Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Before the 2018 Farm Bill, only a few states ran limited “research” pilot programs for hemp. This USDA study , figure 2, page 4, shows states reporting nearly 30,000 total hemp acres “licensed or approved” for cultivation in 2017. Also, the 2017 data includes acreage for “approved” and not exclusively “cultivated”, hemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2022

million cultivated marijuana plants and made more than 6,600 marijuana-related arrests in 2021, according to annual data compiled by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. . million cultivated cannabis plants last year – a 20 percent increase over 2020’s totals. Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized over 5.5

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2021

Pennington, who focuses on federal appeals and regulatory issues, is co-counsel on several high-profile cases against the DEA regarding cannabis research, hemp, and psychedelics. Circuit), a pending petition for review of DEA’s August 2020 Interim Final Rule purportedly implementing the 2018 Farm Bill’s amendments to the CSA.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2019

Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released a statement, in which the agency clarified that the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill rendered the importation of hemp seeds legal. As we previously explained , the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, hemp seeds, and other derivatives by removing them from the Controlled Substance Act.

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Medicinal Genomics

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

While several lawmakers and industry stakeholders celebrated the announcement , not everyone on the cultivation side is so positive. The 2018 Farm Bill also closed a loophole that allowed high THCA plants to meet the 0.3% The USDA said they will provide a list of DEA-registered labs on their website, but nothing has been posted yet.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

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”). 2018 Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill didn’t regulate CBD though. States do their own thing.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 11, 2021

.” And Brown agrees, arguing that the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) is very “specific to delta-9,” and if a delta-8 or delta-10 product derived from hemp contains less than 0.3% “We’re not placing a judgment on that, whether it’s right to do that or not. .”

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

“After taking the first steps towards the liberalization of hemp cultivation over the course of the last few years, at the end of 2018 Thailand’s government decided to legalize medical cannabis as the first Southeast Asian country. Worth of illegal cannabis seized in 2018. Healthcare expenditure 2018. Population.

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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. Today we turn to North Carolina. producers and consumers.'”

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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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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In mid-October, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved a bill ( SB-153 ) that dramatically changed California’s hemp cultivation laws. percent limit, and in effect limits what kinds of hemp breeds that cultivators can use or which harvests can move down the stream of commerce.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

Florida-based cannabis company Trulieve operates 77 dispensaries and roughly 2 million square feet of cultivation space in the Sunshine State, three dispensaries and 90,000 square feet of cultivation in Pennsylvania, and one dispensary in both California and Connecticut. Photo courtesy of Trulieve A TruPod cartridge from Trulieve.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 17, 2021

Florida-based cannabis company Trulieve operates 77 dispensaries and roughly 2 million square feet of cultivation space in the Sunshine State, three dispensaries and 90,000 square feet of cultivation in Pennsylvania, and one dispensary in both California and Connecticut. Photo courtesy of Trulieve A TruPod cartridge from Trulieve.

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CannaMD

AUGUST 8, 2020

Drugs, substances, and certain chemicals used to make drugs are classified into five categories (known as schedules ) depending on the Department of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)’s definition of the drug’s acceptable medical use and abuse/dependency potential. More recently, the 2018 Farm Bill expanded hemp legislation.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

Delta-8 THC is a chemical compound that occurs naturally in the cannabis plant and can be grown into either hemp or marijuana depending on cultivation method. AK Futures responded that the 2018 Farm Act legalized delta-8 THC products and its use of the Cake trademark in commerce was lawful.

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Marijuana Seeds NL

APRIL 29, 2021

For one, the US 2018 Farm Bill is causing some legal confusion on whether or not it can be sold nationwide, like CBD. The 2018 Farm Bill explicitly states that any plant byproducts are permissible to sell. This may be one reason why the DEA took some federal action in August of 2020. Such as Colorado and Oregon?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

Florida-based cannabis company Trulieve operates 77 dispensaries and roughly 2 million square feet of cultivation space in the Sunshine State, three dispensaries and 90,000 square feet of cultivation in Pennsylvania, and one dispensary in both California and Connecticut. Photo courtesy of Trulieve A TruPod cartridge from Trulieve.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

Prior to December of 2018, hemp and all hemp-derived substances (including cannabidiol or CBD) were considered to be a form of “marijuana,” subject to the federal government’s most restrictive regulation under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 (CSA). Where Things Stand Federally. ” See 7 U.S.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The first crisis point initiated by the Rule is its requirement that Labs “ must be registered by the DEA to conduct chemical analysis of controlled substances (in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.13). ” The USDA helpfully indicates that it will post directions for obtaining a DEA registration. Will that disqualify Labs in those states?

