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

Americans for Safe Access

Adapted from The Medicalization of Marijuana: Legitimacy, Stigma, and the Patient Experience (Routledge, 2019) by Michelle Newhart and William Dolphin. As with all things involving social controversy, dispute over what to properly call the plant known by the botanical name Cannabis Sativa L. are marijuana, cannabis, and hemp.

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Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

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Special glands protruding from cannabis flowers express a series of unique molecules. Cannabinoids, as they are known, exist in cannabis. But it turns out that identical molecules are present in non-cannabis plants, as well. 1 Sourcing Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Shrubs How did the Israeli scientists figure this out?

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Indica or Sativa Marijuana – Explained

Cannabis Info

Indica or Sativa Marijuana – Explained. The names we use for describing marijuana such as “indica” and “sativa” were introduced in the 18th century to describe different species of cannabis: Marijuana sativa and Weed indica. But, this was originally named Pot sativa. Sativa Marijuana Explained.

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Banning Smokeable Hemp Is a Big Texas Failure

Veriheal

In a blow to freedom and democracy, state lawmakers in Texas banned smokeable hemp. In what many consider an equally heinous move, the Texas Supreme Court upheld the decision to ban smokeable hemp. What’s the hangup with smokable hemp—and what does it mean for people in Texas? Hot Hemp and a History of Cannabis Issues.

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Federal Bill Would Raise THC Limit in Hemp to 1%

Canna Law Blog

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.

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NZ Ministry of Health Industrial Hemp Licensing Information Page Updated 13 October 2021

Cannabis Law Report

Industrial hemp licensing. In order to grow, trade in, or process industrial hemp as an agricultural crop an individual, body corporate, or partnership needs to be licensed under the Misuse of Drugs (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2006. For more information see Growing and producing medicinal cannabis products.

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Protecting Cannabis-Related Marks in 2019

Cannabis Law Report

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. With the growing number of states legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use, many brands have emerged for cannabis and related goods and services. A major change occurred in December with passage of a federal law legalizing hemp and a wide range of products made from hemp.

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