Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 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. Notably, the rules anticipate the production of Hemp-CBD products (e.g.,

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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. Today we turn to North Carolina. producers and consumers.'”

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

November 18, 2019. Italy and other Member States allow the growing of hemp ( Cannabis sativa L.) stemming from seeds listed on the EU’s Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species. Hemp and its derivatives can be used in food and cosmetics in Italy as long as the applicable EU and domestic laws are followed.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The hemp industry is not the only one that’s pushing back against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s hemp Interim Final Rule (the “ Rule ”). If you read this blog, you’ll recall the hemp industry sued the DEA following the release of its Rule in August 2020. billion in 2019.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 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. Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 25, 2019

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. Each Sunday we will summarize a new state in alphabetical order.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

On October 12, 2019, Governor Newsom announced that he had signed SB-153 , a bill aimed at making significant changes to California’s hemp cultivation law. As I’ve written before , the bill is a major change for California hemp laws for the following reasons: The bill adds a new definition of “industrial hemp”.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 21, 2020

Indiana has long been at the forefront of hemp product regulations. Two years ago in 2018, Indiana passed a comprehensive law that regulated “low-THC hemp extracts.” Very few states were making the distinction for CBD derived from hemp (Hemp CBD) and fewer still were imposing manufacturing, testing, and labeling requirements.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 1, 2019

We have been closely following California’s commercial hemp cultivation licensing law since it was proposed last year as Senate Bill 1409 (see here , here , and here ). There are a number of counties in California that restrict or prohibit hemp cultivation. What is clear is that once the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2020

We’ve been writing about various European countries’ approaches to regulating hemp (or auf Deutsch , Hanf ) and hemp-derived cannabidiol (which I’ll refer to as “CBD”). In fact, our team of hemp lawyers just led a pretty awesome webinar on the international cannabis market, which you can watch for free here.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 19, 2019

Our California hemp lawyers regularly get asked about the laws and regulations about growing hemp in California, manufacturing hemp products, and shipping those products around the country. I’ve written about the various hemp laws in California and how confusing they are previously (see here and here ).

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The battle to raise the limit of THC allowed in hemp from.3% The 2018 Farm Bill defined hemp as “[t]he plant species Cannabis sativa L. In January 2019, we wrote about the lack of any rational basis for setting the demarcation for marijuana v. Pingree (ME-01) introduced the Hemp Advancement Act of 2022. 3% to 1%.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The hemp industry is not the only one that’s pushing back against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s hemp Interim Final Rule (the “ Rule ”). If you read this blog, you’ll recall the hemp industry sued the DEA following the release of its Rule in August 2020. billion in 2019.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 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. Today we turn to Oklahoma. Whether the cannabidiol is synthetic or natural.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

JUNE 27, 2019

The United States Department of Agriculture announced on Monday that it is aiming to release its “Interim Final Rule” for the establishment of a domestic hemp production program in August of 2019. According to the notice, “This action will initiate a new part 990 establishing rules and regulations for the domestic production of hemp.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 16, 2019

We have spilled a lot of ink on this blog related to the 2018 Farm Bill , which legalized hemp at the federal level. This blog post is going to cover financial institutions and hemp at about 10,000 feet. Going forward, hemp will be subject to stiff regulation at the state and federal levels. It’s huge news.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

On September 11, 2019, the California Assembly approved SB-153 , a bill aimed at making significant changes to California’s hemp cultivation law. Here are some of SB-153’s important provisions: The bill adds a new definition of “industrial hemp”. Currently, only commercial growers must register.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 20, 2019

Back on March 1, I ran through a legislative forecast and report for Oregon cannabis in 2019. In that post, I touched on six main issues: hemp, marijuana production limits, interstate sales, social consumption, local grow tax and off-work use. Hemp is now the number one cash crop in Oregon at $1 billion a year. Local Grow Tax.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Here’s their press release in full…… DeJoy, Knauf & Blood LLP Launches Cannabis and Hemp Advisory Practice. The new practice leverages the firm’s in-depth cannabis and hemp industry knowledge and expertise of the tax implications, regulatory environment, as well as critical operating and financial procedures.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

On January 17, 2019, California Assembly Member Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry kept her promise and introduced a piece of hemp legislation, AB 228. This bill is aimed at paving the way for adding industrial hemp derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) to foods, beverages, and cosmetics.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2020

Last week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new guidance (the “FinCEN Guidance”) for financial institutions working with hemp-related businesses. The FinCEN Guidance clarifies and expands upon the 2019 statement. ” No surprises there. .” ” No surprises there.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 5, 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. South Dakota currently did not allow hemp cultivation until just days ago.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 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. Today we turn to North Dakota. California. Connecticut.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. Given the foregoing, this blog post is not going to examine the draft bills in detail (if you’re interested in doing that yourself, they are available here ).

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

When Oregon adopted that standard in 2019, it seemed to fly under the radar, though we did our best to publicize it here on the blog. Oregon was the first state to sign a marijuana export bill back in 2019. Hemp has been hollowed out in Oregon, as I explained in in December. So why don’t the doors open for THCA?

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Back in October 2019, Deputy Kayra Harding introduced a bill (Proyecto de Ley No. 323 ) to promote the development of the hemp industry in Panama. The bill would establish a licensing regime for hemp cultivation and processing. Hemp is defined as cannabis whose THC content does not exceed 1.5% Blog: Canna Law Blog.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2019

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. Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order. 459 and S.P.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 2, 2019

On February 27, 2019 both the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) provided new insights and guidance related to their proposed regulatory processes for hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill. but I will tell you this is not a straightforward process.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

On October 31, 2019, USDA published its interim hemp regulations and opened them up to a 60-day public commenting period. 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.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

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. Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 15, 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. Today we turn to Puerto Rico. California. Connecticut. Massachusetts.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 6, 2019

Unfortunately still the position for most banks and hemp. Shortly after the 2018 Farm Bill passed, legalizing industrial hemp, we predicted that banking services for hemp businesses would be slow going. That has proven to be the case. For this reason, a bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators, Sen.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 14, 2019

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. Hemp Cultivation.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Back in October 2019, Deputy Kayra Harding introduced a bill (Proyecto de Ley No. 323 ) to promote the development of the hemp industry in Panama. The bill would establish a licensing regime for hemp cultivation and processing. Hemp is defined as cannabis whose THC content does not exceed 1.5% on a dry weight basis.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2019

California’s legislature introduced a potentially game-changing hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) bill in January 2019: Assembly Bill 228 (“AB-228”). Raw hemp products would need to undergo certain lab testing and get certificates of analysis prior to sale.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2019

May 2019 Cannabis Legislative Updates Including New THC Limits For Industrial Hemp. The most controversial change in the new rules involves the calculation of the maximum limit of THC allowed in industrial hemp. USDA Provides Legal Guidance for Transportation and Shipment of Hemp Products Across State Lines.

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JANUARY 19, 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. Today we head to New Mexico.

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