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AUGUST 7, 2021

On the surface, this bill has nothing to do with weed, but lawmakers have managed to include a new provision that would allow clinical researchers to study cannabis purchased from state-legal dispensaries. This spring, the DEA said it would finally start accepting applications for additional growers. . View original article.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The FDA’s issue with Hemp CBD stems from the FDCA’s “ Drug Exclusion Rule ” which, simply put, means that an article that has been approved or investigated as a drug cannot be a dietary supplement or be added to food unless the article was marketed as a supplement or food before it was investigated.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 20, 2021

The bill will allow individuals over the age of 18 to possess up to 28 grams of flower, and cultivate up to six plants (or eight per household) for personal use. More than two years have passed since the Mexican Supreme Court declared that it was everyones’ constitutional right to consume and cultivate cannabis. .

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MAY 7, 2021

US Attorney General Merrick Garland has doubled down on his promise to keep the Department of Justice from interfering with states that have legalized adult-use or medical cannabis. . The DEA actually seized more weed in 2020 than it did in 2019 , largely due to these increased efforts at cracking down on California’s black market. .

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APRIL 8, 2021

New York’s monumental legalization of adult-use cannabis this week has at least one federal politician thinking about when the United States will regulate the plant. With Mexico hovering on the brink of legalization, the United States is close to becoming the only North American country to uphold archaic cannabis prohibition laws. .

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JULY 28, 2021

Colombia had approved legislation in 2016 that regulates the production, distribution, sale and export of seeds, topicals and other cannabis products, but had prohibited the export of dried cannabis flower up until now, fearing that such a move would allow for the flow of legal cannabis products into the black market. View original article.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Those of you beginning to pick up regulated cannabis clients might find this article a useful and interesting read. In addition, recreational marijuana is legalized in 10 states and the District of Columbia (see Exhibit 1 for details). Despite legalization in the majority of states, however, federal law (i.e.,

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JUNE 11, 2021

Legal Status. However, delta-10 derived from hemp extract exists in a legal gray zone.” total THC (defined as delta-9 THC plus tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), its acidic version), then it’s considered “legal.” View original article.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Oregon Psychedelics: Petition to Legalize Psilocybin for Therapy Moves Forward. Some news organizations have labeled Initiative 81 as a “decriminalization” measure, but it’s important to recognize that even if Initiative 81 passes, psychedelics won’t be “legal” in D.C. on Measure 109. law enforcement.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

During the keynote session titled “Sue’n the DEA: The Story of a Cannabis Research Breakthrough,” Dr. Sisley—a pioneering medical cannabis researcher and volunteer medical director for more than 40 state cannabis licenses—will share her journey on navigating scientific and legal complexities of medical cannabis research. 24-26, 2021.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

We read, analyzed, summarized, and published several articles about it. I decided to take a more philosophical approach in this article and ask whether the Rule will initiate a crisis or create novel opportunities in the hemp industry. The USDA helpfully indicates that it will post directions for obtaining a DEA registration.

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SMPL

MAY 6, 2020

In fact, the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) suggest the restrictions around marijuana research aren’t harsh enough. According to the OLC’s interpretation of the UN treaty, only one federal government entity may handle drugs cultivated for research purposes. Read the full article here.

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MARCH 28, 2021

CANNABIS CULTURE – The results are now in after the first-ever legal clinical trial into the use of cannabis to treat PTSD, but did the DEA’s rules taint the outcome? One problem stated by researchers was that the cannabis available for this study was not reflective of cannabis available through the legal and black markets.

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MARCH 21, 2021

With all the buzz surrounding Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the cannabis industry, many questions circulate around what the up-and-coming cannabinoid is, where it comes from, and its legal status. Industry stakeholders disagree over if it is federally legal and whether it presents a market opportunity for hemp and cannabis businesses.

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MARCH 17, 2021

With all the buzz surrounding Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the cannabis industry, many questions circulate around what the up-and-coming cannabinoid is, where it comes from, and its legal status. Industry stakeholders disagree over if it is federally legal and whether it presents a market opportunity for hemp and cannabis businesses.

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CannaMD

AUGUST 8, 2020

But CBD’s real calling card is that it’s popularly isolated from marijuana’s sibling plant, hemp , and can be legally sold (in most states) under much more relaxed regulations. This new bill allows broad hemp cultivation. One big myth is that the Farm Bill makes hemp-derived CBD legal.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 1, 2019

The other, the Government Pharmaceutical Organization, or GPO, broke ground in February to grow Thailand’s first legal cannabis plants indoors at its ultra-modern pharmaceutical factory in Bangkok’s northern suburbs. It remains to be seen whether the Drug Enforcement Authority, or DEA, will designate cannabis zones for these farmers.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Lepp was one of the industry’s greatest advocates, leaving his mark as one of many who suffered in prison as a result of trying to cultivate medical cannabis and help patients get access. Lepp fought hard in court, pleading not guilty, stating that not only was he legally growing under state law, but that he was a practicing Rastafarian.