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2019

While other states have moved more aggressively to encourage commercial hemp, Washington’s total hemp crop in 2018 was less than 150 acres, all grown by the Confederated Colville tribes northwest of Spokane. Legislative changes have been proposed to harmonize Washington’s hemp laws with the federal government’s 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

The basics on CBD, hemp and the 2018 Farm Bill. In December 2018, the Agriculture Improvement Act, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill, changed how certain types of cannabis are scheduled by removing hemp, defined as cannabis and derivatives of cannabis with extremely low concentrations of THC (less than 0.3%

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 8, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ruled that Delta-8 THC, a cannabinoid that occurs naturally and can also be processed from CBD, is a controlled substance not protected by the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp agriculture and products derived from the crop. Last year, the U.S. But I think it’s possible.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2019

Now the cultivators of that hemp, Big Sky Scientific, are suing the police, the county, and an attorney. Even though the 2018 Farm Bill changed that legal definition, law enforcement has yet to change with it. If you’ve been following hemp news recently, then you have probably seen a few of these stories surfacing.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2019

This is a major step in the full implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill requires states and Indian Tribes to submit hemp cultivation plans to the USDA. Labs that test cannabis for THC levels must be registered with the DEA. Today, the U.S. State and Tribal Plans. Hemp that tests above 0.3% Bottom line.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2022

Thanks DEA. In 2018, the Jamaican Minister of Science, Energy, and Technology, Andrew Wheatley, was quoted as saying that the country ought to take advantage of local cannabis strains and that the plant is, as humans with free will, “our birthright.”. Specifically, a U.S. The experts have spoken,” the site says.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

They follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which became the first legislative-driven legal cannabis state back in 2018. Medical cannabis cultivators who currently operate in the State of Connecticut could apply for a recreational license as early as this summer. They are as follows: Cultivation facilities: 450. Retail stores: 400.

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CannaMD

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Between 2000-2018, United States funding sources invested roughly 20 times more money into exposing marijuana’s harms than exploring its benefits. Making matters worse, there’s only one farm in the entire country with DEA approval to cultivate marijuana for research purposes. The Mississippi Monopoly.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As detailed in our previous post , the MRTA required the CCB to “issue rules and regulations governing the home cultivation of cannabis by certified [medical marijuana] patients. no later than six months after the effective date of the MRTA.” cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract.” CBD products).

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

To expand the number of manufacturers, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) submitted a notice in the Federal Register on August 11, 2016, soliciting applications for licenses to manufacture marijuana for research purposes. The first letter was sent on May 13, 2015, and the second letter was sent on November 18, 2018. Question P.217.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 22, 2020

Companies in Africa and Asia tend to have both money and real estate in their home countries and are focused on cannabis cultivation and, to a lesser extent, processing. legalized hemp in 2018, leading to a hemp-derived cannabinoid marketplace that is rapidly eclipsing the legal adult-use marijuana market. companies on equal footing.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 5, 2021

Two, they are federally classified by DEA and HHS as Schedule II, III, IV or V substances. In December 2018, Congress enacted legislation removing low-THC (below 0.3 One, they have been determined by the US Food and Drug Administration to be clinically safe and effective treatments for a specific medical condition.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 1, 2019

It remains to be seen whether the Drug Enforcement Authority, or DEA, will designate cannabis zones for these farmers. The TOAT Act was revamped in 2018 to give it a leeway to conduct businesses other than tobacco for survival in a changing world where fewer people smoke cigarettes. 49 Percent Foreign Shareholding Allowed.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

USDA Ditches DEA Registration. Drotleff also covered a very promising statement from USDA Undersecretary Greg Ibach, who told the NASDA that the USDA has reached an agreement with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to remove the requirement that only DEA-registered labs test hemp for THC. Conclusion.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Ole Miss got the cannabis study and research cultivation gig from the DEA (via a contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)) in 1968. The federal bid ( which comes up every 5 years ) to cultivate cannabis for federal research and drug trials is supposed to be a competitive one.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Vertically integrated cannabis company BeLeaf in Earth City is the first state-approved cultivation site. It was first dismissed in 2018 by district courts but got picked up by the Second Circuit Court. . Currently, there is another active suit that the DEA has failed to block and get dismissed.

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The Joint Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Most CBD is made from hemp, a cannabis variety cultivated for fiber or other uses. It was May 2018 and he said his friend bought a cartridge of blueberry flavored CBD vape oil called Yolo! — But if CBD products are found to contain narcotics, the agency considers the investigation a job for the DEA, an FDA spokesman said.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 17, 2019

billion in 2018 domestic sales and, after the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“Farm Bill”) removed them from the Controlled Substance Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 801, Et. Seq (1970) and Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA”) clutches, 2019 hemp production and sales exploded. Code §5940.

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