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FDA Approves CBD-Containing Drug - Will the DEA Finally Step Up?

MJ Business Attorneys

The FDA approved Epidiolex as a prescription drug to be used to treat two severe epileptic conditions, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome. Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. In the recent case Hemp Industries Associations v. In the recent case Hemp Industries Associations v.

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The DEA Is Finally About to End the Federal Monopoly on Research Cannabis Cultivators

SpeedWeed

After years of delays, legal challenges, and obfuscation, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) finally announced that it would begin evaluating applications for federally-licensed research cannabis cultivators. . In 2019, a federal judge forced the DEA to explain its inaction.

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Oregon County Hemp Moratoriums

Canna Law Blog

On March 7, Oregon law makers passed Senate Bill 1564 ( SB 1564 ) which empowers counties to impose hemp moratoriums within their jurisdictions. This post briefly goes over the impetus behind this new law and how it will impact Oregon’s hemp industry. Reasons behind the SB 1564 hemp moratoriums. In 2020, the U.S.

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Hemp and CBD: Submit Your Comments on USDA Interim Hemp Rules By December 30

Canna Law Blog

The hemp industry is up in arms over the USDA’s interim rules establishing a domestic hemp program. 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. 3% Total THC. 3% Total THC.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Carolina

Canna Law Blog

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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Six Things You Need to Know About CBD and Other Hemp-containing Pet Products

Cannabis Law Report

Below is our list of six things we think every pet parent (or pet product manufacturer) needs to know about CBD and other hemp-containing pet products as well as the challenges facing regulators, veterinarians and industry stakeholders. The basics on CBD, hemp and the 2018 Farm Bill.

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The Epidiolex Effect: Will Other CBD Drugs Receive FDA and DEA Approval?

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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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