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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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Cannabis Litigation: Second Circuit Could Force DEA to Re- or Deschedule Marijuana

Canna Law Blog

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) when it comes to DEA’s handling of petitions to remove marijuana from the list of most dangerous drugs. Since then many different parties have tried to reschedule or end prohibition by filing petitions with DEA per the CSA protocol on rescheduling.

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NORML: DEA Reports Significant Uptick in Marijuana-Related Seizures, Arrests

Cannabis Law Report

NORML’s Political Director Morgan Fox added: “The fact that these interdiction efforts are growing — at great cost to the taxpayer — despite increasing momentum for legalization is a testament to the failure of federal prohibition and unnecessarily burdensome state regulatory policies.

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What Happened to Hemp?

Canna Law Blog

But there are also oils, tinctures, capsules, lotions, creams, smokables, and miscellaneous categories (like pillows! ). Bad policy and the new cannabinoids markets It always starts with policy. hemp policy The good news is the Farm Bill is renewed every five years. Today, almost no one seems to be growing hemp.

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Kelley Drye: CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – July 2021 #1

Cannabis Law Report

Congressional report offers overview of CBD/hemp market, policy challenges. However, CRS notes some observers suggest “a separate, marketable category exists for the plant’s extracted compounds” such as CBD oil. House lawmakers approved spending bills on a wide range of cannabis-related policy issues. Marijuana Moment.

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The Key Differences Between CBD and THC You Need to Know

United Patients Group

CBD is available in many forms, including gels, gummies , oils, supplements, concentrates, and more. However, the DEA and FDA still consider CBD a drug regulated under the Schedule I classification. CBD is derived from hemp or marijuana plants, both species of Cannabis Sativa. Hemp-derived CBD must have a THC concentration of 0.3

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U.S. Cannabis Legalization Update: Who’s Still Waiting and Who May Legalize

Veriheal

Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. However, there is an exception for low-THC/high-CBD oil. delta-9 THC, similar to hemp-derived CBD oils. states and the District of Columbia currently have legal cannabis, medical or recreational.