Cannabis Law Report

JULY 21, 2019

Under a new policy announced by the Northam Administration, the Commonwealth of Virginia will soon officially authorize hemp processors to produce hemp extracts for human consumption. VDACS will soon issue, through its food safety program, rules for hemp processors to follow when producing hemp extracts. Authored By: Samuel B.

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Extraction Policy Hemp Consumption 69

The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Indeed, on February 18, 2020, the United States Department of Transportation published a bulletin addressing “ DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance Notice ,” which follows previous notices it had released regarding its position on medical marijuana. In the new notice, DOT states: The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, Pub.

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CBD Safety Compliance Compliance 106

Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and Division of Cannabis Regulation today issued a compliance alert for cannabis transporters in Illinois. Other regulatory and policy reminders included: Transportation of Cannabis Containers – Daily Inventory Once the transporter receives a cannabis container, it must create a daily inventory.

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Compliance Compliance Agriculture Policy 104

NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Update : HB 1648 is scheduled for an executive session in the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on 1/28/20 at 10am.

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Legislation Decriminalization Safety Cultivation 185

NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold an executive session for HB 399 on 1/17 at 11am. The measure seeks to “establish policy and procedures for growing industrial hemp in new Hampshire so that farmers and other businesses in the New Hampshire agricultural industry can take advantage of this market opportunity.”.

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 222

NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. Update : HB 1383 was heard and approved by the Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs on 3/19. Update : HB 2173 was approved by the House Committee on Agriculture on 3/20. HI resident? ” IL resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Hemp Patients 191

NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

” At a more local level, the decriminalization policy in Dayton, Ohio went into effect this week. Meanwhile, The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Environment killed SB 1335. Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety is scheduled to hold an executive session on HB 481 on 2/21 at 11:00am in LOB 204. HI resident?

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 184

Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

On the same day the coalition’s letter went out to the agency, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell convinced the Senate Appropriations Committee to incorporate provisions into an agriculture spending bill that directs the FDA to issue enforcement guidelines for Hemp-CBD products. Overall, both of these effort by U.S.

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Hemp Law CBD Banking 101

NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

Update : SB 440 was heard by the Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee on 3/4, and then by the Senate Public Health, Welfare And Labor Committee on 3/5, but no action has been taken yet. Update : HSB 244 was approved by the House Public Safety Committee on 3/7. AR resident? IA resident? MN resident?

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Legislation Patients Access Seed-To-Sale 190

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 5, 2021

100% foreign ownership a ‘significant departure from previous policy’. This is a significant departure from previous policy which required investors to co-own investments in joint venture with Government or Government entities and locate their investments at state prescribed locations,” he said. “To

Medicine 105

Medicine Pharmaceutical Agriculture Policy 105

Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2019

CCIA Policy Conference What’s Missing? – On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, the California Cannabis Industry Association (“CCIA”) will host its 4th Annual Policy Conference in Sacramento, California. 2019 Policy Development & Legislation , moderated by Amy Jenkins, CCIA.

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Policy Collective Business Legislation 51

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

On the heels of the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announcing a Second Notice for proposed amendments involving provisions to the Illinois Industrial Hemp Act that would regulate and redefine how THC and THCA levels are measured (essentially banning hemp and hemp products in Illinois), Rep. We’ve worked closely with Rep.

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Hemp Agriculture THC DEA 78

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. We strongly encourage participation in this important opportunity to shape federal cannabis policy. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and FDA.

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Hemp Law Seed-To-Sale Food 105

Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 21, 2022

In Miami Wednesday, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried discussed her Department’s lawsuit against the federal government over what she sees as infringement on the rights of medical cannabis patients via “conflicts” between state and federal laws. Florida Politics reports.

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Agriculture Patients Safety Cannabis 52

The Blunt Truth

MAY 21, 2019

Wider marijuana use will require employers to take action to ensure safe work environments for their employees, especially in safety sensitive settings. Drug policies must be updated and must address discrimination concerns. Illinois Governor J.B. Implication for Employers.

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Legislation Marijuana Policy Recreational 85

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

In order to really understand the speciousness of these arguments, it is important to evaluate the water use of other agricultural activities in California. Instead, agricultural water use is often measured in acre feet. Cannabis cultivation, like almost all other agricultural activities, consumes water.

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Agriculture Law Cultivation Legalization 52

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 14, 2019

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Monday a new Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee, which she says will collaborate with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to help improve the state’s medical marijuana policies. Here are the details care of Sunshine State News. Source: [link].

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Agriculture Marijuana Research and Development Policy 40

Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

However, one variety of cannabis, hemp, was recently legalized under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”), which removed that particular crop from the definition of “Marihuana” under the Controlled Substance Act (“ CSA ”). And to be honest, we don’t know of any that have been approved.

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CBD Seed-To-Sale Legalization Hemp 110

NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Senate Bill 45 would make this policy consistent for juvenile offenders. Update : HB 1383 was heard and approved by the Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety, Intergovernmental, and Military Affairs on 3/19. Update : HB 2173 was approved by the House Committee on Agriculture on 3/20. DE resident? HI resident? KS resident?

