Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 24, 2020

On Friday, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) released an Interim Final Rule (the “ Rule ”) that, as we discussed , threatens the hemp industry by treating partially processed hemp extract not intended for consumption (also known as “intermediary hemp”) as a Schedule I controlled substance.

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WeedAdvisor

JULY 4, 2019

Despite mounting evidence into cannabis’ therapeutic benefits, the DEA continues to close its eyes and plug its ears, constantly claiming that there is not enough research to support its medicinal value, according to Marijuana Moment. It could be argued that the DEA is hesitant for the sake of public safety. A Vicious Circle.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill , which permits the distribution of hemp-derived products at the federal level, the popularity of delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10 products has surged. However, many of them are still psychoactive, albeit at lower levels than traditional cannabis sold in legal states.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. Congressional report offers overview of CBD/hemp market, policy challenges. However, CRS notes some observers suggest “a separate, marketable category exists for the plant’s extracted compounds” such as CBD oil.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. hemp grower, CBD producer moves into high THC space. Bravo Botanicals offers a line of organically-certified CBD products made with CBD extracted from their harvest, including cold-pressed drops and creams.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, did it intend to legalize intoxicating hemp products? And why didn’t it address the manufacture or sale of intoxicating hemp products? ” Congress did not intend to open Pandora’s Box to any form of legal intoxicating hemp product. regulates the production of hemp.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 26, 2020

Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published an interim final rule surrounding hemp and hemp derivatives. Although the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and hemp derivatives under.3% 9 -THC, hemp processing has always fallen in a regulatory “grey-zone” because of the lack of regulations. percent ?

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Today we turn to North Carolina. producers and consumers.'”

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Everyone in the hemp industry knows that last fall the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released its interim hemp rules governing the production of hemp. Why the USDA Testing Rules Will Hurt the Hemp Industry. Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Special Update on USDA Hemp Rules. Don’t Take the Bait!

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

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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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

The trend toward state-level legalization of cannabis has led to a surge in cannabis-derived products and a continually evolving market with many types of cannabis products for people as well as their pets. The basics on CBD, hemp and the 2018 Farm Bill. THC) from the list of controlled substances under the CSA.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

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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Cannabis Chronicles

MARCH 29, 2019

PORTLAND — Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBD, a compound in hemp that many see as a health aid. Hemp has almost none — 0.3 Marijuana, illegal under federal law , has enough THC to get users high.

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CannaMD

AUGUST 8, 2020

In honor of National CBD Day, CannaMD wants to clear up some cannabinoid confusion once and for all. So sit back, relax – and if you can’t relax, grab some CBD! because today’s post is a deep dive into everything you need to know about the most popular cannabis compound around. What is CBD?

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Freedom Leaf

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Though it doesn’t get users high like THC-dominant products, CBD is all the rage these days due to its medical benefits and gray-area legality. On September 28, the DEA designated Epidiolex —a plant-based CBD pharmaceutical manufactured by the UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals—a Schedule V drug in the government’s list of controlled substances.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

To a large extent legalization of adult-use cannabis, including New York’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021 (MRTA), has eclipsed other developments in the cannabis sector over the past year. A notable exception has been the crackdown on Delta-8 THC, which is derived from hemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

On July 14, 2021, Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the discussion draft of historic federal cannabis legalization legislation, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA). We strongly encourage participation in this important opportunity to shape federal cannabis policy.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2021

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. Judge tosses $9M CBD oil suit saying Ky. Wier tossed a hemp farm’s $9-million contract dispute suit against an Ore. CBD processor, finding the farm didn’t show Ky. is wrong venue. District Judge Robert E.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Hemp Industry Daily report. Department of Agriculture, told members at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) meeting in Arlington, Virginia, that the USDA and DEA have reached an agreement to remove the requirement for hemp farmers to have their crops tested in DEA-registered laboratories in 2020.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 29, 2020

New York releases new CBD regulations, and Governor Cuomo supports legal cannabis. Oregon Senators voice their opposition to the DEA’s hemp rule. In South Dakota, medical cannabis has support; adult-use less so, and the Governor is against both measures. dea hemp rule. state ballot roundup.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

