The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

In Georgia, employees risk being penalized by their employers for their legal use of Cannabidiol (CBD) oil while performing their jobs. State law allows employees to use CBD oil, while other laws allow employers to fire workers for using it. Legislators will have to categorize CBD oil.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 7, 2019

On June 19, 2019, at 1:30 PST, the Washington State Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Section will be presenting an online CLE on hemp. I’ll be joined by my esteemed colleagues to shed some light on hemp laws both nationally and here in the Evergreen State. Industrial Hemp: Don’t Forget About State Law!

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 4, 2019

In federal news, a Colorado congresswoman has introduced a bill that would prevent the federal government from taking action against cannabis businesses in states where the drug is legal. And the Food and Drug Administration will be holding hearings on CBD at the end of May.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. hemp grower, CBD producer moves into high THC space. Bravo Botanicals offers a line of organically-certified CBD products made with CBD extracted from their harvest, including cold-pressed drops and creams. Law 360 (sub.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2020

In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp CBD). Before the enactment of HB 3449 in March 28, 2019, the cultivation of hemp was strictly limited in South Carolina. it does not bear any sort of declaration of CBD.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

A smaller but growing number of states also regulate the sale of products derived from hemp. In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). Each Sunday we will summarize a new state in alphabetical order.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 29, 2020

The online sales of cannabidiol (“CBD”), including hemp-derived CBD products, have ramped up in response to the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. Ching continued making unsubstantiated medical claims about his CBD products, which were sold and marketed on his website. Ching had been under the radar of the federal agencies.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 28, 2021

20, 2021)) found insurance coverage for a fire arising from the preparation of CBD salve, notwithstanding the policy’s Controlled Substance exclusion. The fire occurred in January 2019, while Mr. Bogard was making a batch of CBD salve in his garage. A new opinion from the District of Oregon ( Bogard v.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 6, 2021

Attorney General Garland reiterates his disinterest in prosecuting marijuana users abiding by state law. And finally, you can now purchase Amish CBD. This is not the first time the Court has refused to hear a 280E case; they did the same thing in 2019. The Supreme Court refuses to hear a 280E case. department of justice.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 9, 2019

Not much later, Curaleaf found itself on the wrong side of the FDA with respect to health claims Curaleaf had made about its CBD products. ” The article explains that in response to the FDA warning letter, Curaleaf (wisely) scrubbed its website and social media accounts of health claims about its CBD products. .”

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 24, 2019

Hemp CBD cookies, anyone? 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 ). CBD in Foods, Beverages, and Cosmetics.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2020

In light of the rapidly evolving legislative changes, we are also presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp CBD). Wisconsin is one of the numerous states that opted to continue operating under the 2014 Farm Bill through the end the 2020 hemp growing season. and 2019 Wis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2019

The latest hemp laws state-by-state: May 2019. Hemp growth programs took root in four different states, expanded in two states, and legislation awaits the governor’s signature in another state in the month of May. By: Hemp Industry Team. Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the legislation soon.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2020

A smaller but growing number of states also regulate the sale of products derived from hemp. In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp CBD). On June 10, 2019, Texas enacted House Bill (HB) 1325 , now codified at V.T.C.A.,

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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. . The FAQ did not address CBD in cosmetics.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

Products containing cannabidiol (CBD), ranging from gummies to lotions and oils, continue to grow both in popularity and presence in the marketplace. Food and Drug Administration,” (CBD Report) and provided additional updates on its evaluation of the risks and benefits of CBD products. 18 March 2020. Arnold & Porter.

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United Patients Group

APRIL 3, 2023

A recommendation from a physician is simply permission (‘recommendation’) for the patient to use cannabis, which can be obtained in any state where medical marijuana is legal. Although both are legal under state law, there are currently 29 states with legislation allowing for medical cannabis and the District of Columbia.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. In the early months of 2019, and after the recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, an increasing number of state and municipal agencies continue to pay close attention to hemp-derived CBD products, in some cases leaving products under siege by regulators.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In early January 2019, a fire caused significant damaged to the Property while one of the homeowners was in his garage making a salve from cannabis containing cannabidiol (“CBD”) from hemp. Sections 811 and 812 (as amended), regardless of whether the controlled substance is legal under any state law (for example: marijuana).

