Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

This post provides an overview of the regulatory framework of alcoholic beverages, including pre-manufactured industrial hemp-infused drinks and “homemade” alcoholic drinks infused with CBD oil or extracts. As we previously explained , alcoholic beverages are regulated by federal and state laws.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, did it intend to legalize intoxicating hemp products? Not to some courts, who think that the 2018 Farm Bill is so patently clear that it really doesn’t even matter what Congress intended. Imagine a state law that said you did not have to comply with a federal law.

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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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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

If a state, like Tennessee, operates under the 2014 Farm Bill, but the state applies for a USDA state plan and that is approved, does that then void the 2014 pilot rules and regulations for existing farms in Tennessee operating under 2014 Farm Bill? State law must be analyzed to determine what is required for processing.

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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

JULY 26, 2021

That being said, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, dubbed the “Farm Bill”, expressly carved out “tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp.” Although many producers convert plant-derived CBD into Delta-8 THC using a chemical process called isomerization, the hemp that is used to extract the CBD falls under the Farm Bill exemption.

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 18, 2023

s mark CW for “hemp oil extracts” finding the goods violated the FDCA. 16, 2020) (finding “hemp oil extracts” sold by Charlotte’s Web, Inc., 16, 2020) (finding “hemp oil extracts” sold by Charlotte’s Web, Inc., For cannabis companies, it may be worth exploring the benefits resulting from a state trademark registration.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2019

Our California hemp lawyers have been getting pummeled with questions about the legality of industrial hemp derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) ever since the 2018 Farm Bill was signed in January (and especially since our recent hemp and Hemp CBD webinar ). Hemp CBD cookies, anyone? The revised text of AB-228 goes much further.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Outside of this framework, any product added to food is regulated by the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH’s) Food and Drug Branch under the Sherman Law – the state version of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The 2018 Farm Bill, however, explicitly preserved FDA’s authority over hemp products.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The hemp-derived cannabinoid market continues to grow and evolve despite lingering questions over federal legality and numerous state laws that try to keep pace. and any part of that plant, including … extracts …, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3%

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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. . Few state laws specifically address delta-8 THC at this time.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The most recent federal law to address potential legal uses of cannabis/CBDderived goods is the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, colloquially known as the 2018 Farm Bill. Signed into law on December 20, 2018, the 2018 Farm Bill formally acknowledges that hemp, defined as the plant “Cannabis sativa L.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 29, 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.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2019

If passed, the legislation would help resolve issues in the state involving hemp-derived products, including products containing cannabidiol (CBD), and pave the way for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to regulate the processing and sale of these products. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

Be aware that federal law — not state law — governs FAA medical and pilot certification. In 2018, the FDA announced the approval of Epidiolex (cannabidiol), purified pharmaceutical grade CBD extract from the cannabis plant, for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

That’s because delta-8 is derived from federally legal hemp, which by law contains less than 0.3% Delta-8 is derived from CBD extracted from hemp, but in scientific terms it is delta-8 THC. D-8 is legal federally, and most state laws don’t specifically address it. delta-9 THC. But how long will that last?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2019

If passed, the legislation would help resolve issues in the state involving hemp-derived products, including products containing cannabidiol (CBD), and pave the way for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to regulate the processing and sale of these products.

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The Joint Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

After the Agriculture Act of 2018 was reauthorized, hemp, a species of the cannabis plant, has been legalized on the federal level. This hemp oil extract comes in many forms. Hemp Plant State Laws. While hemp and CBD are legal on the federal level, state laws may have a thing or two to say about that.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

Although all hemp-derived cannabinoids, including hemp-derived Delta-8 THC, seem to fall squarely within the definition of hemp enacted under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “ 2018 Farm Bill”) , uncertainties remain regarding the federal legality of cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC that are derivatives of other hemp-derived cannabinoids.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 19, 2021

In 1978, DEA agents discovered a clandestine lab in Jacksonville, Florida, had combined a cannabis extract with acetic anhydride. The process involves a series of extractions that begin with hemp, the low-THC cannabis plant that was made federally legal by Congress in the 2018 farm bill. First, CBD is extracted from raw hemp.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Hemp is Legalized Across 50 States in 2018. Following the approval of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp and its extracts were legalized for production and sale. Yet, each state can determine the licensure and regulation of hemp products. Yet, each state can determine the licensure and regulation of hemp products.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Thus, the court was faced with squaring Oregon hemp law before the 2018 Farm Bill, with federal law which had not yet distinguished between hemp and marijuana, with two different standards for measuring Total THC in a substance involving two harvests. The 2018 Harvest delta-9 THC was.0365%, State Farm Gen.

