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DEA Interim Final Rule: What Is “Synthetically Derived THC”?

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On Friday, the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) released an Interim Final Rule (the “ Rule ”) that, as we discussed , threatens the hemp industry by treating partially processed hemp extract not intended for consumption (also known as “intermediary hemp”) as a Schedule I controlled substance.

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The 2018 Farm Bill Does Not Support the DEA Interim Rule

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Unfortunately, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) dropped a surprise interim hemp rule a few weeks ago, which took immediate effect and came as a shock to virtually everyone. Ever since, lawyers have been vigorously debating the scope, meaning, and legality of the rule. The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule.

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Can I Import Marijuana Seeds to the U.S.?

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We’ve recently received a number of inquiries about whether it is legal to import marijuana seeds into the United States. The seeds themselves have little to no THC, regardless of whether they were extracted from or may germinate into a plant that has more than 0.3% trade law and the “reasonable care” standard U.S.

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Intoxicating Hemp Product Laws are More Complicated Than They Seem

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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? ” Congress did not intend to open Pandora’s Box to any form of legal intoxicating hemp product. ” Rod referred to Bio Gen LLC v. It did not.

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Ninth Circuit Rules Delta-8 THC Is Legal

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Boyd Street Distro, LLC , finding that the 2018 Agricultural Improvement Act (the “Farm Bill”) legalized delta-8 THC. While legal controversy has swirled around delta-8, the Ninth Circuit has now ruled that it is federally legal. Hemp is federally legal while cannabis is not. WRITTEN BY: Goodwin. Jennifer Fisher.

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That Ninth Circuit Delta-8 Opinion and What’s Followed – It’s Not a Green Light for Intoxicating Hemp

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Significantly, the court decided that downstream hemp-derived delta-8 THC products can fit within the legal definition of “hemp” under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (most call it the 2018 Farm Bill) so long as they consist of less than 0.3% or higher delta-9 THC) or federally-legal hemp (less than 0.3% delta-9 THC.

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Intoxicating Hemp Product Laws are More Complicated Than They Seem

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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? ” Congress did not intend to open Pandora’s Box to any form of legal intoxicating hemp product. ” Rod referred to Bio Gen LLC v. It did not.

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