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Did the 2018 Farm Bill Open the Door to Importing Hemp?

Canna Law Blog

The 2014 Farm Bill allows for the limited cultivation of industrial hemp, but that bill requires that hemp be grown pursuant to an agricultural pilot program in compliance with state law. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is preparing to regulate the commercial cultivation under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Transporting Hemp Across State Lines is Still Risky

Canna Law Blog

Back in September 2018, I wrote about how important it was for hemp businesses to carefully plan the routes they would use to ship hemp and hemp products, including hemp-derived CBD. With regards to the interstate transfer of hemp, section 10114 (b) of the 2018 Farm Bill states the following: T RANSPORTATION OF H EMP AND H EMP P RODUCTS.

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BREAKING NEWS: FDA and USDA Start Making Sense on Hemp CBD

Canna Law Blog

The FDA’s issue with Hemp CBD stems from the FDCA’s “ Drug Exclusion Rule ” which, simply put, means that an article that has been approved or investigated as a drug cannot be a dietary supplement or be added to food unless the article was marketed as a supplement or food before it was investigated. Conclusion.

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The Changing Landscape of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What Patients Should Know

Canna Care Docs

In this article, well explore the current state of medical cannabis in Massachusetts , clarify misconceptions, and share insights from the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, Inc. While patient enrollment peaked in 2020, current levels remain significantly higher than when recreational cannabis became legal in 2018.

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Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Hires Director, Unveils Plans to Begin Cultivation Next Year

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Brown was also in office during the implementation period of California’s Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which initiated the state’s collection of a 15% excise tax, a sales tax and a cultivation tax when adult-use sales launched in January 2018. Billion in Tax Revenue Since 2018. View original article.

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The Hemp Standard is 0.3% THC. That Should Be Changed.

Canna Law Blog

To briefly summarize, the 2018 Farm Bill defined hemp as “[t]he plant species Cannabis sativa L. The industry consensus is that the total THC requirement is impractical and likely devastating to cultivators and, therefore, to every business in the hemp supply chain. percent dividing line in the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Cultivation Amnesty Program Comes Into Play

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s the introduction to their piece………… Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has started its long-awaited cannabis cultivation amnesty program, a major move to pivot cultivators of illicit cannabis into the legal industry. Read the full article at [link]. pmoffice / under the ‘Publications’ tab.