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BREAKING NEWS: FDA and USDA Start Making Sense on Hemp CBD

Canna Law Blog

These developments came from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), respectively, which are the primary regulators of hemp and its derivative products. A positive statement like this from Dr. Hahn, made directly to the NASDA is likely to have ripple effects on enforcement policies across the state.

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Chacruna: Ayahuasca FOIA Requests Reveal Increased Ayahuasca Seizures, Lack of Due Process and Government Secrecy

Cannabis Law Report

This article reviews the insights gained to date from the government’s disclosures, or lack thereof, to the Initiative’s public records requests. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Discover the Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative of the Americas. Customs Border Patrol (“CBP”) and U.S.

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Will the FDA Soon Treat Hemp CBD as a Dietary Supplement?

Canna Law Blog

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon change its tune on hemp-derived CBD (Hemp CBD) thanks to a bill recently filed by chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) and cosponsored by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY), James Comer (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME).

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The Key Differences Between CBD and THC You Need to Know

United Patients Group

It can be consumed in numerous ways by smoking marijuana, vaping, eating it in food or drinks, or taking it in pill or tincture form. However, the DEA and FDA still consider CBD a drug regulated under the Schedule I classification. THC is the chemical aka cannabinoid in cannabis that gives off the psychoactive feeling.

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Green Light Law Group: DEA ANNOUNCEMENT MARKS END OF ERA

Cannabis Law Report

The DEA’s announcement signals the “beginning of the end” of federal marijuana prohibition, as the policy change allows federal agencies to evaluate and assess the medical use and abuse potential of marijuana with (limited) political interference. BY EMILY BURNS, GREEN LIGHT LAW GROUP —.

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Article: How Do You Transport Marijuana While You’re Moving?

Cannabis Law Report

Much higher levels of THC occur naturally in the Cannabis plant, which can be processed into three main products – flower or fruit, resin, and oil – that can be smoked, vaped, or cooked into food products and consumed as what are called “edibles”. South Dakota*. Washington. Washington D.C. All I can say about this is please don’t do it.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). 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. Distinction between Cannabis and Hemp Under the CAOA.

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