Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Hemp Roundtable, alongside the Minority Cannabis Business Association, hosts Navigating Regulations in the Hemp Industry: A complimentary webinar for small and minority-owned hemp companies tomorrow, June 22, 2021, 2-3PM EDT. The USHR MEC’s mission is simple – to create an equitable and impactful hemp industry for all.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

MARCH 25, 2020

With the passage and signing of Assembly Bill 533, Nevada created the Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB). provisions governing the sales of products and commodities made from hemp. provisions governing the sales of products and commodities made from hemp. 1] NRS 678A.390. 2] [link]. [3] 3] [link]. [4] 4] NRS 678A.360 360 (5)-(9).

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2021

If you follow this blog, you may recall that in the spring of 2020, New York enacted A08977 , which instructed DOH to develop the Program. If you follow this blog, you may recall that in the spring of 2020, New York enacted A08977 , which instructed DOH to develop the Program.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Rising demand for hemp owing to its medicinal and dietary benefits is driving the growth of the hemp industry globally across sectors, including pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, and cosmetics. The global industrial hemp market size was valued at USD 3.61 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 12.01

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an interim final rule on hemp (“DEA hemp rule” or “rule”) on August 20, 2020. Yet, as we warned in 2020, the rule creates perils for the hemp derivative industry. Challenging the DEA hemp rule. percent on a dry weight basis.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an interim final rule on hemp (“DEA hemp rule” or “rule”) on August 20, 2020. Yet, as we warned in 2020, the rule creates perils for the hemp derivative industry. Challenging the DEA hemp rule. percent on a dry weight basis.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

On October 12, 2019, Governor Newsom announced that he had signed SB-153 , a bill aimed at making significant changes to California’s hemp cultivation law. As I’ve written before , the bill is a major change for California hemp laws for the following reasons: The bill adds a new definition of “industrial hemp”.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 10, 2020

involved in suits with similar claims, have set forth a similar argument: that private class actions alleging non-compliance to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) are necessarily preempted by federal law. On January 13, 2020, the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Rep. Other CBD companies, like CV Sciences Inc.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

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 Carolina. producers and consumers.'”

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2020

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 Oregon. total THC and are free of certain chemicals.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The Canna Law Blog has been writing about the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) interim final rule (IFR) on hemp since its August publication in the Federal Register: Watch Out! The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon change its tune on hemp-derived CBD (Hemp CBD) thanks to a bill recently filed by chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. The FDA’s view is that Hemp CBD was not marketed as such prior to the investigation of CBD as a drug. Collin Peterson (D-MN) and cosponsored by Reps.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 19, 2020

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 Texas. Health & Safety Code § 443.001 et seq.,

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

23, 2019 – USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced a new crop insurance option for hemp growers in select counties of 21 states in 2020. The MPCI coverage is for hemp grown for fiber, grain or CBD oil for the 2020 crop year. The Farm Bill defines hemp as containing 0.3 WASHINGTON, D.C.,

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

February 20, 2020. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the approval of five hemp production plans under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program for the states of Washington and Wyoming and for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Santee Sioux Nation. Colorado River Indian Tribes.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

The Government of Zimbabwe gazetted Statutory Instrument 218/20 Agricultural Marketing Authority (Industrial Hemp) Regulations, in September 2020. These regulations were enacted for the purpose of regulating the production, procurement, distribution, possession, sale, provision and transportation of industrial hemp.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 5, 2021

research, the company states that the average percentage of plants that are considered hot in hemp harvests throughout the U.S. percent (based on data between 2018-2020). 2018: 111,912 acres of hemp licensed, 78,176 acres planted, (harvest data unavailable for 2018). If a hemp crop was tested to have more than 1.0

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 15, 2022

EUROPE’S decision to establish a new maximum level of THC in hemp food products will prompt a surge of investment, says the industry’s leading trade group. EIHA also contributed with sound scientific facts to the stakeholder consultation of the European Commission in 2020. Peter McCusker reports at Cannabis Business Executive.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The Press Herald reports … Maine is proposing new hemp farming rules that would double a farmer’s per acre cost, allow them to grow indoors and change how the psychoactive element of their crop is measured in such a way that a quarter of them would not have been able to sell this year’s harvest. Department of Agriculture.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 7, 2021

In other words, according to OLCC, 58% of registered hemp grows were actually growing marijuana, not hemp. Did the majority of Oregon’s registered hemp growers suddenly decide to start growing marijuana this year? If not, what accounts for this wide disparity in test results between 2020 and 2021?

