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Potential Issues With Testing Hemp Under The 2018 Farm Bill

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

More specifically, the requirement that a state or tribal plan have “a procedure for testing, using post-decarboxylation or other similarly reliable methods, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration” has become a great concern. With that primer, it becomes imperative to understand the definition of hemp under the 2014 Farm Bill.

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USDA and FDA Shed Light on Hemp and CBD

Canna Law Blog

The Program Update also indicates that cultivators should operate under the 2014 Farm Bill for the 2019 planting season. The 2018 Farm Bill extension of the 2014 authority expires 12 months after USDA has established the plan and regulations required under the 2018 Farm Bill. This is where things get interesting.

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Terpene Spotlight: Limonene

FloridaMarijuana.net

A 2014 study published in the journal Anti-inflammatory and Anti-allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry found limonene to be an anti-inflammatory agent and it possessed tissue-repair properties. Typically, if a strain boasts its citrus appeal, chances are it contains a concentration of limonene. Tillamook Strawberry. Super Sour Diesel.

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U.S. Cannabis Legalization Update: Who’s Still Waiting and Who May Legalize

Veriheal

In 2015, Idaho state legalized CBD with a THC concentration of less than 3%. In Kansas, medicinal CBD entails a THC concentration under 5%. In 2014, CBD with under 0.9% Despite these strict regulations, in 2014, the state legalized the use of CBD-rich cannabis extracts to treat intractable seizures. Possession of up to 1.5

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How Will the USDA Hemp Rules Affect California?

Canna Law Blog

The bill was clearly intended to bring California closer into harmony with the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills, in anticipation for the state’s ultimate submission of a statewide hemp production plan to the U.S. This generally increases the THC concentration in hemp sample and pushes it over the 0.3

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What is hashishene? Examining the unique chemistry of hashish

The Cannigma

It was named by the team of scientists who discovered it in 2014. But those terpenoids are generally found even in low concentrations on the cannabis plant itself. First, the cannabinoid concentrations changed as one would expect. Unfortunately, this study did not monitor the presence or concentrations of hashishene in samples.

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Louisiana’s Medical Cannabis Program Expansion, Mississippi’s Legalization Roadblocks, & Colorado’s Industry Records

Veriheal

grams of cannabis flower, 1 gram of concentrate, or up to 100 milligrams of THC-infused products per day. Colorado has now collected over $2 billion in taxes and made $12 billion in total cannabis sales since 2014. billion) in tax revenue accumulated since 2014. Colorado Cannabis Industry Reaches New High.