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

Laws on the CBD food craze are all over the map, and misinformation is rampant. CBD, known formally as cannabidiol, is used in everything from blended drinks to savory sauces, and unlike its cousin THC, it doesn’t make consumers high. California and Federal Laws on CBD in Food and Drink Products.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2022

Dafna Revah, co-founder and co-owner of cannabis dispensary CBD Kratom, had a lot of explaining to do when her bank referred her to a record keeper willing to provide her company with a 401(k) plan. ” None, she repeatedly explained, had Delta-9 THC, the cannabinoid that is illegal under federal law. ” Ms.

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NORML

JANUARY 4, 2019

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Weekly Legislative Roundup of 2019! Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Don Young (R-AK) re-introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act, which protects those engaged in state-lawful medical marijuana programs from federal prosecution. MA resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Last Updated: November 19 2019. The Guide also affirms the USPTO’s position that it will not allow the federal registration of trademarks or service marks for use in connection with goods and/or services that are not lawful under federal law, even if the goods and/or services are lawful under some state laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

United States: Federal Court Presses ‘Pause’ Button On Budding CBD Litigation. Plaintiffs’ claims were based on the failure of the products’ labels to disclose the correct amount of hemp extract in the CBD products, as required under Florida’s newly-effective Final Rule on Hemp Extract labeling.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

While it’s not at the level of the 2019 lung disease outbreak, the potential for serious harm to public health is impossible to ignore, and in many ways, delta-8 is a ticking time bomb that could damage the reputation of the cannabis industry for years to come. Is This Similar to the Vitamin E Acetate Crisis in 2019?

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

POSTED BY MARGOLIN & LAWRENCE ON JANUARY 24, 2019. CBD products are everywhere – including tinctures, creams, gummies, pills, and drinks. In the December 2018 Farm Bill, the federal government removed CBD (and industrial hemp and all cannabis derivatives with less than 0.3% CBD products with THC content above 0.3%

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 29, 2019

While the law set the record straight between hemp and marijuana, it also tasked the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) with promulgating regulations and guidelines to establish and administer a program for the production of hemp in the US. On October 29, 2019, the USDA issued its proposed rule for hemp production.

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SMPL

JANUARY 20, 2020

Wellcana Group has big expansion plans for its LSU-licensed medical marijuana operations in Louisiana and is separately courting farmers to grow hemp to support the company’s launch soon into CBD products. CBD products will be rolled out in similar forms, with the exception of the inhalers, he said.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The bill would require a health care facility to reasonably restrict the manner in which a patient stores and uses medicinal cannabis to ensure the safety of other patients, guests, and employees of the health care facility, compliance with other state laws, and the safe operations of the health care facility.”.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2020

The purpose of that statement was to to help financial institutions deal with BSA and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance in light of the fact that hemp is no longer a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law. The FinCEN Guidance clarifies and expands upon the 2019 statement. ” No surprises there. .”

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Update : A substitute version of SB 236 that would create a commission to study the use of medical CBD is scheduled for a hearing and vote in the House Committee on Health on 5/28/19. House Bill 491 would regulate industrial hemp production as well as allow the production and retail sale of hemp-derived CBD products. AL resident?

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Advocates have tried to make this happen in the past partitioning for the addition of these three conditions, but they were ultimately denied by the state’s medical review board. In regard to the petition to add these three conditions to state law, advocates must be very careful. However, that forward momentum was short-lived.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Regular readers know that we are in the midst of presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each state treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). Recently we covered Idaho, which we neatly summarized as “probably the worst state in the country to get caught with hemp.” The article explains why this is so in detail.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Financial institutions that work with marijuana businesses must conduct due diligence to ensure that marijuana businesses are complying with state law. That has made it very difficult for many hemp and hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) businesses to access bank accounts.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Governor Kate Brown (D) of Oregon signed legislation into law that prohibits landlords from arbitrarily refusing to provide housing access to an individual based solely on their status as a medical cannabis patient, or based solely on an individual’s prior cannabis conviction. CA resident? OR resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

SB 5372 went into effect on July 25, 2021, and creates a voluntary registration and certification program that hemp processors can opt-in to in the Evergreen State. The purpose of SB 5372 is to allow Washington hemp companies to sell ingestible hemp products, like hemp-CBD, in other states that require certain safety standards.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Given the territorial nature of trademark law, it may even be that counterfeiters in illegal states have a head start as to priority, as compared with the original companies that created the marks but operated strictly in accordance with state law. See USPTO, Examination Guide 1-19 (May 2, 2019), [link].

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