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Legislation Hemp Patients Compliance 156

NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Update : HB 2149 was approved by the Public Safety Committee on 2/20. Update : The Environment and Agriculture Committee will hold a Public Hearing on HB 459 at 10am on 2/26/2019, Legislative Office Building 203. Update : The Senate Committee On Agriculture & Wildlife will hold a hearing on SB 868 at 10am on 2/25/2019, Room 511-A.

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Legislation Hemp Compliance Compliance 192

Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Ensure that going forward, CBD manufacturers would be able share safety data through existing FDA notification procedures to be fully compliant with federal law and policy. The US Hemp Roundtable writes. Specifically, the language in the document.

Agriculture 40

Agriculture CBD Policy Hemp 40

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2019

The County Board of Supervisors adopts policies and regulations through a robust public process open to all stakeholders – none more so than the cannabis ordinance with more than 30 public meetings with many hours of public comment.We percent agricultural and forest land, and 3.5 Tax revenue to fund enforcement and regulation.

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Agriculture Environment Compliance Compliance 40

Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2019

A few weeks ago, we addressed the need for hemp sellers and purchaser to enter into agricultural production agreements (“APAs”), and in doing so, avoid unnecessary litigation. grower and/or processor), provide a copy of its license registration with the state department of agriculture in which the hemp is grown and/or processed.

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Hemp Agriculture Compliance Compliance 81

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

OCTOBER 15, 2018

An individual who purchases marijuana illegally on the street has virtually no guarantee as to the quality or safety of the product. Pesticides play a role in many agricultural sectors and primarily exist to kill destructive pests and fungi. Learn More About the Health and Safety Issues of Pesticides.

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Patients Marijuana Research and Development Agriculture 84

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

In December 2018, the Agriculture Improvement Act, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill, changed how certain types of cannabis are scheduled by removing hemp, defined as cannabis and derivatives of cannabis with extremely low concentrations of THC (less than 0.3% THC) from the list of controlled substances under the CSA.

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Pets Hemp CBD Food 105

Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The latest “drop” comes in the form of an August 1 memo from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) titled Restrictions on the use of hemp CBD as a food ingredient. Food and Drug Administration, Washington State Department of Agriculture, and Washington Department of Health.

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Food Hemp CBD Seed-To-Sale 102

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Department of Agriculture is improving crop insurance for hemp. USDA’s Risk Management Agency is strengthening the hemp crop insurance policy by adding flexibilities around how producers work with processors as well as improving consistency with the most recent USDA hemp regulation. Here’s the USDA update. OTHER UPDATES.

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Hemp Agriculture Policy History 52

NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Update : SB 79 was approved by the House Public Safety & Homeland Security Committee on 1/29/20. DE resident? DE resident? NH resident?

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Legislation Decriminalization Cultivation Patients 108

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

The purpose of SB 5372 is to allow Washington hemp companies to sell ingestible hemp products, like hemp-CBD, in other states that require certain safety standards. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) will register hemp processors who elect apply for such registration. SB 5372 Section 2.)

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Extraction Hemp Seed-To-Sale Food 105

Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 17, 2024

State licensed cannabis dispensaries adhere to strict protocols for cultivation, processing, and distribution to ensure the safety and well-being of consumers. REGULATORY CHANGES More than a dozen agencies regulate the cannabis industry in Illinois, creating a burdensome patchwork of policies and procedures.

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Legalization Dispensary Programs Hemp 98

Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Beyond Pesticides , October 8, 2019) As medicinal and recreational marijuana continue to be legalized in a growing number of states, concerns about the safety of the burgeoning industry—how the substance is grown, harvested, processed, distributed, sold, and used—have emerged. Congress should intervene to protect public health and safety.

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Environment Safety Medicine Policy 55

CannaMD

APRIL 15, 2020

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has issued marijuana policy guidance for lawmakers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, along with a statement regarding the designation of medical cannabis facilities as “essential.” NORML: COVID-19 Memo to Lawmakers.

Policy 80

Policy Patients Dispensary Banking 80

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Indeed, on February 18, 2020, the United States Department of Transportation published a bulletin addressing “ DOT Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance Notice ,” which follows a previous notice it had released regarding its position on medical marijuana. It remains unacceptable for any safety?sensitive

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CBD Safety Compliance Compliance 59

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

In May 2019, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried announced that a newly-created and appointed Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee of 18 doctors, lawyers, patients, industry leaders, and advocates will be implemented in order to “advance and modernize policies” to move Florida into the future of medical marijuana.

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Marijuana Agriculture Research and Development Education 65

Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The 2018 Farm Bill amended the Controlled Substances Act to address how industrial hemp is to be defined and regulated at the federal level, and those modifications cleared the way for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to offer policies for it. Learn more about crop insurance and the modern farm safety net at rma.usda.gov.

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Hemp Programs History Policy 59

Project CBD

APRIL 11, 2023

Department of Agriculture.” ” Several states have launched investigations into Curaleaf’s business practices that were highlighted in our article, including product safety and labor violations. . ” Curaleaf’s Complaint: Too Much Social Justice!

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Supply Chain Environment CBD Cultivation 146

Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

If left to their own devices in Cannabis, a mixed bag of state regulations will continue to confuse the market as they rush to implement policies that are challenging for business and almost impossible for the consumer to understand. We all have to do better. QUESTION: What’s an example of a company doing it right? .

Business 95

Business Data Wellness and Beauty Safety 95