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FREE Webinar February 21: West Coast Hemp CBD

Canna Law Blog

In December 2018, Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (better known as the “ Farm Bill ”). Please register for the event here ! Among other things, the passage of the bill removed industrial hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, allowing legal production of the crop.

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Free Lunch-Time Webinar TOMORROW: West Coast Hemp-CBD After the Farm Bill

Canna Law Blog

Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (better known as the “ Farm Bill ”) in December 2018 which removed hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act. Please register for the event here ! This further resulted in hemp-based cannabidiol or “hemp-CBD” legalization.

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CLE and Webinar: Cannabis in the U.S. and Abroad, December 4th!

Canna Law Blog

” Additional information on the event is available below and on the International Practice Section page. The presentation will cover the following: The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill opened the door to importing and exporting hemp in the United States, at least in theory. Daniel Shortt will discuss how U.S.

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BREAKING NEWS: FDA Issues More Guidance on CBD Products

Canna Law Blog

This is Gottlieb’s first major official press release since the now infamous December 20, 2018 press release which came just hours after the 2018 Farm Bill passed. During this time, the FDA has apparently been scrambling to figure out what to do about Hemp CBD (which you can read about here and here ). .”

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Webinar 9 December: Ethics, Safety, and Abuse in Psychedelic Medicine

Cannabis Law Report

Join Chacruna and mental health experts and activists, Allison Feduccia, PhD, Vilmarie Fraguada Narloch, PsyD, Kylea Taylor, MS, LMFT, and Emma Knighton, MA, LMHC, to discuss topics around standards of care and accountability for practitioners in the psychedelic-therapy space, addressing issues of power, hierarchy, and abuse.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges. In 2018, Epidolex became the first plant-derived cannabinoid prescription medicine to receive FDA approval. Shutterstock). How much does CBD cost in Japan?

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The Perils of Cannabis Transport Without Legal Advisement

Cannabis Law Report

As such, transportation and logistics are paramount topics. For example, the incarceration of Brittney Griner in Russia is either an example of the country’s heavy-handed diplomatic policies or, more likely, a high-profile cautionary tale of an individual who possessed a cannabis derivative while traveling. By Robert Hoban.