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14 November 2019 Reed Smith Client Alerts Warning: Broad definition of “cannabis” calls into question “hemp exception” to new ISO cannabis exclusions

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Warning: Broad definition of “cannabis” calls into question “hemp exception” to new ISO cannabis exclusions. Three of the five endorsements include what purports to be a carve-out to the exclusion that ostensibly affords coverage for losses or claims involving “hemp” – a term that the endorsements do not define. Clothing; d.

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Federal Bill Would Raise THC Limit in Hemp to 1%

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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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Frost Brown Todd Update: The latest hemp laws state-by-state: September 2019

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In September, three states authorized the retail sale of hemp-derived CBD, one state Board of Pharmacy rescinded its negative guidance on CBD, and two states published proposed hemp rules. However, five states announced limitations on hemp food or beverage products and two states expanded hemp product labeling requirements.

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What Happened to Hemp?

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He said: “licensed acres in hemp are at pre-farm bill levels.” Before the 2018 Farm Bill, only a few states ran limited “research” pilot programs for hemp. But, take a look: The USDA 2022 National Hemp Report , at page 1, indicates that all industrial hemp “in the open” totaled 28,314 acres. Could that be true?

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The latest hemp laws state-by-state: November & December 2019

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By: Hemp Industry Team. In the past two months, New York and Wisconsin passed legislation growing their hemp programs, a Maine agency issued restrictive guidelines, and Texas and West Virginia advanced hemp rules through the regulatory process. Below is a review of the latest hemp legal changes listed state-by-state.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Dakota

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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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Seyfarth Shaw Publish Update On Trademarks & Hemp In The USA (6 May 2019)

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By Becki Lee on May 6, 2019. We now have an update: On May 2, 2019, the USPTO distributed an Examination Guide updating their practices after passage of the 2018 Farm Bill on December 20, 2018. POSTED IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Regular readers will recall that in March we blogged about cannabis-related trademarks.

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