NORML

JANUARY 13, 2020

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. Witnesses will be: Matthew J. Douglas Throckmorton, M.D., Volkow, M.D.,

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

The fate of 67 CBD food safety applications is unclear as UK food safety authorities reported June 1 that only 250 are still under active review. The Food Safety Agency (FSA) had said 317 applications were still under consideration when it last reported figures at the end of April. Hemp Today reports.

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Veriheal

MAY 16, 2025

consumers and businesses, inflation dominates current news headlines because of how much it affects every one of our wallets. Since COVID-19 rocked the economy, cannabis businesses and supply chains claim to have been playing catch-up to get back to business as usual. As perhaps one of the most talked-about topics for U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Product: Various CBD Foods and Food Supplements. tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was detected in the below batches of CBD foods and food supplements. Nature Of Danger: The implicated batches of CBD foods and food supplements contain unsafe levels of delta?9?tetrahydrocannabinol Category 1: For Action.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

If left to their own devices in Cannabis, a mixed bag of state regulations will continue to confuse the market as they rush to implement policies that are challenging for business and almost impossible for the consumer to understand. QUESTION: What’s the state of the Cannabis business today? . We all have to do better.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hemp, CBD, THC-cannabis and psilocybin compliance consulting firm Allay today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Cannabis Connect Insurance (CCI) to offer discounted rates to cannabis companies working with Allay to gain critical safety certifications. “In PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

–( BUSINESS WIRE )–cbdMD, Inc. The post cbdMD Seeks To Obtain Regulatory Approval From United Kingdom’s Regulatory Food Safety Agency (FSA) first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

UK food regulators have stood by their threat to remove products containing CBD from sale if businesses do not gain special authorisation, and have set March 31, 2021 as the deadline for applications. The authorisation process ensures novel foods meet legal standards, including on safety and content.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Retailers have been instructed to remove the products from sale.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

NEW EU Novel Food Regulations Report. On the 13th of February the UK’s Food Standards Agency announced that the CBD industry has 13 months to apply for safety evaluations in order to remain on shelves. updated with analysis of FSA announcement). Cost £1250.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 11, 2024

Lightford , Senate Bill 3926 , which the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CannabizIL) presented at a press conference yesterday, sets forth provisions concerning applications, licensure, marketing, sales, labeling, transportation, testing, penalties, and emergency rulemaking by the Department of Agriculture. Kimberly A.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 5, 2021

House of Representatives on Thursday introduced a bill that would create a national regulatory framework for hemp-based CBD in food and beverages. CBD-Product-Safety-and-Standardization-Act. The bill is focused on food other than dietary supplements, the subject of previous CBD legislation in the Congress. “CBD

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is still in the process of determining the regulatory framework for CBD and other hemp derivatives. Despite its multi-year process of assessing potential exceptions from the Drug Preclusion and evaluating the safety and science of CBD, the FDA has not changed its prohibitive approach.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 15, 2021

In February last year the FSA told the CBD industry that to stay on the UK market they needed to have their applications for Novel Food products Validated by March 31, 2020. Three Stages To The Novel Food Process. Are the FSA ‘making it up as they go along’? View original article.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

CBD brands to enter and expand their existing business in a less competitive atmosphere. Novel Food Regulations . The main challenge in selling Hemp CBD products in Europe is that the European Foods Safety Authority (“EFSA”) has classified the most coveted cannabinoid as a “ novel food ” ingredient.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 27, 2020

We take a look at where CBD regulation might be going and whether we should be concerned about safety writes Rob Verkerk PhD, scientific and executive director, ANH-Intl. We take a look at where CBD regulation might be going and whether we should be concerned about safety. A new ‘problem’: safety. ? 23 January 2020.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As reported earlier , HB4161 focuses mainly on safety concerns, including permits, licensing, testing, taxes, and a new Hemp Social Equity Fund, but HB4161 also contains amendments that would affect registered Illinois medical cannabis patients and cottage hemp operators as well. Yesterday, House Bill 4161 , introduced by Illinois State Rep.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