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The Joint Blog

JANUARY 23, 2020

According to the Associated Press, the legislation aims to align state law with federal law contained in the 2018 Farm Bill, changing Idaho law to allow the growing and selling of hemp products containing 0.3% According to the AP, supporters of legalizing hemp say the state’s climate is ideal for growing hemp.

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MMJ Recs

JANUARY 20, 2021

In November of 2018, citizens in Missouri voted to make medical marijuana legal. A short while later, the state’s first medical marijuana dispensaries opened, ready to serve the nearly 60,000 people already approved for MMJ in the state. State law allows licensed dispensaries to sell a variety of products, including: Flower.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Did You Know… Fire Marshal approval is required any time your extraction method requires the use of a closed-loop system or ethanol. When processing an application to add these extraction types, your Licensing Specialist will ask for a copy of the Fire Marshal approval. Trending Now: Use of Personal Funds.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 31, 2022

Delta-8 is a form of the chemical compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) that can be extracted from either hemp or cannabis plants. Delta-8 THC essentially exists because of a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill. Until then, absent some state law to the contrary, we suppose Delta-8 is ready when you are. What Is Delta-8 THC?

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In 2018, Congress enacted the Farm Bill, which distinguished prohibitions on marijuana from hemp. and any part of that plant, including … all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids , … with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 What is Delta-8, 9, 10? The former would remain illegal, while the latter would not.

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

In 2018, Oklahoma became the 30 th US state to legalize medical marijuana. The state created an agency whose sole job is to help regulate medical marijuana in the state: the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority. The OMMA administers the state’s medical marijuana program. Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Card Rules?

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WeedAdvisor

MAY 16, 2019

Extracting it from industrial hemp, not marijuana, allowed them to hide in a legal grey area. But the 2018 Farm Bill cleared the air, and established hemp as separate from marijuana according to both federal and state laws. have been circulating for several years. marketing it as a health product. Now, anyone can sell it.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

This development from the WSDA was somewhat unexpected in light of Senate Bill 5276, which went into effect in April and overhauled Washington’s hemp program in light of the 2018 Farm Bill. Section 4 of SB 5276 provides: “[t]he whole hemp plant may be used as food.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2020

In addition, there have always been issues with certain standards of lab integrity/general competence: one lab will issue a passing result for a batch of cannabis while a second lab issues a failing result– both using the same testing methods under state laws and regulations. 3% THC in line with the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Department of Health conducted a formal study on this topic in 2018. In 2018, the New York legal cannabis market reached $1.8 According to the NYPD , they arrested over 1,300 people for weed possession in 2019, which is three times less than the number of arrests in 2018 and almost 14 times less than in 2017. Conclusion.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 18, 2019

CPA’s “ PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Wake Up California Cannabis Growers Its 2019 and the world you may have grown up and worked in since the late 1990’s was changed forever on January 1, 2018 due to the passage of SB 94 [Proposition 64]. . “aBIZinaBOX Inc., of Public Health [“CDPH”].

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 13, 2022

Cannabidiol (CBD), which is extracted from hemp, has very little amount of THC, which is why it has been legalized, especially for medical use. However, it is only legal so long as it is derived from hemp, as part of the 2018 Farm Bill. If this gets passed, Delta-8, along with other hemp-extracted products, will be banned and illegal.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JULY 6, 2021

As it stands, the legality of delta-8 in the United States is a bit complicated. Currently, there are not many state laws actually addressing delta-8 THC, leaving it in a sort of legal gray zone. For this reason, delta-8 is currently sold (legally) in states where cannabis is still deemed illegal. Source: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

limit set by the 2018 Farm Bill, making them indisputably federally illegal. indicated by the 2018 Farm Bill, while another had 0.31%. Those cannabinoids are easier to extract so there’s less risk with doing it wrong. Delta-8 extraction is more tricky so there’s a higher risk of having delta-9 in the end product.”.

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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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