An Examination of the USDA Hemp Production Program. Testimonies During The House Agriculture Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research Addressed FDA Inaction on CBD and Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives. That reluctance, in turn, has dampened industry demand for harvested hemp material.”. Washington D.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

To say that the United States has a complicated relationship with hemp is an understatement. Eric shares insights on how the industry was able to self-regulate prior to the Farm Bill, how the passing of the Farm Bill resulted in a lawsuit against the DEA, and the future of the industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Hemp Roundtable, alongside the Minority Cannabis Business Association, hosts Navigating Regulations in the Hemp Industry: A complimentary webinar for small and minority-owned hemp companies tomorrow, June 22, 2021, 2-3PM EDT. The USHR MEC’s mission is simple – to create an equitable and impactful hemp industry for all.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

Wisconson Public Radio reports… Wisconsin saw a significant decline in the number of hemp growers and processors operating this year. Hemp growers and processors are required to register annually with DATCP as part of the state’s Hemp Research Program, which will continue through the 2021 growing season.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 24, 2020

On Tuesday, July 21, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) released draft guidance for clinical research related to the development and manufacturing of cannabis-based drugs, which gained particular interest following the legalization of hemp in December 2018. percent limit.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. The DEA is providing notice of pending applications from entities applying to be registered to manufacture marijuana for researchers. 20, 2018, changed the definition of marijuana to exclude “hemp”—plant material that contains 0.3 Office of Public Affairs.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, did it intend to legalize intoxicating hemp products? And why didn’t it address the manufacture or sale of intoxicating hemp products? ” Congress did not intend to open Pandora’s Box to any form of legal intoxicating hemp product. regulates the production of hemp.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

There has been so much talk from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) around cannabidiol (“CBD”) regulations that it makes one’s head spin. For years everyone has wondered when, or even if , the FDA would propose and adopt CBD regulations. A little CBD history. The future of FDA CBD regulations.

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United Patients Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Understanding the 4 Major Differences Between CBD and THC CBD and THC are both compounds that can be found in the Cannabis plant. CBD does not produce any psychoactive effects, while THC does. This means that CBD won’t get you high, while THC will. Hemp must legally have a THC content of 0.3

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Cannabis rescheduling appears to be a matter of time and my colleagues have written about the possible implications (see here , here , and here ). Rescheduling to a less restrictive category will also have implications for trademarking by cannabis brands. Cannabis rescheduling would change that.

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 10, 2021

Marijuana and Hemp have been around for about 8,000 years when it was first discovered in Turkey. But where is it legal to grow cannabis or hemp? There are actually a few places in the United States, where it’s legal, but keep reading to find out everything you need to know about how to legally grow cannabis and hemp!

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 1, 2021

Testing failures highlight the need for national regulations on hemp. As federal and state governments tackle the legalization of hemp as a distinct product from cannabis, the safety of the products produced from hemp isn’t getting the same attention as those produced from THC-based cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 29, 2021

At the moment smokable hemp is not banned as far as available information supports. Movement began last year when the DSHS moved to enforce a ban on smokable hemp that was in prior legislation. Crown Distributing, Wild Hempettes, and 2 other hemp companies joined together and hired a few of my legal colleagues to sue the DSHS.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In mid-October, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved a bill ( SB-153 ) that dramatically changed California’s hemp cultivation laws. Department of Food and Agriculture (“USDA”) following the USDA’s issuance of interim hemp regulations. Not surprisingly, the USDA has faced some pretty heavy backlash.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

states and the District of Columbia currently have legal cannabis, medical or recreational. Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. For example, there are some states where only CBD-based products are allowed.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

Hemp Roundtable, Frost Brown Todd, Lexington, KY. Hemp Roundtable, Amin Talati Upadhye, Washington, DC. . Upon the December 20, 2018 signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, the era of hemp prohibition is over. federal law protects the retail sale of hemp-derived CBD. . Jonathan Miller , General Counsel to the U.S.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 16, 2022

Indiana does not have a legal medical or adult-use cannabis program. A bill introduced in January 2022 to legalize cannabis failed , but the state is exploring regulating and decriminalizing delta-9 products and restricting delta-8 products in the 2022 fall session. Indiana still has harsh cannabis laws. CBD regulations.

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