The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In October, Senator Mitch McConnell directed the DEA to figure out how to distinguish hemp from marijuana. Note that McConnell still refers to marijuana as hemp’s “illicit cousin.” Several northeastern states tried to coordinate their marijuana policies. November brought us turkey and hemp rules.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2022

The debate surrounding delta-8 THC and the proper regulation of intoxicating hemp products has accelerated greatly over the last several months, fueled by multiple court decisions, federal policy actions, and new state laws. Not least of which is last May’s decision in AK Futures LLC v. Distro, LLC , No. 21-56133, 2022 WL 1574222 (9th Cir.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2019

Starting today, US manufacturers and merchants can apply through LegitScript to certify CBD products and websites that are in compliance with USDA, FDA, FTC, and DEA regulations, as well as state-specific laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The membership subsequently met with the USDA’s new Hemp Work Group, and White House officials that serve the President on agriculture and drug control policy. Senators) who joined the group in a spirited, interactive discussion on hemp public policy. The national media took notice of some of the highlights: Rep. This is a moment.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 3, 2021

In common usage, when people refer to THC they are talking about delta-9 THC. (In In this article, when we use the term “THC” without a modifier, we are referring to delta-9 THC.) . When we talk about “cannabis,” though, we’re commonly referring to cannabis plants with THC content of 0.3% That rule is not yet final. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

Legislation opens doors for cannabis policy reform in the current Congress. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), released draft legislation today that would remove cannabis from the schedule of controlled substances while allowing states to determine their own cannabis policies. WASHINGTON, D.C. Senators Cory Booker, D-N.J.,

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2022

The court also considered Boyd Street’s counterarguments that (1) DEA has interpreted the 2018 Farm Bill as inapplicable to delta-8 THC due to its method of manufacture and (2) Congress never intended for the Act to legalize any psychoactive substance. as opposed to delta-8 THC or total THC (i.e., The Implications.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

This is partly due to the heavy involvement of the DEA throughout the production process. The biggest change to come out of the recent change was the improved negligence violation policy. Of course, this is where negligence violation and the DEA come into play. . This percentage is calculated based on a batch’s dry weight.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

During the 20 th century, law enforcement and public policy activities have undermined opportunities for scientific exploration. Relevant AAFP Policy. In this position paper, cannabis is an overarching term used to refer to the plant Cannabis sativa. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports approximately 2.5%

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2025

Much of it was driven by Germanys newly formed government keeping its quasi-legalization policy intact, even if adult-use trials remain uncertain. Of note, in this blog post I use the word cannabis when referring to the entire plant; it is also the word used in the 1961 Single Convention. Unfortunately, state-legal U.S. How the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 1, 2019

8 In January of this year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era policy which had de-prioritized federal prosecution of those involved in the cannabis industry in states which had legalized medical or recreational cannabis. any other Federal criminal statute.” Stop When You’re Told. 31 See Lisa N.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Griffen’s article is just one of many parsing the language of the 2018 Farm Bill and a 2023 DEA letter on the topic. See also: “ THCA and the DEA: Rod Breaks Down the Latest News ” from Rod Kight, an another attorney prominent in the space. I would say: “Someone over at DEA wrote a letter last year indicating that it’s not.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

(See Thoughts on the Terrible Pageant of Marijuana Rescheduling ) Even if marijuana is moved into Schedule III, it will still be illegal to buy and sell interstate without a DEA license, and state markets won’t fundamentally change. marijuana operators. 959) and not others (e.g. The leading case on this topic is United States v.

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The Cannigma

MAY 15, 2023

Schedule III substances are subject to certain controls not applicable to all other prescription drugs, including the requirement that a medical professional with a specific license issued by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) must conduct an in-person examination before prescribing it. 1 Related Stories What’s the deal with ketamine?

