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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%. 3% THC is legal for treating qualifying health conditions and even recreationally. In Kansas, medicinal CBD entails a THC concentration under 5%. Recreational CBD, meanwhile, must be entirely THC-free. In 2014, CBD with under 0.9%

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USA: Testing People for Marijuana Impairment Based on THC Levels is ‘Not Reliable,’ Federally Funded Study Finds

Cannabis Law Report

The amount of THC in a person’s system after consuming marijuana is not an accurate predictor of impairment, a federally funded study has determined. The research, backed by a grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), involved 20 people who either ate or vaporized cannabis with varying levels of THC. April 5, 2021.

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Is Stronger Better? Cannabis Resin Is 25% More Potent in Past 50 Years

Leafwell

A global study of more than 80,000 samples of illicit cannabis has shown that concentrations in cannabis resin increased by 24% between 1975 and 2017. As for cannabis flower (or “herbal cannabis”), THC concentrations increased by 14% between 1970 and 2014.

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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. However, cannabis also contains THC-A (tetrahytrocannabinolic acid) which, by itself, is not psychoactive.

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CBD Oracle Lab Study Shows Some Delta-8 Products Are 7700% Over the Legal Delta-9 THC Limit

Cannabis Law Report

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. Customers looking for a “weed light” experience could be getting something decidedly heavy , with delta-9 THC levels well beyond the legal limit and very little in the way of testing for impurities.

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United States: Hemp And CBD Regulation: Beyond Delta-8 THC

Cannabis Law Report

A notable exception has been the crackdown on Delta-8 THC, which is derived from hemp. … and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers … with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.” ” See 7 U.S.C.

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Best strains and terpenes for nausea

The Cannigma

THC has well-documented antiemetic properties with studies that date back to the 1980s. Some of the earliest studies examine the effects of THC on cancer patients and reducing chemo-related nausea, although the scientists noted the effectiveness of THC can be dependent on tolerance, dose, and administration. CBD and nausea.

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