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Hemp vs Cannabis: The Differences Explained

Otherside Farms

People new to the cannabis world can get in legal trouble mixing up hemp vs cannabis. This guide explains the difference between cannabis and hemp. The Big Hemp vs Cannabis Debate. The confusion about hemp vs cannabis stems from slang terms meeting legal terms. In reality, hemp is cannabis, and cannabis is hemp.

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Washington Bans Hemp-CBD in Food

Canna Law Blog

If you’ve been following the hemp scene in Washington state, you know it’s been a bit of a roller coaster. 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.

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Zimbabwe: Legal Framework On Industrial Hemp Farming

Cannabis Law Report

The Government of Zimbabwe gazetted Statutory Instrument 218/20 Agricultural Marketing Authority (Industrial Hemp) Regulations, in September 2020. These regulations were enacted for the purpose of regulating the production, procurement, distribution, possession, sale, provision and transportation of industrial hemp.

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

Cannabis Law Report

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. THC would be regulated differently than low-THC hemp as “cannabis.” Cannabis above 0.3%

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Article: Frost Brown Todd – Now is the Time to Plan IP Strategies for Industrial Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

For more information, please contact Colleen Tersmette , Julie McConihay , Nolan Jackson , Jonathan Miller or any attorney in Frost Brown Todd’s Intellectual Property Law and Litigation practice group or Hemp industry group. Now is the Time to Plan IP Strategies for Industrial Hemp. but allowed U.S.-based

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Thoughts on THCA, Interstate Sales…. and Oregon

Canna Law Blog

Griffen’s article is just one of many parsing the language of the 2018 Farm Bill and a 2023 DEA letter on the topic. It’s on sale all over! Friend of the firm Andrew DeWeese published a recent LinkedIn post on Oregon’s outlying stance on THCA the other day, and the priorities of local industry advocates.

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Problems with Feminized Hemp Seed

Cannabis Law Report

The big hype in the hemp industry is “feminized seed,” but an increasing number of hemp farmers are finding out that securing exclusively feminized seed can be much more difficult than anticipated. In recent cases, many seed sellers, brokers and others (sometimes falsely) advertise the sale of “feminized seed.”