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Clever Leaves and Biopharmaceutical Research Company to Partner for Landmark Cannabis Research Study in Collaboration with the University of California, Davis

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The University of California, Davis (“UC Davis”), through an accepted research sponsorship from BRC, will lead the extraction and analysis of DNA to elucidate genetic variants taken from various genetic lines of Cannabis sativa. organization to help advance scientific research into the potential medical benefits of cannabinoids.

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

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It defines hemp as “cannabis sativa L. 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. percent on a dry weight basis.”

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Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act: What The Proposed Federal Cannabis Laws Would Mean For Hemp

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It also includes comprehensive restorative justice provisions, including grants, loans, and other funding programs for disadvantaged and minority businesses, record expungement, petitions for resentencing, and other measures intended to repair the decades of harm caused by the War on Drugs. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and FDA.

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Weed and Worry — The Immigration Consequences of Engaging in the Cannabis Trade

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residing abroad hoping to get an E-2 or EB-5 investor visa who wants to invest in and start a business even only remotely involved in the weed trade (other than agricultural hemp [per new § 297A Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. Yes, of course, if you are a noncitizen: residing anywhere in the U.S. 1621 et seq.,

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Weed and Worry — The Immigration Consequences of Engaging in the Cannabis Trade

Cannabis Law Report

residing abroad hoping to get an E-2 or EB-5 investor visa who wants to invest in and start a business even only remotely involved in the weed trade (other than agricultural hemp [per new § 297A Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 7 U.S.C. Yes, of course, if you are a noncitizen: residing anywhere in the U.S. 1621 et seq.,

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Memo to Congress: Fix the Farm Bill

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Current Market Dynamics Loopholes in the 2018 Farm Bill The 2018 Farm Bill defines “hemp” as “the plant Cannabis sativa L. Thus, it’s reasonable to assume that, as the “hemp” product market is exploding, the agricultural market should also be booming. percent on a dry weight basis.” But the opposite is true.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

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In this position paper, cannabis is an overarching term used to refer to the plant Cannabis sativa. The cannabis plant, Cannabis sativa , is comprised of both non-psychoactive and psychoactive chemicals called cannabinoids. Cannabis sativa with less than 0.3% Call to Action. and 2.3%, respectively.