Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 8, 2022

Marijuana Moment reports. Marijuana might be federally prohibited, but the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has effectively acknowledged that the plant’s seeds are generally uncontrolled and legal, regardless of how much THC might end up being produced in buds if those seeds were cultivated. percent THC.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, did it intend to legalize intoxicating hemp products? If it did, why didn’t it just legalize marijuana? And why didn’t it address the manufacture or sale of intoxicating hemp products? regulates the production of hemp. These issues are admittedly very complicated.

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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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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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United Patients Group

JANUARY 15, 2023

As the legality of hemp and cannabis products strengthens, people are curious to learn more about the different compounds they contain. CBD is derived from hemp or marijuana plants, both species of Cannabis Sativa. CBD is derived from hemp or marijuana plants, both species of Cannabis Sativa. Defining CBD and THC.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

The debate surrounding delta-8 THC and the proper regulation of intoxicating hemp products has accelerated greatly over the last several months, fueled by multiple court decisions, federal policy actions, and new state laws. This case provides a great deal of clarity for many seeking to enforce trademark protections for hemp products.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 15, 2023

Ever since Congress passed the Agricultural Improvements Act of 2018 (or 2018 Farm Bill ), people have tried to find creative ways to sell intoxicating hemp-derived products. A primer on the 2018 Farm Bill and THCA For starters, Hemp may only have 0.3% The issue is that hemp also generally delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol acid (THCA).

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 14, 2019

Last February, the Idaho State police pulled over a truck carrying 6,701 pounds of hemp and promptly seized it, allegedly claiming it was marijuana. Now the cultivators of that hemp, Big Sky Scientific, are suing the police, the county, and an attorney. Both hemp and marijuana are members of the genus Cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, did it intend to legalize intoxicating hemp products? If it did, why didn’t it just legalize marijuana? And why didn’t it address the manufacture or sale of intoxicating hemp products? regulates the production of hemp. These issues are admittedly very complicated.

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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. If passed in it’s current form, HR 5587 would amend the FDAC’s definition of dietary supplement (21 U.S.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

With hemp already federally legal, a primary policy issue is how marijuana and hemp—two varieties of the cannabis plant—would be distinguished under a federal regulatory regime. Distinction between Cannabis and Hemp Under the CAOA. THC would be regulated differently than low-THC hemp as “cannabis.”

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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. Today we turn to North Carolina. producers and consumers.'”

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Freedom Leaf

OCTOBER 15, 2018

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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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

When the 2018 Farm Bill was inked, one of the biggest perceived wins was a provision prohibiting states from interfering with interstate transport or shipment of hemp. Many hemp transporters today face just as much risk when transporting hemp as they did before the 2018 Farm Bill was signed—and in some cases, even more risk.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2022

Delta-8 THC is a chemical compound that occurs naturally in the cannabis plant and can be grown into either hemp or marijuana depending on cultivation method. Because AK Futures’ e-cigarettes are hemp-derived and contain less than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.” The Ninth Circuit was not persuaded by either argument.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It is an apt reference to the hemp industry’s current predicament. The Rule has been both eagerly and anxiously anticipated by anyone who interacts with the hemp industry. I decided to take a more philosophical approach in this article and ask whether the Rule will initiate a crisis or create novel opportunities in the hemp industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

To a large extent legalization of adult-use cannabis, including New York’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021 (MRTA), has eclipsed other developments in the cannabis sector over the past year. A notable exception has been the crackdown on Delta-8 THC, which is derived from hemp. ” See 7 U.S.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2021

Hemp-derived Delta-8 THC is having a big moment in 2021 in terms of popularity and, most recently, in terms of concerns over legality, safety, and accuracy. This hot new cannabinoid has been branded as “legal marijuana” as the main intoxicating compound in cannabis but one most commonly derived from hemp for commercial use.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 26, 2021

Delta-8 THC is typically made from hemp-derived CBD, not from “marijuana.” For you loud activists out there, “marijuana” is legally defined in the US as cannabis containing more than 0.3% Hemp is any cannabis with less than 0.3 The issue with delta-8 THC largely stems from the legal status of hemp , not marijuana.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

Delta-8 THC, aka delta-8, the intoxicating cannabinoid synthesized from hemp, is making waves across the United States, and especially in states where marijuana remains illegal. That’s because delta-8 is derived from federally legal hemp, which by law contains less than 0.3% It’s definitely exploded,” she told Leafly.

