extracts of Cannabis sativa L.

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