Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2020

On Friday, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) released an Interim Final Rule (the “ Rule ”) that, as we discussed , threatens the hemp industry by treating partially processed hemp extract not intended for consumption (also known as “intermediary hemp”) as a Schedule I controlled substance.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

Furthermore, by redefining hemp to include its “extracts, cannabinoids and derivatives,” Congress explicitly removed popular hemp products – such as hemp-derived CBD — from the purview of the CSA. While the DEA is now officially out of the hemp regulation business, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Both hemp and marijuana can be used to create CBD extracts, but hemp has a higher concentration of the compound. A 2017 study published in ACS Omega by Jiries Meehan-Atrash, Wentai Luo and Robert M. Hemp, on the other hand, contains 0.3% or less THC, meaning it doesn’t cause the same psychoactive effects.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In this position paper, cannabis is an overarching term used to refer to the plant Cannabis sativa. 6 However, marijuana vaping did significantly increase between 2017 and 2018, mirroring trends in youth tobacco use. Cannabis sativa with less than 0.3% Cannabis sativa with less than 0.3% Call to Action.

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