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Project CBD

AUGUST 23, 2023

A leading California cannabis industry policy influencer, Devitt is currently Director of Regulatory Affairs at CannaCraft & March and Ash. There must be a concerted effort by the FDA and DEA to address the public health crisis spawned by the proliferation of unregulated designer drugs being sold under the guise of hemp.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is now mandated to approve applications to be manufacturers of marijuana-derived, FDA-approved drugs under the bill. Decriminalization refers to the relaxation of criminal penalties associated with personal cannabis use. The law gives the U.S.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Throughout the years, the SAFE Banking Act has been revised and is now referred to as the SAFE Banking Plus Act. This bill also directs the DEA to register manufacturers and distributors of CBD or marijuana for commercial production of an approved drug that contains marijuana or its derivative. The Drug Policy Reform Act.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

To learn more about telehealth appointments and CannaMD ‘s COVID-19 safety measures, see: Coronavirus Policies. In practice, the chances of feds or the DEA sitting at the border waiting to catch someone – that’s just not happening. The Florida Highway Patrol Policy Manual outlines these rights.

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The Cannigma

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Listen & Subscribe: In light of Black History Month, we feel it is important and relevant to talk about how minorities in the United States and around the world have been disproportionately affected by drug policy and the war on drugs. HD: But yeah, so now you have more manufacturers making reference standards. So very, very small.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 14, 2021

Drug policy reform advocates widely hailed the introduction of the bill, noting the historical significance of the Senate Majority Leader leading the charge to end prohibition. Maritza Perez, director of national affairs for the Drug Policy Alliance , pointed out one issue her organization will be working to amend. Early criticism.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

After purchasing the samples from various stores and noting their age verification policies, the presence or absence of COAs, whether they use warning labels and recording the number of products they carry, the majority of the analysis was performed by FESA Labs , an independent testing facility in Santa Ana, CA. References.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Barr stated, “I am not going to go after companies that have relied on the Cole memorandum,” referring to the 2013 Obama administration policy of not enforcing marijuana prohibition in states where legalization has been established. “To Nevertheless, during his confirmation hearing in January 2019, Attorney General William P.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In fact, the federal government’s trademark policies are encouraging pirate manufacturers to cheat delta-8 consumers nationwide—and put the public’s health at risk. . We just don’t have enough tools to enforce it in this gray market right now,” he said, referring to the cannabis space. . DEA’s July 2021 update. But the U.S.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 19, 2021

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 didn’t appear on the DEA’s radar until nearly 30 years later. View Max Savage Levenson’s articles.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

Small Business Administration (SBA) has quietly reintroduced a policy that effectively disqualifies most of them from critical federal loan programs. Using ‘cannabis’ to mean only marijuana creates unnecessary confusion especially since ‘cannabis’ could just as easily refer to hemp. Otherwise, be specific.)

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

When talking about THC we usually refer specifically to delta-9 THC, but tetrahydrocannabinols are a family of cannabinoids that share a similar molecular structure. Marijuana (defined in the US as any cannabis plant where THC>0.3%) is a schedule I drug according to the DEA and FDA. Is THC safe?

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Cannabis Info

JUNE 8, 2019

Anslinger was appointed to the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (which later became the DEA) in the 1930’s, leading to his dedicated work in criminalizing all drugs?—?particularly Anslinger referred to Jazz?—?made Evidently a fan of Nixon’s drug policy, the 40th US president Ronald Reagan once again declared a ‘War on Drugs’ in 1981.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

DEA increases the cannabis research quota. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced annual quotas for the manufacture of controlled substances for research purposes, providing for 7,000 pounds of cannabis to be used in scientific studies. Battle heating up over Florida ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adult use.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 25, 2019

Both paths are complex processes in which scientific, medical, policy and political forces have influence. There are other avenues Congress can take besides rescheduling marijuana to ameliorate the seeming breakdown in federalism brought about by federal marijuana policy. It was not a policy priority of the Obama administration.

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Cannabis Info

MARCH 26, 2019

The facts cited here, with references, are generally verifiable in the Encyclopedia Britannica which was printed on hemp paper for 150 years: All schoolbooks were made from hemp or flax paper until the 1880s; Hemp Paper Reconsidered, Jack Frazier, 1974. These are policies from the Dark Ages; they remain alive and well to this day.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 18, 2020

As of August 14, 2020, I could only find one tweet from @realDonaldTrump that actually references the cannabis plant: @BillMaher needs to cut back on the pot, and maybe he will stop making offers he can’t afford. We summarized his views in September 2019 , noting the lack of social media statements as well, in grading him, on pot policy.

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