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Is It Legal, or Not? What to Make of All These DEA “Position” Letters

Canna Law Blog

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seems happy to respond to public and private parties inquiring about the control status of various substances. DEA answers some of these inquiries more quickly than others, and the response letters are usually short and to the point. What are the legal ramifications of DEA writing these things?”

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It is Legal, or Not? What to Make of All These DEA “Position” Letters

Canna Law Blog

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seems happy to respond to public and private parties inquiring about the control status of various substances. DEA answers some of these inquiries more quickly than others, and the response letters are usually short and to the point. What are the legal ramifications of DEA writing these things?”

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DEA Declares Marijuana Seeds Below THC Limit are Legal Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

A January letter from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) revealed its official stance that marijuana seeds with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration lower than 0.3% This declaration is significant because a marijuana product’s legality was previously thought to be determined by whether it was sourced from marijuana or hemp.

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

Canna Law Blog

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

Canna Law Blog

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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DEA Admits Seeds “are generally uncontrolled and legal, regardless of how much THC might end up being produced in buds if those seeds were cultivated.”

Cannabis Law Report

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. percent THC. percent THC. percent delta-9 THC. “In

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DEA Attempts To Regulate CBD Processing

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published an interim final rule surrounding hemp and hemp derivatives. Although the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and hemp derivatives under.3% Although the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and hemp derivatives under.3% Specifically, the term hemp means “the plant Cannabis sativa L.

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