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DEA Attempts To Regulate CBD Processing

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published an interim final rule surrounding hemp and hemp derivatives. In fact, most state departments of agriculture allowing for hemp cultivation under the 2014 Farm Bill expressly refused to regulate hemp processing. Specifically, the term hemp means “the plant Cannabis sativa L.

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Attendees At Colorado Winter Hemp Summit Say New US Dept of Agriculture Interim Final Rules Threaten The Industry

Cannabis Law Report

“After the rules were issued we saw farmers that just lost hope and decided they weren’t planting next year,” said Cindy Sovine, chair of the hemp committee for the National Cannabis Industries Association. Department of Agriculture said it cannot yet properly regulate seeds. It’s really just unworkable.”. Even the U.S.

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FDA Guidance on Cannabis Research: A Glimpse of What’s To Come for CBD Products?

Canna Law Blog

On Tuesday, July 21, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) released draft guidance for clinical research related to the development and manufacturing of cannabis-based drugs, which gained particular interest following the legalization of hemp in December 2018. percent limit.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup April 30

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The city of Denver finally approves social smoking lounges and delivery to help open up the cannabis industry. Nebraska officialized a political party dedicated to obliterating cannabis prohibition, and congress officials request that the US Botanical Garden in Washington D.C. Denver Approves Cannabis Smoking Lounges and More.

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Delta-8 — Sowing Confusion in the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis and the Law. Delta-8 — Sowing Confusion in the Cannabis Industry. Delta-8 is one of the hundreds of cannabinoids that are naturally found in hemp and cannabis plants. This agent exhibits a lower psychotropic potency than delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC), the primary form of THC found in cannabis.

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Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act: What The Proposed Federal Cannabis Laws Would Mean For Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

On July 14, 2021, Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the discussion draft of historic federal cannabis legalization legislation, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA). We strongly encourage participation in this important opportunity to shape federal cannabis policy.

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U.S. Court of Appeals Weighs in on Hemp-Derived Delta-8 THC Classification Cannabis Practice Update

Cannabis Law Report

Relying on the plain language of the statute, the Ninth Circuit rejected arguments that Delta-8 THC was synthetic and illegal under DEA’s interpretation, or that substances legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill had to be for industrial use and not human consumption. plant, it is not synthetic.

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