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Federal vs. State Approaches to Cannabis: Recent DEA Data Shows Increase In Enforcement While States Move Toward Decriminalization and Legalization

The Blunt Truth

According to recent data from the Drug Enforcement Administration , however, in 2021, federal law enforcement agents seized over 5.5 Therefore, the law prohibited the utilization of even medical marijuana. million marijuana plants and conducted more than 6,600 marijuana related arrests.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup October 22

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The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) announced Tuesday that New York employers cannot drug test most workers for marijuana. The new rule does not apply to employees required to be tested under federal and state law, such as commercial drivers who operate under the Department of Transportation. if enacted.

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Is Transporting Hemp Really Worth the Risk?

Canna Law Blog

To be fair, the USDA did issue an opinion in mid-2019 that stated that states/tribes could not prohibit the interstate transport of hemp produced under the 2014 Farm Bill. Many state law enforcement agencies simply mistook hemp for an illegal controlled substance.

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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”).

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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. Apparently, that’s how the state wants to continue to operate. On January 31, 2020, NCDA sent a letter to hemp licensees stating that the future of the state’s hemp program was uncertain due to the decision not to submit a plan to the USDA.

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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. Bottom line.

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

Cannabis Law Report

The DEA, which enforces the CSA, has indicated that it may consider delta-8 derived from hemp to be a “synthetically derived tetrahydrocannabinol” which still belongs on Schedule I of the CSA. Reprinted with permission from the June 30, 2021 edition of the New York Law Journal © 2021 ALM Media Properties, LLC. 1, 2022).

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