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BREAKING NEWS: FDA and USDA Start Making Sense on Hemp CBD

Canna Law Blog

According to Hemp Industry Daily reporter Laura Drotleff , it an eventful week for hemp regulation at the National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA) meeting in Arlington, Virginia. But we want to get them information to make the right decisions. USDA Ditches DEA Registration.

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Federal legalization of hemp creating a quandary for police

Cannabis Chronicles

Truckers, now free to haul hemp from state to state, have been stopped and sometimes arrested by police who can’t tell whether they have intercepted a legal agricultural crop or the biggest marijuana bust of their careers. Nobody wants to see someone in jail for a month for the wrong thing,” DEA spokeswoman Barbara Carreno said. “To

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DEA Testing Requirement for Hemp Removed by USDA

The Joint Blog

According to the Daily, the testing delay comes after farmers and states alike complained there wouldn’t be enough DEA labs to handle demand. Department of Agriculture acknowledges the complaints in an update Thursday. “We Getting rid of this ridiculous DEA testing requirement is a step in the right direction by the USDA,” he added.

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FDA Suggests Congress Holds the Key to Legalizing CBD-Infused Foods

Canna Law Blog

As we previously discussed , thus far, the FDA has only adopted informal, non-binding guidelines as its primary method of policy making for CBD as they afford the agency more flexibility. Department of Agriculture. DEA would have to formally de-schedule CBD derived from hemp.”.

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USDA Expressly Legalizes the Importation of Hemp Seed

Canna Law Blog

Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released a statement, in which the agency clarified that the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill rendered the importation of hemp seeds legal. Accordingly, the USDA held that the DEA “no longer has authority to require hemp seed permits for import purposes.”. Here come the hemp seeds! Last Friday, the U.S.

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Why the USDA Testing Rules Will Hurt the Hemp Industry

Canna Law Blog

Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released its interim final rule for the production of hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill. DEA REGISTRATION. The USDA testing rules further require that the testing labs be registered with the Drug and Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). On Tuesday, the U.S.

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Pot or Hemp? Local Police Lack Technology to Tell Difference

Puff Puff Post

Truckers, now free to haul hemp from state to state, have been stopped and sometimes arrested by police who can’t tell whether they have intercepted a legal agricultural crop or the biggest marijuana bust of their careers. Department of Agriculture, which could take months.

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