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How Religious Groups Can Petition to Use Psychedelics Legally

Canna Law Blog

I recently wrote a post outlining the long history of religious exemptions to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). law are forced to petition the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to do so. law are forced to petition the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to do so.

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Long Awaited USDA Hemp Production Rules Published

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

An FBI criminal history investigation (Identity History Summary) must accompany the USDA Hemp Program application. FBI Criminal History Investigation (Identity History Summary). DEA will continue to have a role in the hemp program. must be accomplished under DEA guidance. State Hemp Program Contacts.

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FDA CBD Regulations Are On the Way (Sorta)

Canna Law Blog

A little CBD history. Until recently, CBD resided in a legal penumbra where hemp was still scheduled on the federal Controlled Substances Act and could not be cultivated without a permit from the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”). 2018 Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill didn’t regulate CBD though.

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American Bar Association Urges Congress To Let States Set Their Own Marijuana Policies

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Though ABA specified that it was not taking a position on marijuana legalization generally, it recognized that conflicting federal and state cannabis policies are untenable and have created complications for cannabis businesses operating in compliance with state law.

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Cannabis and the Environment: Seven Significant Side-Effects April 14, 2022

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis cultivation and processing are rapidly-growing industries, as hemp and both recreational and medical marijuana products are being legalized across the country. With this rapid growth and legalization, however, comes added regulatory scrutiny, including in the environmental and sustainability spaces. Larkin , Sheryl Sweeney.

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CBD Oracle Lab Study Shows Some Delta-8 Products Are 7700% Over the Legal Delta-9 THC Limit

Cannabis Law Report

The companies are advertising it as a legal way to get high, touting medical benefits and generally making big promises about what they can deliver, but an investigation from the US Cannabis Council has found illegal levels of delta-9 THC in products for sale around the country. The Legality of Delta-8 THC. What Needs to be Done?

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BREAKING: USDA Releases Hemp Rules

Canna Law Blog

Applicants must submit their contact information and a criminal history report. Remember that a felony conviction, at either the state or federal level, results in a 10-year ban from participating in the legal hemp industry, unless a person was lawfully growing hemp under the 2014 Farm Bill before December 20, 2018. Because 0.3%

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