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Hemp bill could solve medical patient dilemma

Illinois News Joint

As reported earlier , HB4161 focuses mainly on safety concerns, including permits, licensing, testing, taxes, and a new Hemp Social Equity Fund, but HB4161 also contains amendments that would affect registered Illinois medical cannabis patients and cottage hemp operators as well.

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Criminal penalties proposed for violating new hemp bill

Illinois News Joint

La Shawn Ford introduced House Bill 4161 , which focused mainly on permits, licensing, testing, taxes, and preventing the sell of hemp products to persons under 21 years of age. The criminal and civil penalties for a “person, hemp food establishment, or hemp retailer that violates subsection (e) is guilty of a Class 4 felony.”

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California Splits from the FDA: CBD Now Permitted in Food, Beverages and More

Cannabis Law Report

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidance that CBD cannot be introduced to food products or dietary supplements sold in interstate commerce. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidance that CBD cannot be introduced to food products or dietary supplements sold in interstate commerce.

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Feds Might Regulate CBD as a Food Ingredient

Canna Law Blog

The CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act (the Act ) indicates that the Feds might regulate CBD as a food ingredient, and that it may lead to regulation of other cannabinoids. If the Feds regulate CBD as a food ingredient, it could seriously change the game (in a good way) for hemp CBD companies. Hemp Roundtable.

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The EU May Designate CBD Foods as “Narcotics” (Yes You Read that Right.)

Canna Law Blog

The craze for hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) extends beyond the United States and into Europe. For some background, the European Foods Safety Authority (“EFSA”) previously classified CBD as a “ novel food ” ingredient. If something is a novel food, then certain regulatory approvals are needed to advance it in the market.

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Hemp, Hemp, Hooray in California! AB 45 is Now Law

Canna Law Blog

As we anticipated, AB-45 , California’s comprehensive legislation that finally regulates (and legitimizes) industrial hemp products is now law and takes effect immediately. Pretty huge step in the right direction for California’s booming hemp products marketplace. Governor Newsom signed the bill into law this week.

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California Breaks With the FDA, Poised to Legalize Hemp Cannabinoids in Food and Beverage Products

Cannabis Law Report

The California Legislature has passed a bill that will allow California consumers to purchase food, beverage, dietary supplements, and cosmetics manufactured with hemp-derived cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD). Some background as to why there is no inter state market for industrial hemp CBD food and beverage products is in order.

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