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DEA Finally Agrees to Expand Marijuana Research Amid Pressure from Lawsuit

WeedAdvisor

Despite a 90-day deadline for review, the DEA ignored this cut-off and simply sat on the applications for three years. This likely would have been longer, but the DEA had not anticipated a legal threat to force some action. Given the DEA’s stonewalling, forcing their hand is a notable achievement. Dozens of Applications”. .

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

Cannabis Law Report

According to figures published in the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program Statistical Report, agents and their partners confiscated approximately 5.53 million plants via its domestic eradication program. Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized over 5.5 million plants were confiscated).

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What Happened to Hemp?

Canna Law Blog

Before the 2018 Farm Bill, only a few states ran limited “research” pilot programs for hemp. Bad policy and the new cannabinoids markets It always starts with policy. And here’s the fundamental problem, in my opinion: hemp and marijuana are the same plant, albeit with different levels of THC. Could that be true?

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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. In 2015, Idaho state legalized CBD with a THC concentration of less than 3%. 3% THC is legal for treating qualifying health conditions and even recreationally. THC was legalized for qualifying conditions.

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Hemp and CBD: Submit Your Comments on USDA Interim Hemp Rules By December 30

Canna Law Blog

The hemp industry is up in arms over the USDA’s interim rules establishing a domestic hemp program. Most of us in the hemp industry are well-aware of the major issues in the interim rules: 15-day pre-harvest testing requirements, total THC, DEA laboratories, and crop insurance to name a few. 3% Total THC. 3% Total THC.

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Press Release: LegitScript Announces New CBD e-Commerce Certification Program to Ensure Accountability, Regulatory Compliance

Cannabis Law Report

LegitScript, the global leader in merchant and product certification and monitoring in the e-commerce and payment sectors, has launched a new certification program for legally compliant CBD products and websites. LegitScript’s CEO, John Horton, said the program will bring transparency and structure to the CBD industry.

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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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