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TSA says hemp products and CBD medications now cleared to fly

Cannabis Chronicles

section, the Travel Security Administration clarified that Food and Drug Administration-approved hemp products like certain CBD medications are now allowed in both carry-on and checked bags. Hemp, a form of the cannabis plant, contains only trace amounts of THC — the naturally occurring component in marijuana that produces a high.

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Cannabis & the Bible

Project CBD

The role of cannabis in the ancient world was manifold: with its nutritious seeds, an important food; with its long, pliable strong stalks an important fiber; as well as an early medicine from its leaves and flowers; and then there are its psychoactive effects. The power of hemp has been praised in hymns and prayers.”

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Australia Cannabis Q&A

Canna Law Blog

Importation, cultivation, production, and other activities conducted for medicinal and scientific purposes are lawful under federal Australian law when the necessary licenses and permits have been obtained. Industrial hemp (low-THC cannabis) is regulated under separate licensing frameworks in most Australian jurisdictions.

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Fiji begins work to explore growing industrial hemp

Cannabis Law Report

The Fiji Times reports… Works have already commenced by the Fijian Government in its study of growing industrial hemp as an alternative form of agricultural produce. Some countries of course are producing hemp for medicinal purposes, which actually has higher levels of THC.

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Costa Rica’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Minister, Renato Alvarado, Fears Hemp Legalization Could Bring Organised Crime To The Country

Cannabis Law Report

Costa Rica’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) is pushing back against the country’s Law on the Production of Cannabis and Hemp for Medicinal Purposes … Read More.

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Massachusetts

Canna Law Blog

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. Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order.

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Costa Rica’s program for medical cannabis, hemp could start in autumn

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp Today reports… Proponents are optimistic that a proposed law that would establish a framework for medical cannabis and industrial hemp in Costa Rica could be in place by this autumn. Jurisdiction would be under the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and the Ministry of Health.

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