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DEA Determines THC-O Illegal Under Federal Law

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Kaufman & Canoles The 2018 Farm Bill, officially known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, is a comprehensive piece of legislation that governs agricultural and food policy in the United States.

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DEA Determines THC-O Illegal Under Federal Law

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The 2018 Farm Bill, officially known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, is a comprehensive piece of legislation that governs agricultural and food policy in the United States.

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Kelley Drye: CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – July 2021 #1

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Congressional report offers overview of CBD/hemp market, policy challenges. House lawmakers approved spending bills on a wide range of cannabis-related policy issues. 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. Marijuana Moment.

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

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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

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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

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

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Relying on the plain language of the statute, the Ninth Circuit rejected arguments that Delta-8 THC was synthetic and illegal under DEA’s interpretation, or that substances legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill had to be for industrial use and not human consumption.

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