Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Unfortunately, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) dropped a surprise interim hemp rule a few weeks ago, which took immediate effect and came as a shock to virtually everyone. The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. DEA Interim Final Rule: What Is “Synthetically Derived THC”?

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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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Cannabis Life Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In a recently obtained letter, the DEA clarified its position on hemp-derived Delta 8 THC. The post DEA Letter – Delta 8 THC derived from hemp is not a controlled substance appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks. Delta 8 THC made from hemp is legal […].

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Last week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a bad interim hemp rule. North Carolina attorney Rod Kight raised these concerns as well and he and I both spoke to Kyle Jaeger of Marijuana Moment about why we think are concerned about the DEA’s interim hemp rule. Weekly in a phone interview.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. The Drug Enforcement Administration today announced that it is moving forward to facilitate and expand scientific and medical research for marijuana in the United States. Office of Public Affairs. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Monday, August 26, 2019.

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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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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MAY 23, 2023

A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officer is taking the agency to federal court after being fired for testing positive. Read More

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 29, 2024

” As of a few days ago, DEA reiterated this position in response to an inquiry by attorney Shane Pennington, even going so far as to note “cannabis-derived THCA does not meet the definition of hemp under the [Controlled Substances Act] because upon conversion for identification purposes as required by Congress, it is equivalent to [THC].”

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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! What is CBD? Let’s clear up one of the biggest sources of confusion right off the bat: CBD is a cannabis compound called cannabidiol.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

We’ve recently received a number of inquiries about whether it is legal to import marijuana seeds into the United States. These are seeds derived from marijuana plants that have a THC content less than 0.3%, but when planted will germinate into marijuana plants that have a THC content more than 0.3%. They probably shouldn’t be.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Medical Marijuana, Inc., 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. Medical Marijuana, Inc.,

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Due to the lack of regulation akin to legal medical or recreational marijuana sales, delta-8 can often be found in gas stations, smoke shops, and similar establishments. It frequently contains unknown ingredients or levels of THC, and it is easier to purchase than regulated marijuana. Since hemp products must contain less than 0.3%

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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. Marijuana Moment.

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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. Law 360 (sub.

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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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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New York releases new CBD regulations, and Governor Cuomo supports legal cannabis. The Montana Supreme Court denied a ballot initiative challenge, and some in the medical marijuana industry oppose the measure.

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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 percent or less.

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 12, 2019

Department of Justice, challenging the constitutionality of the federal law designating marijuana a Schedule I controlled substance proceeded recently to the next level with oral arguments before the U.S. Defendants are acting-Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, the acting director of the DEA and the federal government.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 30, 2019

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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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MAY 24, 2023

In January, after years of pleas to the Food and Drug Administration to create regulations for CBD, the agency essentially. Read More

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Medical marijuana will be on the ballot in Nebraska. Florida has legalized medical marijuana edibles. There’s now CBD for elephants. And speaking of CBD, Seyfarth has a program coming up on that topic.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Our hemp-CBD attorneys have written extensively about the new hemp rules and their shortcomings, as well as the panoply of different hemp regulations at the state level and the DEA’s recent promulgation of an interim rule that may criminalize the processing of hemp: BREAKING: USDA Releases Hemp Rules. DEA Laboratory Registration.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

This includes hemp grown for flower/CBD, grain, fiber or seed. Many of them are in the legally problematic CBD food and beverage space. If you’re interested on the legality of all of these products, check out our massive hemp/CBD archive here ). When it tests above that threshold, it’s legally classified as “marijuana.”

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

For example, there are some states where only CBD-based products are allowed. Others like Idaho, meanwhile, consider even simple CBD possession a crime. In 2015, Idaho state legalized CBD with a THC concentration of less than 3%. Like Idaho, CBD with less than.3% Recreational CBD, meanwhile, must be entirely THC-free.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MARCH 2, 2023

MyMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MYMD announced that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has conducted a scientific review and determined that investigational. Read More

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The DEA faces a lawsuit over their hemp rule. Plaintiffs dropped a suit over Illinois’ marijuana licensing. And finally, Martha Stewart has a new CBD product. dea regulations. supreme court.

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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. When it comes to Hemp CBD products, North Carolina lacks robust regulation.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2019

The Federal Air Surgeon’s office has received a number of inquiries about marijuana, due to the recent increase in the number of states around the country that have approved its use for medical and recreational purposes. First, we should note that commonly used terms within the context of marijuana can be confusing.

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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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United Patients Group

APRIL 3, 2023

CVS, Walgreens, etc) as medical marijuana. A recommendation from a physician is simply permission (‘recommendation’) for the patient to use cannabis, which can be obtained in any state where medical marijuana is legal. A cannabis recommendation is a recommendation from a physician to use medical marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2022

Rebecca Siegel grew up in a generation where the “this is your brain on drugs” public service announcements made people fear what might happen to them if they used any kind of drug, including marijuana. She now is a medical marijuana practitioner who knows what cannabis can do. But she knows marijuana myths persist.

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MedicalJane

JUNE 29, 2018

The FDA announced in a press release on Monday that it had approved the “first drug comprised of an active ingredient derived from marijuana to treat rare, severe forms of epilepsy.”. On June 26, 2018, the FDA granted approval of Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution, to GW Research Ltd (GW). Prior to this week, the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Most of us in the hemp industry are well-aware of the major issues in the interim rules: 15-day pre-harvest testing requirements, total THC, DEA laboratories, and crop insurance to name a few. percent TOTAL THC limit would devastate the CBD and flower industry. 15-day preharvest testing by a DEA registered laboratory.

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Burns Levinson (Cannabusiness advisory)

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Last week, the industry was energized by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s order placing certain drugs containing cannabidiol, or CBD, in Schedule V of the Controlled Substances Act. Under the CSA, CBD remains a Schedule I substance, which means that it is not considered to have any currently accepted medical use.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Medical Marijuana, Inc., 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. Medical Marijuana, Inc.,

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 26, 2021

Below are some highlights from the final rule: DEA Certification Requirement. Consistent with the interim final rule, the final rule requires DEA certification for laboratories testing hemp for THC levels and purity. THC limit for what qualifies as Farm Bill-Compliant hemp, as opposed to Schedule 1 marijuana. to 1% THC.

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The Joint Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

According to a new, detailed report by the Associated Press, a significant number of CBD vaping oils on the market also contain synthetic marijuana, and some contain no CBD at all. Jay Jenkins tells the AP that he hesitated when a buddy suggested they vape CBD. That’s because what he was vaping didn’t have any CBD.

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