Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

The debate surrounding delta-8 THC and the proper regulation of intoxicating hemp products has accelerated greatly over the last several months, fueled by multiple court decisions, federal policy actions, and new state laws. Under the Controlled Substances Act and the 2018 Farm Bill, any part of the Cannabis Sativa L.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

D-8 is legal federally, and most state laws don’t specifically address it. There’s big enthusiasm [for Delta-8] in the Southeastern states, the Carolinas, the Dakotas, Texas, anywhere…where people can’t get high legally.”. “I’m Andrea Golan, cannabis industry lawyer. But how long will that last?

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

When the 2018 Farm Bill was inked, one of the biggest perceived wins was a provision prohibiting states from interfering with interstate transport or shipment of hemp. Many hemp transporters today face just as much risk when transporting hemp as they did before the 2018 Farm Bill was signed—and in some cases, even more risk.

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Marijuana Seeds NL

APRIL 29, 2021

Even though there are nearly 144 cannabinoids found in cannabis flower - it’s not everyday you hear about those that are considered ‘minor’. So, why exactly is there a new spotlight on delta 8 cannabis? For one, the US 2018 Farm Bill is causing some legal confusion on whether or not it can be sold nationwide, like CBD.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

Cannabis and the Law. Delta-8 — Sowing Confusion in the Cannabis Industry. But how can a product that purportedly gets users high escape federal and state regulation? But how can a product that purportedly gets users high escape federal and state regulation? Is Delta-8 legal under federal law?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Attorney General, Merrick Garland, initiate proceedings under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to deschedule cannabis. Currently, the CSA classifies cannabis as a Schedule I substance, alongside substances like heroin and ecstasy. When Jeff Sessions repealed the Cole Memo in January 2018, Xavier Becerra? criticized ?the

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

Be aware that federal law — not state law — governs FAA medical and pilot certification. The marijuana or cannabis plant contains more than 400 different chemicals and 60 cannabinoid compounds, all of which are absorbed when the whole leaf is smoked or ingested. One such compound being widely marketed is CBD oil.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. In the early months of 2019, and after the recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, an increasing number of state and municipal agencies continue to pay close attention to hemp-derived CBD products, in some cases leaving products under siege by regulators.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Apparently, that’s how the state wants to continue to operate.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2019

AUTHOR: Patrick Goggin and Ashley Simpson , Hoban Law Group. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. In July 2018, CDPH issued an FAQ asserting the agency’s position, consistent with the FDA, that hemp-derived CBD is not an approved food ingredient, food additive, or dietary supplement. DEA cases in the early 2000s.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

To a large extent legalization of adult-use cannabis, including New York’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021 (MRTA), has eclipsed other developments in the cannabis sector over the past year. The 2018 Farm Bill carved “hemp” and its derivates from the definition of marijuana in the CSA.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

We’ve written a lot about cannabis and the Controlled Substances Act. From the Fair Labor Standards Act to the STATES Act , our articles run the gamut. Not long ago we wrote about a decision by the Second Circuit that may force the DEA to re- or deschedule marijuana after writing about the lawsuit when it was first filed last year.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

For nearly fifty years, the University of Mississippi has had the sole contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to grow cannabis for research purposes. On July 25, 2018, I sent a letter with other Senators to Attorney General Sessions asking for an update on marijuana manufacturer applications. Senator Booker.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

Delta-8 is a cannabis compound that has become popular because of its similarity to THC, the main compound in cannabis that gets you high, causing euphoria, happiness, sedation, symptom relief, and much more. Large amounts of THC are found in a majority of cannabis strains. It can be extracted from either hemp or cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

This is a major step in the full implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. State and Tribal Plans. The 2018 Farm Bill requires states and Indian Tribes to submit hemp cultivation plans to the USDA. States and Tribes must also establish lab standards for testing hemp. Today, the U.S. Hemp that tests above 0.3%

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 19, 2021

In recent months, a synthetic compound derived from hemp called THC-O acetate—often referred to simply as THC-O (pronounced “THC oh”)—has quickly gained popularity among Americans who don’t have access to legal cannabis. . THC-O products are increasingly popular in states where consumers don’t have access to legal cannabis.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JULY 6, 2021

Over time, delta-8 has become more and more widely known, especially among those already interested in cannabis. Like delta-9 THC, which is what most cannabis users are used to, delta-8 is a cannabis compound. Delta-9 is the primary compound in cannabis that causes someone to become high. Source: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. The website Weedmaps bills itself as “a community where businesses and consumers can search and discover cannabis products, become educated on all things cannabis, review cannabis businesses and connect with other like-minded users,” but is more succinctly described as Yelp for pot.

