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Potential Issues With Testing Hemp Under The 2018 Farm Bill

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

While the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp federally, USDA’s regulations highlight potential issues for hemp producers with regard to new testing requirements in state or tribal plans. Under the 2014 Farm Bill, industrial hemp was defined as “the plant Cannabis sativa L. 3% of total THC tested under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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The 2018 Farm Bill Does Not Support the DEA Interim Rule

Canna Law Blog

But for the purposes of this post, I want to discuss why the interim rule (a regulation) is at odds with the text of the 2018 Farm Bill (an actual law), and why that’s important. Critically, “hemp” is defined as follows: The term “hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L. percent on a dry weight basis.

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UK: Sativa Group Appoints Cenkos Securities As Corporate Adviser

Cannabis Law Report

Sativa Group, the UK’s biggest quoted medicinal cannabis company, has appointed Cenkos Securities as its corporate adviser and broker, underlining the group’s ambition to tap into Europe’s emerging medical marijuana industry. Sativa now has two trading divisions.

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Cannabis Sativa Vs. Cannabis Indica

Medical Cannabis Seedbank

When we do research into cannabis, we find that the topic of Sativa vs. Indica to either be misunderstood or the information we find to be very vague. The main cannabis species we are aware of are: Sativa. Besides these 3, Cannabis Sativa can be divided into 2 subspecies: Cannabis Sativa. Cannabis Sativa L.

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2018 at Sensi Seeds – Our Year in Review

Sensi Seeds

January 2018 was a hemp-based month, featuring the launch of our CBD oil capsules and the inauguration of the Hemp Design Villa in Oude Pekela. Michka the strain is gorgeous, uplifting and sativa-dominant, with bright flavours of citrus. Twelve months on, the CBD oil capsules are proving to be one of our most popular products.

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2018 Farm Bill to Grow CBD Industry

Burns Levinson (Cannabusiness advisory)

If passed, the 2018 omnibus farm bill (which includes the Hemp Farming Act of 2018) will allow cannabidiol (CBD) to be legally sold in all 50 states. While related as members of the Cannabis sativa family, hemp and marijuana have different biological characteristics.

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What’s in a name? Marijuana, Cannabis, and Hemp

Americans for Safe Access

As with all things involving social controversy, dispute over what to properly call the plant known by the botanical name Cannabis Sativa L. In January 2018, “medical marijuana” appeared roughly 1,750,000 times to a mere 567,000 hits for “medical cannabis.” comes with the territory.

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