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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. My colleague Nathalie Bougenies wrote about how this interim rule could have devastating impacts on the burgeoning hemp-derived delta-8 THC industry. The DEA is aware of the concerns of the CBD industry, and is evaluating policy options,” he told L.A.

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Meet THC-O, a hemp-derived compound three times stronger than THC

SpeedWeed

In recent months, a synthetic compound derived from hemp called THC-O acetate—often referred to simply as THC-O (pronounced “THC oh”)—has quickly gained popularity among Americans who don’t have access to legal cannabis. . THC-O products are increasingly popular in states where consumers don’t have access to legal cannabis.

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CBD Oracle Lab Study Shows Some Delta-8 Products Are 7700% Over the Legal Delta-9 THC Limit

Cannabis Law Report

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. Customers looking for a “weed light” experience could be getting something decidedly heavy , with delta-9 THC levels well beyond the legal limit and very little in the way of testing for impurities.

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Is Cannabis/Hemp Legal in the United States?

Otherside Farms

But the United States still depended on hemp products and oil. However, in 2004, there was a lawsuit against the Hemp Industries Association and the DEA. Now that you know the history of the laws in growing hemp, you can look at the different states where it is legal. If you grow it without a license, you are breaking the law.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

The Blunt Truth

History was made in June, when the state of Illinois legalized cannabis as of January 1, 2020. And low THC cannabis oil was legalized in Kansas , which otherwise has some of the most restrictive laws in the country. In October, Senator Mitch McConnell directed the DEA to figure out how to distinguish hemp from marijuana.

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U.S. Chemist Roger Adams Isolated CBD 75 Years Ago

Freedom Leaf

The name most associated with cannabis science is generally Israeli chemist Raphael Mechoulam, who’s credited with first isolating and identifying THC. And, by some accounts, he even has a claim to being the person who initially identified its psychoactive cousin, THC. Adams Synthesizes CBD, Identifies THC.

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Is It Legal to Grow Hemp in All 50 States?

Otherside Farms

But the United States still depended on hemp products and oil. However, in 2004, there was a lawsuit against the Hemp Industries Association and the DEA. Now that you know the history of the laws in growing hemp, you can look at the different states where it is legal. If you grow it without a license, you are breaking the law.

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