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DEA Increases Access to Cannabis for Research Purposes

Veriheal

You literally could just toss a handful of seeds in your backyard and produce better quality cannabis than the University of Mississippi can apparently grow in their Agricultural Department. The post DEA Increases Access to Cannabis for Research Purposes appeared first on Cannabis Central.

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The Week in Weed: May 8, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Meanwhile, in the Golden State, the Department of Food and Agriculture released proposed rules for organic cannabis certification. The state allows medical marijuana dispensaries to conduct business, but closed all recreational stores, due to COVID-19. Governor Pritzker recently extended the order until May 30. Comments are due July 7.

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Your Hemp Questions Answered (Part 2)

Canna Law Blog

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 Week in Weed: March 6, 2020

The Blunt Truth

Although recreational sales were expected to begin this month, they’ve been postponed until June. A group called Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol filed a petition to legalize recreational marijuana. The Department of Agriculture delayed a requirement that the DEA conduct all THC testing on hemp crops. FEDERAL NEWS.

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Hemp and CBD: Submit Your Comments on USDA Interim Hemp Rules By December 30

Canna Law Blog

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. Your Comments Matter.

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CBD: Everything You Need to Know

CannaMD

Hemp is often used in manufacturing; whereas marijuana serves a primarily medicinal/recreational purpose. For example, the DEA considers Schedule I drugs to have a “high potential for abuse and the potential to create severe psychological and/or physical dependence.” One more difference? In 1970, the U.S. CBD Scheduling Rule Change.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

The Blunt Truth

New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. In the world of hemp, marijuana’s straight-arrow cousin, the Department of Agriculture released guidelines for importing hemp seeds. In October, Senator Mitch McConnell directed the DEA to figure out how to distinguish hemp from marijuana.

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