Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2020

Cannabis research in the USA has been held back by the DEA’s stance on the issue, although it has been increasing the amount of cannabis it wants produced for research over the last couple of years. Currently, the DEA has 37 pending applications to grow marijuana for research.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JUNE 29, 2018

Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. The FDA can make recommendations to the DEA about substances subjected to scheduling under the CSA, but the DEA is the entity with the power to reschedule CBD. In the recent case Hemp Industries Associations v.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

The DEA published a new document in the Federal Register on September 2 requesting an increase in production for certain Schedule I and Schedule II substances so that it can initiate more research studies. . DEA firmly believes in supporting regulated research of schedule I controlled substances. Some states in the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2022

A January letter from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) revealed its official stance that marijuana seeds with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration lower than 0.3% The 2018 Farm Bill excluded hemp from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)’s definition of marijuana, lifting control on all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L.,

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 21, 2020

“The Drug Enforcement Administration continues to support additional research into marijuana and its components, and we believe registering more growers will advance the scientific and medical research already being conducted,” said DEA Acting Administrator Dhillon. “DEA

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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. Simply stated, when the hemp plant is processed and its cannabinoids are extracted into a crude oil, or similar derivative, concentrated amounts of ? Specifically, the term hemp means “the plant Cannabis sativa L.

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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. percent delta-9 THC threshold, is not a controlled substance, and a DEA registration is not required to grow or research it.

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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. south dakota.

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Freedom Leaf

OCTOBER 15, 2018

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. schedules were created by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970 and are interpreted and enforced by the DEA.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 19, 2023

However, many of them are still psychoactive, albeit at lower levels than traditional cannabis sold in legal states. A new delta-8 study has revealed that people in states without access to legal cannabis products are far more likely to seek out and consume delta-8 and delta-9 variants, whether it be flower, edibles, or tinctures.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

MMJ International Holdings, the premier medical cannabis research company, announced that it has received DEA approval to ship THC and CBD from Canada. MMJ International Holdings is developing oral drug products from natural whole plant extract derivatives from the marijuana plant containing THC and CBD.

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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. Idaho Idaho is one of the staunchest anti-cannabis states.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

The seeds themselves have little to no THC, regardless of whether they were extracted from or may germinate into a plant that has more than 0.3% According to the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) the term “marihuana” means “all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L.,” trade law and the “reasonable care” standard U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

However, CRS notes some observers suggest “a separate, marketable category exists for the plant’s extracted compounds” such as CBD oil. House lawmakers approved spending bills on a wide range of cannabis-related policy issues. The report notes the USDA must work with the DEA to provide direction. Marijuana Moment.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 27, 2020

Pennsylvania’s governor is supporting cannabis legalization. The DEA has a new hemp rule. Governor John Fetterman’s full-throated support for cannabis legalization. of cannabis, and decriminalize possession of that amount. dea hemp rule. Arizonans will have a chance to vote on legalization in November.

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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 THC on a dry weight basis to be studied and evaluated.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 2, 2022

On June 14, 2022, Harris Bricken attorneys Fred Rocafort, Jihee Ahn, Paul Coble, and Vincent Silwoski presented a webinar entitled Protecting, Monetizing and Enforcing Cannabis Intellectual Property. In this post, we will answer the cannabis patent questions that were not addressed in the webinar. delta-9-THC).

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As of November 11, 2021, the DEA has yet to issue a binding opinion. Under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis products derived from hemp are federally legal to sell and use. “Hemp” is defined in the 2018 Farm Bill as the cannabis plant containing no more than.3%

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Vermont moves closer to legalized cannabis sales. The DEA faces a lawsuit over their hemp rule. The Alliance for Sensible Markets wants to set up interstate commerce for cannabis. The Vermont Senate passed a bill allowing sales of cannabis in the state. dea regulations. The House delayed a vote on the MORE Act.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Last week, a LinkedIn post by cannabis economist Beau Whitney caught my eye, because Beau said something pretty amazing. Pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill, when a cannabis plant tests at or below 0.3% This ties directly into marijuana policy, the Controlled Substances Act, and what DEA is thinking about. Could that be true?