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JULY 14, 2021

Also collaborating on the operation were deputies from the Community Partnerships Bureau; Safe Street and Special Victims Bureau detectives; cities of Lancaster and Palmdale station deputies; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents; the California National Guard; and California Department of Fish and Wildlife agents.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

To a large extent legalization of adult-use cannabis, including New York’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021 (MRTA), has eclipsed other developments in the cannabis sector over the past year. 5940), which allows hemp to be cultivated for research (as opposed to commercial) purposes. 27 July 2021.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 8, 2022

as a non-profit organization to fulfill the need to broaden psychedelic research, therapy, and develop legal options for psychedelic medicine. Now, we are closer than ever to legalizing MDMA-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), though there is still a long road ahead. Rick Doblin, Ph.D., Lyle Craker, Ph.D.,

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SMPL

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The rider, which has been renewed in appropriations legislation every year since 2014, stipulates the the Justice Department can’t use its funds to prevent states or territories “from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.”. View the full article here.

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MARCH 21, 2021

With all the buzz surrounding Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the cannabis industry, many questions circulate around what the up-and-coming cannabinoid is, where it comes from, and its legal status. Industry stakeholders disagree over if it is federally legal and whether it presents a market opportunity for hemp and cannabis businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

On February 14 th the Los Angeles Times published an article by Joe Mozingo entitled “Cannabis Farm Was a Model for California’s Legal Industry”. The article suggests the law enforcement officers who executed the search warrant were surprised by extent of the criminal activity at this “model” cannabis farm. Washington, D.C.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Noncompliant hemp used to require its disposal or remediation be conducted by a government official from an agency like the DEA. Hemp must be tested at DEA-registered laboratories, as previous rules state. 3% an extreme limit for hemp genetics and cultivators, positing that the rule will limit innovation and plant research.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ruled that Delta-8 THC, a cannabinoid that occurs naturally and can also be processed from CBD, is a controlled substance not protected by the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp agriculture and products derived from the crop. View original article. Last year, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Cannabis cultivation and processing are rapidly-growing industries, as hemp and both recreational and medical marijuana products are being legalized across the country. With this rapid growth and legalization, however, comes added regulatory scrutiny, including in the environmental and sustainability spaces. Danielle M.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As detailed in our previous post , the MRTA required the CCB to “issue rules and regulations governing the home cultivation of cannabis by certified [medical marijuana] patients. More importantly, Delta-8 is arguably legal to sell due to a grey area in federal legislation. cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract.” CBD products).

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JULY 14, 2021

After months of speculation, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer revealed his long-awaited marijuana legalization bill this morning. The new bill does differ from many previous recent legalization efforts in Congress in one significant way. It puts the inequality in today’s state-legal cannabis industry right up front.

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MARCH 26, 2021

However, when the two variables are cannabis and alcohol, there are some striking similarities between the end of prohibition for the latter, and the slow move to legalization nationally for the former. Legal prices are elevated thanks for excessive taxation. billion, that’s more than four times the size of its legal market.

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MARCH 5, 2021

Two, they are federally classified by DEA and HHS as Schedule II, III, IV or V substances. Removing cannabis from the CSA, a/k/a descheduling, would not amend its legal definition in such a way that it would meet either requirement. View original article. By Paul Armentano.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 22, 2020

Companies in Europe tend to be experts in producing cannabis products, including distillates such as oil, because they have been working with legalized cannabis longer than most. Others are only looking for sound legal advice so they can establish U.S.-based Some understand some of the nuances of the U.S., companies on equal footing.

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Sensi Seeds

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Is CBD Legal in Spain? All of these companies, the seeds banks, cultivators, manufacturers, grow shops, distributors, and online vendors operate in a grey market that permits them to sell their products as long as they follow some rules. For that reason, steps towards regulation have to be a good move, not to mention, a savvy one.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

DEA increases the cannabis research quota. Battle heating up over Florida ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adult use. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced annual quotas for the manufacture of controlled substances for research purposes, providing for 7,000 pounds of cannabis to be used in scientific studies.

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AUGUST 7, 2021

A new state regime for legal cannabis brings with it a new group of investigators and enforcers. Depending on the allegations, companies must also stay attentive to federal criminal exposure if information is shared with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The Legal Gray Area of the Initial Grow. What happens in between?

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AUGUST 7, 2021

A new state regime for legal cannabis brings with it a new group of investigators and enforcers. Depending on the allegations, companies must also stay attentive to federal criminal exposure if information is shared with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The Legal Gray Area of the Initial Grow. What happens in between?

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AUGUST 7, 2021

A new state regime for legal cannabis brings with it a new group of investigators and enforcers. Depending on the allegations, companies must also stay attentive to federal criminal exposure if information is shared with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The Legal Gray Area of the Initial Grow. What happens in between?

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