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The 2018 Farm Bill Does Not Support the DEA Interim Rule

Canna Law Blog

Until a few weeks ago, everyone in the hemp world thought the next big development would come from the federal Food and Drug Administration (after all, the FDA recently submitted proposed guidance to the White House, which has yet to be released). The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids.

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The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule. Don’t Take the Bait!

Canna Law Blog

Last week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a bad interim hemp rule. North Carolina attorney Rod Kight raised these concerns as well and he and I both spoke to Kyle Jaeger of Marijuana Moment about why we think are concerned about the DEA’s interim hemp rule. Weekly in a phone interview.

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Green Light Law Group: DEA ANNOUNCEMENT MARKS END OF ERA

Cannabis Law Report

The DEA’s announcement signals the “beginning of the end” of federal marijuana prohibition, as the policy change allows federal agencies to evaluate and assess the medical use and abuse potential of marijuana with (limited) political interference. BY EMILY BURNS, GREEN LIGHT LAW GROUP —.

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FDA CBD Regulations Are On the Way (Sorta)

Canna Law Blog

There has been so much talk from the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) around cannabidiol (“CBD”) regulations that it makes one’s head spin. Now though, it sounds like FDA is serious about CBD regulations in the context of both food and supplements. A little CBD history. 2018 Farm Bill.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup April 30

Veriheal

Legal Marijuana Now’s platform aims to legalize home cultivation, expunge convictions, end employee drug testing, abolish the DEA and use hemp agriculture to address environmental issues. . Hemp has a very close relationship with US history as it was a major commodity until the 1930’s when it suddenly became illegal.

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The Path to Greenlighting CBD

Burns Levinson (Cannabusiness advisory)

This marks the first time in history that the DEA has removed any type of cannabis from Schedule I, and clears the way for the sale of the first non-synthetic, cannabis-derived medicine to win federal approval. Therefore, it no longer meets the criteria for placement in Schedule I.

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The Week in Weed: June 7, 2019

The Blunt Truth

Other big news this week included the Food and Drug Administration’s first-ever hearing on CBD. This is so that the court can take action against the DEA , which has (in the court’s opinion) a “history of dilatory proceedings,” should the agency fail to change the legal status of cannabis in a reasonable period of time.

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