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 7, 2020

Last week, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued new guidance (the “FinCEN Guidance”) for financial institutions working with hemp-related businesses. Readers of this blog know that the 2018 Farm Bill does not take away the FDA’s ability to regulate hemp products, including hemp-CBD.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

It makes non-substantive changes to some of Iowa’s hemp-related definitions and even provides a new definition for “consumable hemp products” that includes inhalable, ingestible, and topical products. As discussed here earlier, many states are not adopting the IFR in 2020, and hemp products from those states could be prohibited.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 21, 2020

On May 20, 2020, Marijuana Moment reported on a new development on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) position on hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp CBD). FDA Recalls (@FDArecalls) May 15, 2020. Over the last two years the FDA has only really focused on warning the public about Hemp CBD products generally.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2021

. (“BioHarvest” or the “Company”) (CSE: BHSC) announces it has appointed top-ranked law firms, DLA Piper and GOWLING WLG , to assist the Company in fulfilling all required compliance mandates and regulatory approvals to produce and commercialize Cannabis and hemp products in the US and Canada , respectively.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The hemp industry is up in arms over the USDA’s interim rules establishing a domestic hemp program. Most of us in the hemp industry are well-aware of the major issues in the interim rules: 15-day pre-harvest testing requirements, total THC, DEA laboratories, and crop insurance to name a few. 3% Total THC. 3% Total THC.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 30, 2019

On May 28th, 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued a non-binding opinion letter regarding hemp production (“ USDA Letter “). Much of the 2018 Farm Bill is contingent on the USDA implementing a program to oversee the cultivation of hemp on the federal level.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The Canna Kitchen’s sister shop, the Hemp Earth Dispensary, announced it was holding “rolling tryouts” to find someone to roll spliffs for them for £10 an hour. An undercover policeman went along to the joint premises in Duke Street, Brighton, and saw a variety of hemp on sale, which he took away for analysis. Source: [link].

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

AUGUST 5, 2020

On July 8, 2020, the Michigan Industrial Hemp Growers Act (“IHGA”), 2020 PA 137, MCL 333.28101-333.28701, went into effect (which was somewhat surprising since the legislation was reported from committee only a few weeks beforehand). MCL 333.28313. MCL 333.28601(1)(c). of delta-9-THC acid reported on a dry weight basis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2022

The legislation passed with two clear directives in mind: (1) regulating artificially derived cannabinoids like delta-8 THC, and (2) creating an enforcement system to ensure hemp licensees are not illegally growing marijuana. This blog post explains how these legislations developed, and ultimately led to Oregon’s hemp moratorium.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Before 1937, industrial hemp was legal and used for clothing, paper, rope, and fuel. Hemp was grown by our forefathers—even required of early colonists. plant illegal, including hemp, a sturdy low THC variety. Hemp was briefly re-legalized in World War II to make canvas and other items requiring the strength hemp provides.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It is rightful to say that the “battle” regarding the legalization of marijuana in Indiana would be kept uninterrupted until 2020. The new year is approaching, yet the state is already in full gear to take prohibition of hemp-derived products at the next level. Marijuana Issue and the 2020 State-Wide Elections.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 23, 2019

While Oregon legalized hemp production in 2015, the Beaver State has seen a huge influx of hemp grower and handler registrations since the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill , which legalized hemp under federal law. Many of our hemp clients have been asking how these rules would impact their businesses.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 5, 2020

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. South Dakota currently did not allow hemp cultivation until just days ago.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2020

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. barcodes on products) to track hemp and hemp products throughout the state.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 17, 2020

January 17, 2020. Portland, OR — At its monthly meeting on January 16, 2020, the Commissioners of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved five marijuana violation stipulated settlement agreements. The new rules take effect February 1, 2020. OLCC Commission Adopts Updated Rules for Marijuana Program.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2020

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. A hemp license is required to cultivate and process hemp.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

As New Jersey lawmakers and Governor Phil Murphy continue to work out details of a marijuana legalization bill, two anti-legalization lawmakers in the state introduced a proposal that would let the voters decide on the issue with a 2020 ballot question. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production.

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