Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

percent delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol or opportunities for remediation or alternative uses; the feasibility of producer compliance with sampling timetables; the feasibility of producer compliance with reporting requirements; and. It was presented with bipartisan support but the legislative process can be unpredictable.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The first crisis point initiated by the Rule is its requirement that Labs “ must be registered by the DEA to conduct chemical analysis of controlled substances (in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.13). ” The USDA helpfully indicates that it will post directions for obtaining a DEA registration. Will that disqualify Labs in those states?

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SMPL

AUGUST 14, 2019

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 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). While unlikely to pass in this Congress, the momentous legislation gives us a roadmap for how the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

The now-finalized rules originate from a 2020 voter-approved initiative, subsequently approved by the governor and finally implemented by legislative panel. This DEA guidance and the Kansas opinion both suggest legality for some hemp-derived delta-8 products under the 0.3 Grassroots Federal/State Legislative Highlights.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The 2018 Farm Bill is big news because this legislation was the product of concerted bipartisan effort in the nation’s capital, recognizing and restoring hemp’s deserved status in America. Department of Agriculture (USDA), not the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). The 2018 Farm Bill means that hemp will be regulated by the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 31, 2022

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) currently has guidance published for those interested in petitioning for a religious exemption to the CSA. This is not always a simple determination, as some proposed legislation (Michigan, for example) may not legalize commercial products but does specify people can charge a fee for counseling.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 30, 2019

To expand the number of manufacturers, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) submitted a notice in the Federal Register on August 11, 2016, soliciting applications for licenses to manufacture marijuana for research purposes. However, over two years have passed without any new schedule I marijuana manufacturer registrations.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level. In light of these legislative changes, we are presenting a 50-state series analyzing how each jurisdiction treats hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”).

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

They write… In this week’s edition: Plans to vote on cannabis banking legislation announced in both chambers of Congress, with predictions that House will pass the SAFE Act by the end of October. DEA increases the cannabis research quota. Battle heating up over Florida ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adult use.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2022

Cannabis businesses that are ill-prepared for these regulatory requirements risk facing litigation, enforcement actions, fines or penalties, and negative publicity, while those taking a proactive approach to compliance may find opportunities to mitigate and even monetize those risks.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

We support Delta-8 but feel that it is not the same as CBD or CBG in that these cannabinoids should be treated as dietary supplements (if new Senate legislation passes). Consumers, regulators, and legislators remain in the dark on cannabis. Do you think these new regulations will be challenged in the courts?

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CannaTech

JUNE 23, 2019

As a Marine Corps federal prosecutor, DEA Drug Task Force Commander and state narcotics prosecutor, Charles spent many years engaged in the War on Drugs. A Former DEA Prosecutor’s Journey into the Global Cannabis Industry. Charles Feldmann, Esq. CannaTech alumnus sponsor and cannabis legal expert. ” – Famous Russian proverb.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 17, 2019

Seq (1970) and Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA”) clutches, 2019 hemp production and sales exploded. Steve represents entities, governments and individuals in choosing a structure, preparing and submitting license application, regulation, compliance and litigation, and drafting legislation.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Federal law requires that taxpayers must report income from illegal sources – including cannabis sales (whether state sanctioned or not) – raising numerous tax compliance and design issues. The lawful cannabis industry faces numerous regulatory hurdles that makes even good-faith compliance with the law a challenge. Introduction.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A special legislative session in June 2017 passed Senate Bill 8A , the Medical Use of Marijuana Act , to implement rules for making medical marijuana available to Floridians. In practice, the chances of feds or the DEA sitting at the border waiting to catch someone – that’s just not happening. In practice, however, it’s very ambiguous.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Speakers will describe how the DEA has handled these granted exemptions, such as filing a permit to import sacrament from another country and bringing back sacrament and going through customs. The panel will also address the DEA’s guidelines for applying for an exemption, and the potential costs, risks, and rewards of going ‘above ground’.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 1, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration (the “DEA”), the U.S. state and federal law to U.S. hemp (including CBD) products and the scope of any regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), the U.S. hemp industry in the U.S.,

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 24, 2019

The first and more conclusive would be through Congress legislation signed by the President. The second path would be the administrative action by the Drug Enforcement Agency [“DEA”] and its Diversion Control Division. Will the mandate for the DEA be changed to oversee another special agricultural legal crop or a medicine

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Due to the Schedule I classification by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), researchers seeking to investigate health effects associated with cannabis must follow a regimented application process. 53 Effective legislation requiring childproof packaging for edible products can help mitigate and prevent unintentional exposure in children.