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

But today’s “hemp” market has moved way beyond CBD, as noted by several commentators who expressed concerns about the unregulated proliferation of high-dose THC consumables and novel synthetic intoxicants thanks to loopholes in the 2018 Farm Bill, which is up for revision and renewal in the coming months.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Delta-8 THC is making big waves in the cannabis industry at the minute, but with warnings from the FDA and CDC , not to mention harrowing accounts from users , it’s clear there’s more going on with the novel cannabinoid than meets the eye. limit set by the 2018 Farm Bill, making them indisputably federally illegal.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

MORE DETAILS: On June 16, 2014, Florida became the 22nd state to legalize (at least partial) access to medical marijuana when Governor Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014. How does Florida law define medical marijuana? What is the legal difference between cannabis and low-THC cannabis?

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Veriheal

JUNE 23, 2022

The legalization of cannabis is opening many doors in states that are embracing it. The lack of effective tools to measure cannabis impairment accurately, in practice, encourages the criminalization of legal cannabis in states where a legal grey area exists. Current Testing for Cannabis Impairment Is Not Precise.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds. As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. 1639o, enacted through § 10113 of the 2018 Farm Bill ]). 1621 et seq.,

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

In recent years, the United States has seen a proliferation of ketamine clinics. From 2015 to 2018, the number of clinics increased from 60 to 300; that number is undoubtedly higher today. According to the Feds, ketamine is safer than cannabis (which is a Schedule I controlled substance).

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Our license allows us to sell only in the state of Arizona, only to licensed (cannabis) dispensaries,” Slosburg said. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is now handling delta-8 products the same way it’s dealt with state-licensed cannabis for years. Leafly’s 100 best cannabis strains of all time.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Those of you beginning to pick up regulated cannabis clients might find this article a useful and interesting read. As of October 21, 33 states and the District of Columbia have allowed the use of medical marijuana. In addition, recreational marijuana is legalized in 10 states and the District of Columbia (see Exhibit 1 for details).

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The legal cannabis business is spreading like weeds. As several states and foreign countries have enacted laws decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, a fresh rush of reefer madness has overtaken the business world. 1639o, enacted through § 10113 of the 2018 Farm Bill ]).

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

In recent years, the United States has seen a proliferation of ketamine clinics. From 2015 to 2018, the number of clinics increased from 60 to 300; that number is undoubtedly higher today. According to the Feds, ketamine is safer than cannabis (which is a Schedule I controlled substance).

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2019

New laws and bills are constantly being passed that create a great deal of confusion in the cannabis world. Is CBD legal in all 50 states? In this article I’m going to update you on the legal status of CBD , and only CBD, in the United States. Surely, you’ve heard of the world-famous cannabis plant. What is CBD?

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 2, 2020

State legal cannabis businesses are used to the specter of the federal government in the rear view mirrors of their lives and businesses. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that cannabis remains federally illegal.

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SpeedWeed

DECEMBER 28, 2018

It took a whole lot of rolling (joints) and scrolling (old news feeds) to complete a thorough review of the most important, inspiring and infuriating stories about cannabis from the past year—and no doubt I still missed a few along the way. Celebrate Buzzes With Cannabis Near You. The Top 10 Cannabis Stories of 2018.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

I feel like we’re living in an upside down world when it comes to cannabis legalization at the federal level. The main reason being that Dems, despite in being in full control of Congress and the White House, just can’t get the ball across the line on a number of cannabis reform bills. Why is Rep.

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MJ Business Attorneys

DECEMBER 27, 2018

The long-anticipated 2018 Farm Bill finally made its way to the President’s desk and Trump made hemp fans ecstatic when he signed it into law on December 20. With a provision legalizing the cultivation and distribution of hemp on the federal level, many are left wondering what the Act means for cannabis industry operators.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

CPA’s” PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Numerous attempts to introduce legislation to relax the provisions that placed cannabis on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act [“CSA”] have been made beginning in 1981 [i]. STATES Act.”. AUTHOR: “Jordan Zoot. “aBIZinaBOX Inc., 3032 and H.R.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

Senate isn’t getting any younger this Congress, but a trio of proponents behind cannabis reform have remained gradual in kickstarting their efforts. unveiled a preliminary draft of a federal cannabis legalization bill they plan to formally introduce later this year. . Their pace picked up July 14. . Cory Booker, D-N.J.,

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

Senate isn’t getting any younger this Congress, but a trio of proponents behind cannabis reform have remained gradual in kickstarting their efforts. unveiled a preliminary draft of a federal cannabis legalization bill they plan to formally introduce later this year. . Their pace picked up July 14. . Cory Booker, D-N.J.,

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SpeedWeed

JULY 15, 2021

Senate isn’t getting any younger this Congress, but a trio of proponents behind cannabis reform have remained gradual in kickstarting their efforts. unveiled a preliminary draft of a federal cannabis legalization bill they plan to formally introduce later this year. . Their pace picked up July 14. . Cory Booker, D-N.J.,

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