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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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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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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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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. 3% to 1%.

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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. A1 – Application for a New Industrial Hemp Licence (General Licence), (pdf, 860 KB).

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Potential Issues With Testing Hemp Under The 2018 Farm Bill

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

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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Finding Rare Cannabinoids in Non-Cannabis Plants

Project CBD

They did, however, identify an analog of CBG known as Heli-CBG (also present in some fiber hemp varietals), which binds to the CB2 cannabinoid receptor. Bioactive prenylogous cannabinoid from fiber hemp (Cannabis sativa). 2011 Sep 23;74(9):2019-22. umbraculigerum flowers. Fitoterapia , 123 , 13–17. J Nat Prod.