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

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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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Cannabinoid Hemp Program Regulations (Finally) Finalized. While much attention is focused on New York’s adult-use cannabis market, the CCB and Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) are also responsible for overseeing both the Medical Marijuana and Cannabinoid Hemp Programs. cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract.” CBD products).

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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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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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SMPL

MAY 6, 2020

A 2018 secret memo, released as part of the lawsuit settled, reveals the Trump Administration believes the nearly 50-year-old program in Mississippi has always been illegal. According to the OLC’s interpretation of the UN treaty, only one federal government entity may handle drugs cultivated for research purposes.

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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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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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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

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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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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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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Nature's Way Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The bill will also allow medical schools, practitioners, research institutions, and manufacturers with a Schedule I registration the ability to cultivate their own cannabis for research purposes. The DEA would be mandated to approve applications for manufacturers to produce marijuana-derived, FDA-approved drugs.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 8, 2022

Later that year, Doblin sued the DEA for the first time. submitted his first DEA application to manufacture marijuana for use in medical research. The MDMA Therapy Training Program was created to train the next generation of psychedelic therapists. Lyle Craker, Ph.D., Reddit awarded $82,765.95

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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. ” This fee — which is designed to support social equity programs — is required to convert up to three medical cannabis dispensaries into dual medical-recreational facilities. Legal Cannabis Business Framework .

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The rules, which take effect on March 22, 2021, replace the regulations set in place after the 2018 Farm Bill passage. Noncompliant hemp used to require its disposal or remediation be conducted by a government official from an agency like the DEA. Hemp must be tested at DEA-registered laboratories, as previous rules state.

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SMPL

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

President Trump proposed ending an existing policy that protects state medical marijuana programs from Justice Department interference as part of his fiscal year 2021 budget plan released on Monday. FDA is actively developing regulations for CBD since hemp and its derivatives were federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In the event a Tribe or State doesn’t develop a plan or the plan is rejected by USDA, then growers will just follow the overall system put together by USDA (these directives are very similar to the standards set out in the 2018 Farm Bill, legalizing hemp). The enforcement role moves from DEA to ATF. State prohibition is OK.

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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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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! — Hemp Authority industry group developed a certification program for CBD skin and health products. Vapes are not covered.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

According to the 2018 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF), daily, past month, past year, and lifetime marijuana use among 8 th graders has declined, and remained unchanged in 10 th and 12 th graders, when compared to the 2013 MTF survey. and 2.3%, respectively. and 2.3%, respectively.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

29 The Department of Justice alleged that Google had “allow[ed] online Canadian pharmacies to place advertisements through its AdWords program targeting consumers in the United States” and that Google specifically assisted the pharmacies in “optimizing their AdWords advertisements, and improving the effectiveness of their websites.”

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The reason these two cannabinoids have become so popular in the United States is because of a legal contradiction created by the 2018 Farm Bill, which declared products derived from hemp to be legal. Marijuana (defined in the US as any cannabis plant where THC>0.3%) is a schedule I drug according to the DEA and FDA.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

He helps out maintaining the veracity of all of our cultivation content so you probably see his name popping up on cultivation articles on The Cannigma as well. So, he’s helping us out with this content on the cultivation side. Then CBD popped up in 2018 with the Farm Bill, right? SP: Yeah, for sure.

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Meadow

JULY 13, 2018

Meadowlands attendees watch the Local Regulators Update panel, Saturday, June 16, 2018. 19:05) What equity programs are currently in place in each of your cities and why are they important to you and your city? (25:28) We would lower our medical tax from 5% to 3% and then cultivation, manufacturing, distribution would largely have a .25%

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

The DEA has made previous requests–in 2001 and 2006–to the FDA for an evaluation of marijuana. But DEA regulators determined after both of those reviews that marijuana should remain a Schedule I substance. The present administration through Attorney General Sessions revoked the Cole Memo in January 2018 [iv].

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