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Is Transporting Hemp Really Worth the Risk?

Canna Law Blog

As we wrote back in early 2019, the prohibition on interference ONLY applied to hemp cultivated under the 2018 Farm Bill. To be fair, the USDA did issue an opinion in mid-2019 that stated that states/tribes could not prohibit the interstate transport of hemp produced under the 2014 Farm Bill.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Carolina

Canna Law Blog

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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FDA CBD Regulations Are On the Way (Sorta)

Canna Law Blog

Until recently, CBD resided in a legal penumbra where hemp was still scheduled on the federal Controlled Substances Act and could not be cultivated without a permit from the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). Accordingly, the FDA routinely sent out enforcement letters to a variety of CBD retailers. 2018 Farm Bill.

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United States: Hemp And CBD Regulation: Beyond Delta-8 THC

Cannabis Law Report

The DEA, which enforces the CSA, has indicated that it may consider delta-8 derived from hemp to be a “synthetically derived tetrahydrocannabinol” which still belongs on Schedule I of the CSA. Department of Agriculture. 5940), which allows hemp to be cultivated for research (as opposed to commercial) purposes.

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BREAKING: USDA Releases Hemp Rules

Canna Law Blog

Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released its interim hemp rules. State and Tribal Plans. The 2018 Farm Bill requires states and Indian Tribes to submit hemp cultivation plans to the USDA. Labs that test cannabis for THC levels must be registered with the DEA. Today, the U.S. Interstate Transport.

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Memo to Congress: Fix the Farm Bill

Project CBD

Thus, it’s reasonable to assume that, as the “hemp” product market is exploding, the agricultural market should also be booming. The amount of hemp under cultivation in the U.S. 20 They are “man-made chemicals produced in underground labs, often in China, and then shipped to the United States in powder or crystal form.”

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Federal Legalization – Then What?

Cannabis Law Report

[Note: while we don’t believe that anyone in Congress has proposed it yet, the Federal government could legalize cannabis for medical use [and perhaps for recreational use] and preempt many of the state laws. See The Murky Part of the STATES Act: Tribal Rights ]. California Cannabis Cultivation – Qualification as Farming.