As much as I hate being a party-pooper – especially for a party as big as the Oscars — as a Los Angeles based cannabis business lawyer, I cannot resist mentioning my own legal concerns about these swag bags. But this gifting rule is far more complicated for cannabis business licensees. of the Health & Safety Code.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Core Business delivered strong organic growth 13 in H1 2021 (17% year-on-year) despite some of Eurofins’ businesses remaining affected by lockdowns during H1 2021. With organic revenues 13% above H1 2019 in H1 2021, Eurofins’ Core Business is once again leading the TIC industry in terms of organic growth.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Advocates of allowing the banking industry to serve cannabis businesses have seen many opportunities to enact legislation come and go. The CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act of 2021 would mandate that the Food and Drug Administration regulate CBD as a food ingredient and establish labeling requirements and other standards.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 30, 2020

Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) introduced the Emergency Cannabis Small Business Health and Safety Act (H.R. So far, the bill has been referred to the Committee on Small Business, but no other action has been taken. As we reported last week , Reps. 6602) in the House of Representatives. legalization efforts.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 8, 2022

01 Jul 2022 — The UK’s Food and Standard Agency (FSA) has reached a “milestone” after authorizing almost 12,000 cannabinoid (CBD) products to its public list of items that can be marketed in England and Wales. It is an indication that the UK is moving faster than the EU and US at advancing safety regulation.”.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Hemp as food. That’s what Washington has done with hemp cultivated for food. SB 5719 provided that hemp could be used in food. 0 (5), which reads as follows: The whole hemp plant may be used as food. Washington’s Hemp Plan incorporates some provisions that deviate from the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

FEARS the European Commission will once more change its position on the status of CBD have receded after it Validated its first Novel Food applications for natural plant extracts. He told Business Cann : “This is a milestone for the industry. Two-Year Delay. as, founder and Chief Sales Officer of CBDepot.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) had a busy Monday this week. On November 25, the agency issued warning letters to 15 businesses selling hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”) products as unapproved drugs. The third point focuses on questions that remain about the safety of Hemp-CBD. Warning Letters. Consumer Update.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) maintained its position that CBD in any ingestible form is subject to the drug preclusion language in the federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act via refusal letters posted regarding New Dietary Ingredient Notifications (NDIN) filed by Charlotte’s Web and Irwin Naturals, respectively. Still About Safety.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 23, 2020

The order identifies certain services as essential, including food, prescriptions, and healthcare. Any licensee that continues to operate must adopt social distancing and anti-congregating measures and must follow the CDC’s Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease at all times.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

The purpose of SB 5372 is to allow Washington hemp companies to sell ingestible hemp products, like hemp-CBD, in other states that require certain safety standards. The FDA has long maintained that hemp extract (setting aside hemp seed products) is not an approved food ingredient.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 17, 2022

The businesses sell products and services and offer marijuana to patrons under a loophole in the law. Why it matters: The task force puts further scrutiny on the gifting businesses which medical marijuana dispensaries have argued are taking business away from them. but not buying or selling it. The emergency legislation failed.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Provide that no person shall sell ready-to-eat hemp products to end consumers without applying for and holding a hemp food establishment license issued by the Department of Public Health. Public safety is paramount,” said Ford. Change the short title of the Act to the Hemp Act. Define terms. That’s a given.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Rootwurks”), an e-learning, training, and compliance management platform solution designed by the former founder of an industry-leading food compliance and training company, has launched to help cannabis companies maintain regulatory compliance through interactive education and a user-friendly operational toolkit. Read more at .

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 30, 2020

The order identifies certain services as essential, including food, prescriptions, and healthcare. Any licensee that continues to operate must adopt social distancing and anti-congregating measures and must follow the CDC’s Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease at all times.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 26, 2021

In March, last year the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested specific data on liver toxicity data after saying it believed from CBD use posed ‘real risks’ to human health. Its impacts may also be felt in the UK where Columbia Care says the data from the US trial will be used to support its application for Novel Food Authorisation.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). The FDA is currently in an ongoing process evaluating the science and safety of CBD and hemp derivatives in order to determine potential regulatory pathways for hemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

In the commercial realm, cyber coverage is expected to rise 30% or more, as cyber risks explode and more businesses seek coverage. Cannabis Property-Casualty coverage is also expected to increase by at least 10% – although businesses in catastrophe-prone areas may see increases of 20% and up.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

On February 20, 2020, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) released its proposed regulations for the Cannabis Appellations Program, something that many cultivators have been anticipating since the inception of the Medicinal and Adult Use Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA).

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2025

Thats what Ballot Measure 119 is all about: a law that requires cannabis businesses to allow employees the chance to unionize without interference. Over the years, unions have used this power to secure various benefits like health insurance, pensions, and safety standards across industries. What is Ballot Measure 119?

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