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DEA Attempts To Regulate CBD Processing

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

Last week on Thursday August 20, 2020, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published an interim final rule surrounding hemp and hemp derivatives. Simply stated, when the hemp plant is processed and its cannabinoids are extracted into a crude oil, or similar derivative, concentrated amounts of ? By: Nabil Rodriguez.

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Studies Dispel the Myth That Cannabis is a Performance Enhancing Drug

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The authors of a 1996 paper, titled “ Performance-Enhancing Drugs, Fair Competition, and Olympic Sport, ” were cited in the WADA study, which claimed that “cannabis could be performance enhancing in sports that require greater concentration.”. Fast forward to 2019 and the DEA unveiled eagerly anticipated plans for cannabis research.

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Intoxicating Hemp Product Laws are More Complicated Than They Seem

Canna Law Blog

The Controlled Substance Act prohibits synthetic THCs, and DEA’s 2020 interim final rule stated that any quantity of synthetic THC is controlled. So according to DEA, delta-8 is illegal. That’s because the 2018 Farm Bill defines “hemp” as follows: The term “hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L.

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Hey Miami, We Have Delta8

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As a reaction to this, researchers have devised the ability to concentrate the Delta 8-THC content in Hemp while at the same time minimizing the Delta 9-THC content – thus keeping it under the legal limit. Delta-8- (THC) is a minor psychoactive cannabinoid found in the cannabis Sativa plant.

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Six Things You Need to Know About CBD and Other Hemp-containing Pet Products

Cannabis Law Report

In December 2018, the Agriculture Improvement Act, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill, changed how certain types of cannabis are scheduled by removing hemp, defined as cannabis and derivatives of cannabis with extremely low concentrations of THC (less than 0.3% The basics on CBD, hemp and the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Intoxicating Hemp Product Laws are More Complicated Than They Seem

Canna Law Blog

The Controlled Substance Act prohibits synthetic THCs, and DEA’s 2020 interim final rule stated that any quantity of synthetic THC is controlled. So according to DEA, delta-8 is illegal. That’s because the 2018 Farm Bill defines “hemp” as follows: The term “hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L.

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The U.S. Trademark Office Says ?8-THC Is Illegal — Usually

Cannabis Law Report

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) decriminalized those cannabis plants and parts having low concentrations (up to 0.3% 8-THC is also found in very low concentrations in cannabis plants, such that it is often synthesized from CBD rather than being directly extracted from the plant. 9-THC concentration of not more than 0.3

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