Cannabis Chronicles

MARCH 29, 2019

But now, a few months after Congress placed the marijuana look-alike squarely in safe legal territory, the hemp industry has been unsettled by an unexpected development. Marijuana, illegal under federal law , has enough THC to get users high. Department of Agriculture, which could take months. Hemp has almost none — 0.3

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

Marijuana Moment. THC cap for lawful hemp products and directed USDA to work with HHS and the DEA on a study of whether that threshold is scientifically backed. The report notes the USDA must work with the DEA to provide direction. Marijuana Moment. agriculture grant awards. Hemp gets $160K in Pa.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2019

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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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

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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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 5, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Lawmakers wrestled with the issue of capping THC content in medical marijuana for those patients under the age of 21. In Vermont , legislation to establish a marijuana marketplace passed on a second reading in the House.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

That’s according to data from the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). But he said some growers are also worried about the transition out of the state’s pilot program to federal regulation and the implications if their crop has too much THC, the psychoactive component in marijuana. Source: [link].

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 7, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. And there’s an issue with marijuana research. Finally, we look at New Zealand’s move to legalize marijuana. Which brings us back to the Bay State, the source of so much marijuana news. State news.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2019

Adopting regulations through the formal rulemaking process would take two to three years, possibly longer, given the controversial nature of CBD as a compound closely associated with marijuana and that is used as a drug ingredient. Department of Agriculture. DEA would have to formally de-schedule CBD derived from hemp.”.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Current Florida medical marijuana patient? Either way, it’s important you stay up to date with Florida’s rapidly evolving legal landscape: Can you use medical marijuana at work? What law legalized medical marijuana in Florida? How does Florida law define medical marijuana? Thinking about getting your card?

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Veriheal

APRIL 30, 2021

The Legal Marijuana Now party got approval as an official political party and has been given the OK to begin activities. . Legal Marijuana Now’s platform aims to legalize home cultivation, expunge convictions, end employee drug testing, abolish the DEA and use hemp agriculture to address environmental issues. .

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Puff Puff Post

APRIL 29, 2019

But now, just a few months after Congress placed the marijuana look-alike squarely in safe legal territory, the hemp industry has been unsettled by an unexpected development. Marijuana, illegal under federal law , has enough THC to get users high. Department of Agriculture, which could take months. Hemp has almost none — 0.3

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CannaMD

AUGUST 8, 2020

THC is responsible for marijuana’s psychoactive effects. CBD’s also known for its calming, pain-relieving effects – although, it’s important to point out that THC-rich products are more often recommended for severe pain (to learn more, see: Marijuana & Cancer Pain ). Hemp VS. Marijuana. One more difference?

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Last month, Daniel Shortt and I put on a webinar on the US Department of Agriculture’s (“USDA”) new interim hemp rules. Can you get a recreational marijuana license and hemp license and just cover yourself that way if your crop test “HOT”? The short answer is no.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

The new Attorney General said he would not go after cannabis companies ; the NFL announced it would not air a medical marijuana ad during the Super Bowl; and furloughed federal workers were able to get free cannabis. New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. In March, no news was big news.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

The rationale behind this ruling has roots in the 2018 Farm Bill (also known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018)—or, more specifically, what was left out of the 2018 Farm Bill. What about the DEA? Distro, LLC that delta-8 THC is legal for purposes of trademark protection. 4 th 682, 686 (9th Cir. Delta-9 THC.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released its interim hemp rules governing the production of hemp. The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule. DEA Laboratory Registration. Is Transporting Hemp Really Worth the Risk?

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue urging the Secretary to extend the public commend period by 60 days. Most of us in the hemp industry are well-aware of the major issues in the interim rules: 15-day pre-harvest testing requirements, total THC, DEA laboratories, and crop insurance to name a few.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

Finally, we will discuss intoxicating hemp issues that long-term operators in the hemp (and regulated marijuana) markets need to be considering. The court first delved into the statutory definitions of hemp and marijuana. plant, including any cannabinoid, extract, or derivative, is either federally-prohibited marijuana (0.3%

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 10, 2021

Marijuana and Hemp have been around for about 8,000 years when it was first discovered in Turkey. However, after World War II, in 1970, the United States classified marijuana and hemp as Schedule I drug, which meant that it became a lot more restricted for use and for growing. Why was Marijuana Ever Made Illegal in the United States?

