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Press Release: ACS Laboratory Launches Comprehensive Hemp Compliance Testing Panel

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One year after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its final rules on hemp, various states enacted their own regulatory programs. BOCA RATON, Fla., 17, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Raising the standard for cannabis and hemp testing, ACS Laboratory , the largest hemp and cannabis testing facility in the eastern U.S.,

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EU To Increase Permitted THC Levels In Legal Cannabis Products

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The European Union is set to increase the permitted THC levels in legal cannabis products from 0.2 Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development made the decision as part of a set of proposals for post-2020 reforms. percent [THC containing hemp varieties] are as safe as 0.3 percent to 0.3

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The Process of Producing Medical Marijuana and Ensuring Quality

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Cannabinoid Profiling: Analyze cannabinoid profiles to determine the concentration of THC, CBD, and other cannabinoids in medical marijuana strains. Testing Medical Cannabis for Quality Assurance: Testing medical cannabis is essential for ensuring product safety, potency, and compliance with regulatory standards.

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Pennsylvania Issues THC Hemp Testing Guidance

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In a July 24, 2019 dated guidance, Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture (“DOA”) announced it will be randomly collecting and testing hemp variety samples from 25% of licensed hemp growers for tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) content. Results that are returned with a THC% of less than 0.3%

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Estonia: Regulatory amendment to allow farmers to grow higher THC cannabis crops

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The Ministry of Social Affairs is drawing up a regulatory amendment that will allow for varieties of Cannabis sativa with a higher tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content to be grown in Estonia. Currently, farmers in Estonia are only permitted to grow varieties of Cannabis sativa with a THC content of less than 0.2 Source: [link].

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Forbes Article: European Union Increases THC Level For Industrial Hemp. Why Does It Matter?

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The European Parliament approved on November 24 to increase the THC level from 0.2% The rise of the THC level for industrial hemp is part of the measures of the new Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP ) reforms, which will enter into force in 2023. . By increasing the THC level of hemp crops from 0.2%

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

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Key Notes: The Ninth Circuit found that Delta-8 THC products are federally legal under the plain meaning of the definition of “hemp” set by the 2018 Farm Bill, making it the first Circuit to find such products lawful. percent Delta-9 THC, the Ninth Circuit found that they were lawful and that the preliminary injunction was merited.

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