Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2020

As FDA continues to drag its feet on regulating hemp-derived CBD, state legislatures are filling the vacuum with their own measures to provide access to safe and legal CBD products. To date, bureaucrats in Maine have misread state law to prohibit CBD products that were derived from out-of-state hemp.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Legislation is pending, House Bill 847, that seeks to criminalize the possession and transportation of hemp flower in the state. This bill comes after lawmakers passed legislation in 2019 that allows the growing and production of hemp and hemp-derived products, as long as the THC concentration is below 0.3%. OK resident?

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

Los Angeles CBD lawyers can explain that overlapping federal and state laws have created substantial confusion among restauranteers about what’s legal and what’s not. Lawmakers in several states and cities are carving out their own rules. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JULY 29, 2019

This bill essentially relaxed restrictions, allowing licensed cannabis growers to produce hemp on an industrial scale, without fear of prosecution. It also relaxed restrictions around selling hemp-derived products interstate. but hemp is defined as the plant, or any part of the plant containing a THC concentration of no more than 0.3

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 12, 2019

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include a 12-year-old epilepsy patient, an 8-year-old Leigh’s syndrome patient, an Iraq war veteran and sufferer of post-traumatic stress disorder, a former NFL player who heads a hemp company hawking sports performance products and a non-profit that helps minorities get ahead in the legal cannabis market.

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