Freedom Leaf

OCTOBER 15, 2018

On September 28, the DEA designated Epidiolex —a plant-based CBD pharmaceutical manufactured by the UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals—a Schedule V drug in the government’s list of controlled substances. schedules were created by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970 and are interpreted and enforced by the DEA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 12, 2021

Under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis products derived from hemp are federally legal to sell and use. Hemp” is defined in the 2018 Farm Bill as the cannabis plant containing no more than.3% 3% Delta-9 THC.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

However, CRS notes some observers suggest “a separate, marketable category exists for the plant’s extracted compounds” such as CBD oil. In the report, lawmakers took issue with the 2018 Farm Bill’s 0.3% The committee also flagged another problem hemp industry stakeholders have raised concerning the hemp extraction process.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Most of us in the hemp industry are well-aware of the major issues in the interim rules: 15-day pre-harvest testing requirements, total THC, DEA laboratories, and crop insurance to name a few. A major achievement of the 2018 Farm Bill was that it cleared the way for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to offer policies to hemp farmers.

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

With the recent passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 — the 2018 Farm Bill — these are exciting times for many in the cannabis industry. The 2018 Farm Bill means that hemp will be regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), not the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Harper introduced an alternative hemp regulation reform bill, House Bill 5903, that also would regulate hemp but without altering the legal definition of hemp set forth in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). The 2018 Farm Bill defines hemp to mean, “the plant Cannabis sativa L.

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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

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As of November 11, 2021, the DEA has yet to issue a binding opinion. Under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis products derived from hemp are federally legal to sell and use. “Hemp” is defined in the 2018 Farm Bill as the cannabis plant containing no more than.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Delta-10 is typically produced more predominantly through extraction or converted from delta-9 through isomerization, he says. According to Extraction Magazine , extractors would waste a significant amount of time and plant material trying to extract delta-10 from natural strains, so it is more likely produced via isomerization.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

The federal hemp framework was established by the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). Hemp, hemp-derived THC, and hemp derivatives were removed from the CSA under the 2018 Farm Bill. States still retain the ability to exercise primary regulatory authority over hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2019

As the 2018 Farm Bill states, and as the USDA rules reiterate, the 2014 Farm Bill will remain in effect until October 31, 2020. Therefore, it is crucial for ODA registrants to follow these rules particularly until the USDA approves the ODA’s plan under the 2018 Farm Bill. If not, then how important is it to follow their rules to a t?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

Even though it is not as potent as Delta-9, Delta-8 is included on the DEA’s list of controlled substances under “tetrahydrocannabinols” and thus, it is a controlled Schedule 1 drug. That being said, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, dubbed the “Farm Bill”, expressly carved out “tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp.”

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

Although the use of cannabis is legal for medical and/or recreational use in many states, the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) continues to classify the whole cannabis plant as a Schedule I controlled substance, which is defined as “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”

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The Cannigma

MAY 6, 2021

It’s often suggested that delta-8-THC is a naturally occurring compound that can be extracted from hemp, but in fact, it only appears in very small amounts in nature. patent on a method for extracting delta-8 and no shortage of YouTube tutorials demonstrating the process, it’s not necessarily a good idea to consume such products.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 28, 2021

D espite the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) announcement in May that it would soon start reviewing grower applications for research purposes, cannabis research continues to be tightly restricted. Over the last few decades, the cannabis plant and its many components have been the focal point of research and stiff debate.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

According to Law360, AK Futures – which sells the popular “Cake”-branded delta-8 THC vaporizers – won its latest court fight when a federal judge again ruled that hemp-based products are protected under federal copyright laws because hemp was legalized in 2018. Strictly speaking, delta-8 THC is not accounted for in the 2018 Farm Bill.

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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. A rise in THC delta 8 popularity has come from the spike in CBD extraction. The 2018 Farm Bill explicitly states that any plant byproducts are permissible to sell. Such as Colorado and Oregon?

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

Key Notes: The Ninth Circuit found that Delta-8 THC products are federally legal under the plain meaning of the definition of “hemp” set by the 2018 Farm Bill, making it the first Circuit to find such products lawful. Date: May 25, 2022. Because AK Futures attested that its products were hemp-derived and contained less than 0.3

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2019

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. SB 153 principally conforms California’s hemp statute to the minimum requirements needed for a state hemp farming plan under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

Significantly, the court decided that downstream hemp-derived delta-8 THC products can fit within the legal definition of “hemp” under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (most call it the 2018 Farm Bill) so long as they consist of less than 0.3% delta-9 THC and are derived from hemp itself consisting of less than 0.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The 2018 Farm Bill (i.e., Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) decriminalized those cannabis plants and parts having low concentrations (up to 0.3% 8-THC is also found in very low concentrations in cannabis plants, such that it is often synthesized from CBD rather than being directly extracted from the plant. Such low ?