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Meadow

JULY 13, 2018

One of our primary goals for Meadowlands was to open the channels of communication and make sure compliance and regulatory information are available to everyone in the community who needs it, not just those who can afford compliance experts. We believe in lowering the cost of compliance through free-flowing and accurate information.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 6, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration (the “DEA”), the U.S. state and federal law to U.S. hemp (including CBD) products and the scope of any regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”), the U.S. hemp industry in the U.S.,

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2023

Similarly, in spite of dozens of states enacting legislation that allows for recreational or medicinal use of cannabis, it remains federally illegal to possess, produce, and sell under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) as a schedule I substance. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), the agency tasked with enforcing the CSA.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 6, 2019

The DEA couldn’t figure out at first why a bunch of rednecks in Cottondale, Florida, had 24-carat gold Rolex watches and were driving Mercedes S500’s, Cobb told Fox News in a recent interview. Brady Cobb estimates that before his dad was finally busted, in 1983, he had pulled in more than $300 million of Escobar’s drug money.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an interim final rule on hemp (“DEA hemp rule” or “rule”) on August 20, 2020. It follows that the legislative intent was not to make processing hemp into extracts, derivatives, and cannabinoids a violation of the CSA. Challenging the DEA hemp rule.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 16, 2022

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an interim final rule on hemp (“DEA hemp rule” or “rule”) on August 20, 2020. It follows that the legislative intent was not to make processing hemp into extracts, derivatives, and cannabinoids a violation of the CSA. Challenging the DEA hemp rule.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

This includes bills on banking (see the SAFE Banking Act , which has passed the House no less than five times) and overall federal legalization (see the MORE Act as well as its sister Senate legislation, the Cannabis Administration Opportunity Act (“CAOA”)). The enforcement role moves from DEA to ATF.

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MJ Business Attorneys

JUNE 22, 2018

In April, President Trump promised Senator Gardner that he would support a federalist approach to a legislative effort toward leaving marijuana laws up to the states to decide for themselves. Strict compliance with state and federal regulations and rules is an absolute must for marijuana business.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 25, 2021

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)’s narcotic drug schedule as defined by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). If an online CBD company needs assistance with payment processing, some banks may require that they sign a compliance agreement. Cannabidiol (CBD) products derived from industrial hemp exist in a unique market here in the U.S.

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SMPL

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The rider, which has been renewed in appropriations legislation every year since 2014, stipulates the the Justice Department can’t use its funds to prevent states or territories “from implementing their own laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.”. through regulations and guidance.”. “In

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Numerous attempts to introduce legislation to relax the provisions that placed cannabis on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act [“CSA”] have been made beginning in 1981 [i]. The DEA has made previous requests–in 2001 and 2006–to the FDA for an evaluation of marijuana. This Bill also died in committee [ii].

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MJ Business Attorneys

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Hemp and its derivatives will become legal in approved states, but hemp-derived CBD products are not automatically legalized on the federal nor state levels from this single legislative action. The Act does not have any effect on the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, nor section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2019

Each patient and physician boldly proceed to maneuver Florida’s present physician and patient compliance system together, not to mention the issues: state vs. federal legality conflicts. Cannabis is not a “gateway” drug, according to the ASA and the DEA’s own statements cited in the August 2016 U.S.

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MJ Business Attorneys

MAY 23, 2018

Furthermore, President Trump has assured me that he will support a federalism-based legislative solution to fix this states’ rights issue once and for all.” Further, President Trump’s “promise” could entail merely declining to veto any legislation Gardner helps push through to his desk.

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