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Colorado was the first state in 2012 to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, also through a voter initiative. Schedule I drugs include substances that are not recognized for medical use and that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) defines as having a high potential for abuse and dependence. His career as a…. Show more

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) didn’t create hemp regulations until late 2019 and only approved its first hemp plans at the very end of 2019, so the protections on interstate transport arguably didn’t kick in until the first harvests by cultivators operating under those plans.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2019

Lawmakers in Olympia are determined that 2019 will be better — Hector Castro, Director of Communications for the Washington State Department of Agriculture recently stated, “It makes sense to assist farmers to get seeds in the ground this season.”.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

Although all hemp-derived cannabinoids, including hemp-derived Delta-8 THC, seem to fall squarely within the definition of hemp enacted under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “ 2018 Farm Bill”) , uncertainties remain regarding the federal legality of cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC that are derivatives of other hemp-derived cannabinoids.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

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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Veriheal

AUGUST 31, 2020

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. . Essay: “Trying Medical Marijuana, the Right Way”. Clinton Ransom . School: Miami University of Ohio.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

To impose a hemp moratorium, a county must simply declare a state of emergency related to cannabis and notify the Oregon Department of Agriculture ( ODA ) of the declaration and request that the ODA deny issuance of grower licenses in order to alleviate the conditions giving rise to the declaration. In 2020, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

1, Montana permits retail marijuana sales for adults 21 and older. 1, Louisiana’s medical cannabis program allows patients to access smokable whole-plant flower marijuana. 1, Colorado medical marijuana patients will be permitted to purchase only up to 8 grams of marijuana concentrate per day (down from 40 grams), with some exceptions.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

To a large extent legalization of adult-use cannabis, including New York’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021 (MRTA), has eclipsed other developments in the cannabis sector over the past year. The 2018 Farm Bill carved “hemp” and its derivates from the definition of marijuana in the CSA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

Even though it is not as potent as Delta-9, Delta-8 is included on the DEA’s list of controlled substances under “tetrahydrocannabinols” and thus, it is a controlled Schedule 1 drug. That being said, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, dubbed the “Farm Bill”, expressly carved out “tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp.”

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

We already know that the Oregon Department of Agriculture has been preparing their draft regulatory plan and would expect that it will be submitted for approval as soon as the USDA’s interim final rule is published in the federal register. Laboratory must be DEA-registered. Because 0.3% THC (concentrations of less than 0.5%

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

With hemp already federally legal, a primary policy issue is how marijuana and hemp—two varieties of the cannabis plant—would be distinguished under a federal regulatory regime. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and FDA. Under the CAOA, marijuana and THCs derived from marijuana, would be removed from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

This encouraged American diplomats to criminalize the use and production of a common Mexican substance: marijuana. Since then, the United States has treated cannabis and marijuana with the same scrutiny as other illegal substances such as cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. This percentage is calculated based on a batch’s dry weight.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 8, 2021

The Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board announced that it intended to regulate the sale of Delta-8 THC products sold in the state’s licensed marijuana dispensaries. Delta-8 products in states across the country are derived from hemp, which due to the 2018 Farm Bill is a legal agricultural crop,” said Baskerville. Last year, the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon change its tune on hemp-derived CBD (Hemp CBD) thanks to a bill recently filed by chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) and cosponsored by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), James Comer (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME).

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 7, 2021

However, after World War II, in 1970, the United States classified marijuana and hemp as Schedule I drug, which meant that it became a lot more restricted for use and for growing. However, in 2004, there was a lawsuit against the Hemp Industries Association and the DEA. This was part of their “Hemp for Victory Program.”

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

With the recent passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 — the 2018 Farm Bill — these are exciting times for many in the cannabis industry. Department of Agriculture (USDA), not the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Garrett specializes in representation of both the marijuana and industrial hemp industries.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Cannabis cultivation and processing are rapidly-growing industries, as hemp and both recreational and medical marijuana products are being legalized across the country. Grow operations generate agricultural waste that must be managed and disposed of as a regulated or scheduled substance (e.g., Danielle M. Hazeltine , Patrick J.

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