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The illicit extraction operation was detected by OLCC inspectors at an out-of-compliance Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) medical grow site. However, the Oregon Legislature authorized the OLCC beginning July 1, 2018 to inspect OMMP grow sites with three or more patients (13 or more plants.)

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

Delta-8 is derived from CBD extracted from hemp, but in scientific terms it is delta-8 THC. Due to ambiguities in the 2018 farm bill, which legalized hemp and hemp products, delta-8 is currently not prohibited by federal law. Anecdotally, we understand that the DEA is actively monitoring the proliferation of delta-8 THC products.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2021

After the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill, an influx of investors and hemp farmers, along with a huge boom in consumer desire for CBD led to an overabundance of hemp crops being grown. The DEA hasn’t issued formal guidance on whether Delta-8-THC derived from hemp is a controlled substance under federal law.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 12, 2021

Charlotte’s Web had submitted an application requesting FDA approval of a full-spectrum hemp extract that includes CBD. In 2018, the FDA approved GW Pharmaceuticals’ epilepsy drug, Epidiolex, which contained CBD as an active ingredient. “CBD is the active ingredient in the approved drug product, Epidiolex.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

One problem the brand faced when initially entering the market was testing, as many labs did not have a proper standard operating procedure in place, causing a lot of product to test hot; however, the brand worked through the issue and now sells Delta-8 that a third-party lab extracts from hemp. That is totally wrong.”.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 17, 2021

One problem the brand faced when initially entering the market was testing, as many labs did not have a proper standard operating procedure in place, causing a lot of product to test hot; however, the brand worked through the issue and now sells Delta-8 that a third-party lab extracts from hemp. That is totally wrong.”.

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Otherside Farms

MAY 10, 2022

It is made by extracting CBD from hemp. Under the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp (cannabis with less than 0.3% THC-O is made from hemp and therefore legal, however, DEA tightened the law by stating that all synthetic THC is illegal. It’s one of many synthetic cannabinoids and does not occur on its own without human intervention.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

AK Futures responded that the 2018 Farm Act legalized delta-8 THC products and its use of the Cake trademark in commerce was lawful. Although the court disagreed with Boyd Street’s interpretation of the DEA’s position on delta-8 THC, it concluded the Farm Act overruled any contrary agency interpretation by the DEA.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 26, 2021

In 2018, the federal Farm Bill legalized hemp nationwide, removing the plant from the Controlled Substances Act. Delta-8 THC found in stores comes from CBD extracted from hemp. Last year, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) claimed that delta-8, like delta-9, was federally banned. CBD, like hemp, is legal in the US.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

Boyd Street Distro, LLC , finding that the 2018 Agricultural Improvement Act (the “Farm Bill”) legalized delta-8 THC. a THC calculation that is inclusive of other forms of THC, such as THCA and delta-8 THC), and including the derivatives, extracts and cannabinoids therefrom. WRITTEN BY: Goodwin. Jennifer Fisher. Kelsey Middleton.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 5, 2021

It used to be rare to see illegal weed being smuggled into the US from Canada, but after the Great White North kicked off adult-use sales in 2018, the number of pot seizures at the US-Canadian border spiked by 75 percent. This March, the DEA reported that border seizures of cannabis imported from Mexico have fallen by 80 percent since 2013.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

Upon the December 20, 2018 signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, the era of hemp prohibition is over. As a consequence of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp is now permanently removed from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). While the DEA is now officially out of the hemp regulation business, the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

It can be extracted from either hemp or cannabis. Because of the 2018 farm bill , hemp can be legally grown and used for extractions all over the United States, making delta-8 legal in states where delta-9 THC is illegal—sometimes. . The 2018 farm bill , a federal act passed by Congress, legalized hemp in the United States.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

One problem the brand faced when initially entering the market was testing, as many labs did not have a proper standard operating procedure in place, causing a lot of product to test hot; however, the brand worked through the issue and now sells Delta-8 that a third-party lab extracts from hemp. That is totally wrong.”.

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