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Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses

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Lenders were tasked with verifying compliance with all applicable laws, and the SBA offered detailed guidance on evaluating CBD-related businesses. So yes, the THC/CBD hemp seltzers at Total Wine and gummies at your local convenience store are illegal under federal law. These rules form the backbone of the current policy.

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

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FDA Changing Its Tune on Hemp CBD? said that the agency is working towards regulating hemp-derived CBD (Hemp CBD) products and admitted that the agency’s approach to Hemp CBD is not sustainable: We’re not going to be able to say you can’t use these products. Both are analyzed below.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Carolina

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In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). Attorney Rod Kight provides a copy of this recent letter on his blog, Kight on Cannabis. When it comes to Hemp CBD products, North Carolina lacks robust regulation.

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CBD Lawsuit Reflects Trucker Termination for THC Tainted Drug Products

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We have noted previously that the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) recently announced that drugs that include CBD (cannabidiol) with less than 0.1% Setting aside this very limited exception, marijuana and CBD remain illegal under federal law. CBD: Uncertainty for Restaurants and Retailers , and FDA: 1% CBD OK.

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FDA Suggests Congress Holds the Key to Legalizing CBD-Infused Foods

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During a recent interview with the Brookings Institution, Scott Gottlieb, the departing head of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), explained it would take several years for the agency to come up with rules that would legalize the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp-CBD) in food products, unless Congress steps in.

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Are CBD Food and Drinks Really Not Legal? Really?

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on hemp-derived cannabidiol (hemp-CBD) products. Most of them, however, have little or no familiarity with hemp-CBD, and that is why they reach out and hire us. The FDA has taken a “not legal” position on hemp-CBD in consumables through its oft-cited FAQ and elsewhere. We advise some of the largest companies in the U.S.

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

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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. The FDA’s view is that Hemp CBD was not marketed as such prior to the investigation of CBD as a drug.

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