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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

Devitt expresses serious safety concerns. In response to its growing popularity, the DEA announced in 2016 that kratom would be placed in the restrictive Schedule I along with cannabis. However, the following year the DEA put off its decision pending further public commentary. Theres no ambiguity or loophole.

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

Canna Law Blog

In yet another setback for hemp and marijuana-adjacent businesses, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has quietly reintroduced a policy that effectively disqualifies most of them from critical federal loan programs. Many bad actors have pushed products with little regard for compliance or consumer health & safety.

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Marijuana to Schedule III is Necessary, But Let’s Be Honest About Its Limits

Canna Law Blog

And according to DEA, no one has died from a marijuana overdose. The Research Act defines “marijuana” separately from its schedule and permanently locks in certain Schedule I-level requirements for researching, manufacturing, storing, and transferring marijuana by DEA registrants. The supply chain problem Under 21 U.S.C. §

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Congressional Committee to Hold Marijuana Legislative Hearing This Wednesday

NORML

The legislative hearing notice states that six bills will be discussed, including HR 3884 , the MORE Act, which recently was approved in the House Judiciary Committee by a bipartisan vote of 24-10 and waived by the House Small Business Committee. Strait, Senior Policy Advisor, Diversion Control Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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USDA NON-ENFORCEMENT OF DEA-LAB AND DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

Cannabis Law Report

After a significant outcry by the hemp community, the USDA is backing down from its requirement that all hemp be tested at DEA-registered labs for the 2020 season. However, hemp producers should be aware that the USDA expects to begin enforcing the requirement to use DEA-registered labs for the 2021 growing season.

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The Week in Weed: August 28, 2020

The Blunt Truth

The DEA has a new hemp rule. Governor Tom Wolf (D) is calling on the legislature to pass a legalization bill, indicating that the proceeds for sales will help ease the financial strain of the pandemic on small businesses. dea hemp rule. He did not address the DEA’s new rule and its effect on the industry’s survival.

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Is The DEA Poised To Regulate Telepharmacy?

Cannabis Law Report

On November 16, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking , exploring whether or not to create new federal regulations governing the practice of telepharmacy. The DEA’s notice provides the industry with an opportunity to provide insight and feedback that may help shape the new regulations.

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