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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. are marijuana, cannabis, and hemp. As with all things involving social controversy, dispute over what to properly call the plant known by the botanical name Cannabis Sativa L.

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Lawsuit Filed in Georgia Argues Delta-8 and Delta-10 Products are Legal Under State Law

Cannabis Law Report

has sparked litigation in the state. Hemp Grower reports. Until the raid, many in the state thought the sale and distribution of delta-8 products were legal under the Georgia Hemp Farming Act, which was passed in 2019, CBS46 reported. has sparked a lawsuit against authorities.

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Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to State’s Ban on Smokable Hemp Production

Cannabis Law Report

The Supreme Court of Texas has accepted a challenge to Texas’ prohibition on hemp for smoking. A group of hemp companies is suing the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), the state agency in charge of regulating consumable hemp.

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Is Transporting Hemp Really Worth the Risk?

Canna Law Blog

When the 2018 Farm Bill was inked, one of the biggest perceived wins was a provision prohibiting states from interfering with interstate transport or shipment of hemp. Many hemp transporters today face just as much risk when transporting hemp as they did before the 2018 Farm Bill was signed—and in some cases, even more risk.

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Washington Q&A: Hemp Processor Registration and Hemp Extract Certification

Cannabis Law Report

On April 16, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5372 (SB 5372), “An Act relating to hemp processor registration and a hemp extract certification into law.” However, Washington does not allow for the sale of ingestible hemp products (other than hemp seed ingredients) and SB 5372 does not change that.

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Navigating cGMP For Hemp & Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Join GLLG shareholder Andrew DeWeese and Allay Consulting principal Kim Stuck for this webinar as they discuss this important certification, and why up-and-coming hemp and cannabis companies may want to investigate getting GMP certified. Andrew founded the Oregon Cannabis Law Group in 2014 and merged with Green Light Law Group in 2019.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Carolina

Canna Law Blog

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. Apparently, that’s how the state wants to continue to operate.

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