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CannaMD

AUGUST 8, 2020

THC is responsible for marijuana’s psychoactive effects. CBD’s also known for its calming, pain-relieving effects – although, it’s important to point out that THC-rich products are more often recommended for severe pain (to learn more, see: Marijuana & Cancer Pain ). Hemp VS. Marijuana.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

In the past few months, the sales of Delta-8 THC products have exploded, representing the fastest growing segment of hemp-derived products. Other states fail to differentiate THC derived from hemp and marijuana. This blog post provides a broad, 30,000-foot view on this issue. Federal Legal Framework. Delta-8 THC.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

A California company specializing in hemp-derived delta-8 THC products has notched a fourth straight victory in copyright battles with competitors that it claimed were illegally using its protected brand. By way of background, the 2018 Farm Bill legalizes hemp so long as the hemp or hemp product contains less than 0.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 31, 2019

By: Hemp Industry Team. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a draft version of the interim final rule (IFR) for the production of hemp in the United States. In general, the IFR specifies the provisions that a State or Tribal hemp plan must contain to be approved by USDA. On October 29, 2019, the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

Industry stakeholders disagree over if it is federally legal and whether it presents a market opportunity for hemp and cannabis businesses. RELATED: Dr. Ethan Russo Endorses 1% THC Limit for Hemp. Hemp Roundtable Warns Against Marketing Psychoactive Properties of Delta-8. Ethan Russo, M.D., That is totally wrong.”. RELATED: U.S.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 17, 2021

Industry stakeholders disagree over if it is federally legal and whether it presents a market opportunity for hemp and cannabis businesses. RELATED: Dr. Ethan Russo Endorses 1% THC Limit for Hemp. Hemp Roundtable Warns Against Marketing Psychoactive Properties of Delta-8. Ethan Russo, M.D., That is totally wrong.”. RELATED: U.S.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 1, 2021

Testing failures highlight the need for national regulations on hemp. As federal and state governments tackle the legalization of hemp as a distinct product from cannabis, the safety of the products produced from hemp isn’t getting the same attention as those produced from THC-based cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

Delta-8 is one of the hundreds of cannabinoids that are naturally found in hemp and cannabis plants. It is an isomer of Delta-9, the source of marijuana’s high. That being said, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, dubbed the “Farm Bill”, expressly carved out “tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp.” What is Delta-8?

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

Hemp Roundtable, Frost Brown Todd, Lexington, KY. Hemp Roundtable, Amin Talati Upadhye, Washington, DC. . Upon the December 20, 2018 signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, the era of hemp prohibition is over. federal law protects the retail sale of hemp-derived CBD. . Jonathan Miller , General Counsel to the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 21, 2021

Industry stakeholders disagree over if it is federally legal and whether it presents a market opportunity for hemp and cannabis businesses. RELATED: Dr. Ethan Russo Endorses 1% THC Limit for Hemp. Hemp Roundtable Warns Against Marketing Psychoactive Properties of Delta-8. Ethan Russo, M.D., That is totally wrong.”. RELATED: U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

9-THC plants are defined as “hemp,” whereas higher ?9-THC 9-THC plants are labelled “marijuana” and remain illegal under federal law. Some popular cannabis products can be derived from hemp, and therefore legally bought and sold (under certain conditions). The 2018 Farm Bill (i.e., The Newly Popular “Delta 8”.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2019

It is challenging, though, to put news like this into context if you don’t know the difference between cannabis, hemp, marijuana, and CBD (which is short for “Cannabidiol”) or who regulates them, and under what kind of framework. In the federal executive branch alone, DOJ (especially DEA), USDA, FDA, and NIH all play major roles.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

1, Montana permits retail marijuana sales for adults 21 and older. 1, Louisiana’s medical cannabis program allows patients to access smokable whole-plant flower marijuana. 1, Colorado medical marijuana patients will be permitted to purchase only up to 8 grams of marijuana concentrate per day (down from 40 grams), with some exceptions.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

On Monday, September 27, Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) will hold a public hearing on draft administrative rules updating all of the State’s current cannabis-related rules other than for hemp. Definitions. There are few substantive definitional changes. to 420.27b. R 420.27b Class A marihuana microbusiness.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

Dr Stuart Titus the CEO at Medical Marijuana Inc. is an industry innovator who has been involved in the growth of many companies in the cannabis industry, and started his relationship with Medical Marijuana Inc. pipeline of hemp-based CBD products to Brazil, Mexico and other countries, and we’ve had tremendous demand for our products.

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

Earlier this year, the Food & Drug Administration disclosed that it would not regulate non-pharmaceutical CBD products, thereby putting the onus on Congress to devise an appropriate regulatory framework for cannabidiol and other hemp-derived cannabinoids. 5 The so-called “hemp” market is no longer predominantly a wellness market.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We got 51 hemp-derived Delta-8 THC products tested by an independent lab, and found high levels of Delta-9 THC in most of them. Of the 51 products tested, 11 had delta-9 levels definitively below the 0.3% And a senior chemist at PharmLabs said: “It’s the hemp black market. That’s more than just oops!

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