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 12, 2021

Under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis products derived from hemp are federally legal to sell and use. Hemp” is defined in the 2018 Farm Bill as the cannabis plant containing no more than.3% Delta-9 THC is a cannabis compound that produces the “high” effect commonly associated with cannabis use.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 23, 2021

Tyrell Towle, director of chemistry and extraction at MedPharm. This is the first time a research license for this type of work has been granted outside of state and city research licenses to study cannabis. . It took MedPharm years to get the license, but the hard work isn’t quite done yet for the ambitious Denver cannabis company.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The importation of the naturally derived psilocybin into California was completed after the Company’s supply partner Mycrodose Therapeutics was granted an import license from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). VANCOUVER, BC , Dec. 13, 2021 /CNW/ – Havn Life Sciences Inc. (CSE:

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 23, 2020

Cannabis Catalysts write by way of an introduction. “After taking the first steps towards the liberalization of hemp cultivation over the course of the last few years, at the end of 2018 Thailand’s government decided to legalize medical cannabis as the first Southeast Asian country. CC INSIGHTS THAILAND MEDICAL CANNABIS.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The Controlled Substance Act prohibits synthetic THCs, and DEA’s 2020 interim final rule stated that any quantity of synthetic THC is controlled. So according to DEA, delta-8 is illegal. That’s because the 2018 Farm Bill defines “hemp” as follows: The term “hemp” means the plant Cannabis sativa L.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

percent Delta-9 THC, and that this “seemingly extends to downstream products and substances, so long as their delta-9 THC concentration does not exceed the statutory threshold” and are a derivative or extract of hemp. Put simply, regardless of its method of manufacture, if Delta-8 THC is derived from the Cannabis sativa L.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 16, 2022

Bravo Botanicals offers a line of organically-certified CBD products made with CBD extracted from their harvest, including cold-pressed drops and creams. Researchers want to force DEA to complete import application evaluation. Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. Law 360 (sub.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 29, 2021

The trial happened on March 22 this year, I observed it and have an article up on the “Cannabis News Blog” on my website and in the Cannabis Law Journal, here. Delta 8 is technically a synthetic THC the way most places extract it via an acid wash.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 27, 2021

The initiative is part of Project Change Lives; Clever Leaves’ $25M product pledge to aid cannabis research in the U.S. today announced a joint partnership with the intent to study the DNA sequence variation of three Clever Leaves’ cannabis cultivars as part of their Project Change Lives campaign.

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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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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

With all the buzz surrounding Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the cannabis industry, many questions circulate around what the up-and-coming cannabinoid is, where it comes from, and its legal status. It produces some psychotropic effects that are less potent than Delta-9, the primary form of THC found in cannabis.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 17, 2021

With all the buzz surrounding Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the cannabis industry, many questions circulate around what the up-and-coming cannabinoid is, where it comes from, and its legal status. It produces some psychotropic effects that are less potent than Delta-9, the primary form of THC found in cannabis.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Over the last few decades, the cannabis plant and its many components have been the focal point of research and stiff debate. D espite the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) announcement in May that it would soon start reviewing grower applications for research purposes, cannabis research continues to be tightly restricted.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

Because Delta-8 THC is not expressed in sufficient concentrations in most hemp strains to make its extraction financially viable, most Delta-8 THC on the market is derived from the chemical conversion of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“CBD”). – Cannabis Business Executive appeared first on SpeedWeed. Emphasis added).

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

Delta-8 THC is a chemical compound that occurs naturally in the cannabis plant and can be grown into either hemp or marijuana depending on cultivation method. Although the court disagreed with Boyd Street’s interpretation of the DEA’s position on delta-8 THC, it concluded the Farm Act overruled any contrary agency interpretation by the DEA.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

Delta-8 is derived from CBD extracted from hemp, but in scientific terms it is delta-8 THC. In Oregon, lawmakers are working on regulations that would create a definition for “artificially derived” cannabinoids, in order to regulates such compounds under the state’s medical and adult-use cannabis laws. delta-9 THC.

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CannaMD

AUGUST 8, 2020

– because today’s post is a deep dive into everything you need to know about the most popular cannabis compound around. Let’s clear up one of the biggest sources of confusion right off the bat: CBD is a cannabis compound called cannabidiol. Researchers believe cannabis contains over 100 unique chemical compounds!

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