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Long Awaited USDA Hemp Production Rules Published

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

Domestic Hemp Production Program through an interim final rule which was made available yesterday and will be published in the Federal Register on October 31. The program you are licensed under depends on the location of your hemp growing facility. State Hemp Program Contacts. must be accomplished under DEA guidance.

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Is Cannabis/Hemp Legal in the United States?

Otherside Farms

This was part of their “Hemp for Victory Program.” However, in 2004, there was a lawsuit against the Hemp Industries Association and the DEA. Then in 2014, Obama signed the Farm Bill, which would then allow pilot programs for growing hemp, but it still wasn’t supposed to be used commercially. Conditions.

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Is It Legal to Grow Hemp in All 50 States?

Otherside Farms

This was part of their “Hemp for Victory Program.” However, in 2004, there was a lawsuit against the Hemp Industries Association and the DEA. Then in 2014, Obama signed the Farm Bill, which would then allow pilot programs for growing hemp, but it still wasn’t supposed to be used commercially. Conditions.

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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

Veriheal

These students showed knowledge and passion for the future of cannabis and posed revolutionary ideas rooted in their training across business, agriculture, biochemistry, public health, pharmacology, medicine, and liberal arts. . Program between St. She is entering the 8-year Dual Admit B.S./M.D. School: University of Minnesota .

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FDA CBD Regulations Are On the Way (Sorta)

Canna Law Blog

A little CBD history. 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”). 2018 Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill didn’t regulate CBD though.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

The Blunt Truth

In the world of hemp, marijuana’s straight-arrow cousin, the Department of Agriculture released guidelines for importing hemp seeds. History was made in June, when the state of Illinois legalized cannabis as of January 1, 2020. There were over 700 when we posted originally; there are over 4,000 now.

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Cannabis and the Environment: Seven Significant Side-Effects April 14, 2022

Cannabis Law Report

As with conventional agriculture, misuse of pesticides by cannabis growing operations poses a direct threat to wildlife, fish (really, any life in surrounding water bodies), consumers, and even employees. Accordingly, state pesticide programs have tried to provide some clarity to fill the gap left by EPA. Pesticide Misuse.