The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This legislation would decriminalize marijuana use at the federal level, require expungement of criminal records and set up grant programs for those most affected by the War on Drugs. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) DEA ACT Another cannabis act was introduced late last week, the Deferring Executive Authority Act (DEA).

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2020

That is the DEA’s interim final rule suggesting that in-process hemp extract shall be treated as a schedule I controlled substance during any point at which its THC concentration exceeds 0.3 The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. The 2018 Farm Bill Does Not Support the DEA Interim Rule.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Cannabinoid Hemp Program Regulations (Finally) Finalized. While much attention is focused on New York’s adult-use cannabis market, the CCB and Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) are also responsible for overseeing both the Medical Marijuana and Cannabinoid Hemp Programs.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Before the 2018 Farm Bill, only a few states ran limited “research” pilot programs for hemp. And here’s the fundamental problem, in my opinion: hemp and marijuana are the same plant, albeit with different levels of THC. delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis, it’s legally classified as “hemp.” Delta-9 THC, rather than the 0.3%

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The DEA sends a letter to Georgia pharmacies. GEORGIA Earlier this fall, we noted that independent pharmacies in Georgia would begin offering low THC oil to medical marijuana patients. Well, apparently the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) noted that as well, and they didn’t take kindly to it.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

Any laboratory testing hemp for THC concentration under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program must be registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to handle controlled substances. The directory below summarizes hemp testing laboratories who are registered with the DEA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2020

Any laboratory testing hemp for THC concentration under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program must be registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to handle … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Any laboratory testing hemp for THC concentration under the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program must be registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to handle controlled substances. The directory below summarizes hemp testing laboratories who are registered with the DEA.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

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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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

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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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2019

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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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Domestic Hemp Production Program through an interim final rule which was made available yesterday and will be published in the Federal Register on October 31. The program you are licensed under depends on the location of your hemp growing facility. State Hemp Program Contacts. must be accomplished under DEA guidance.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

Hemp growers and processors are required to register annually with DATCP as part of the state’s Hemp Research Program, which will continue through the 2021 growing season. “There’s been some constant change with the federal government, how they’ve taken that program and then states have had to adjust.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 16, 2022

Indiana does not have a legal medical or adult-use cannabis program. It started up again under the 2014 Farm Bill that allowed farms with DEA approval to grow hemp for research and expanded after the 2018 Farm Bill passed. Does Indiana have a medical cannabis program? Medical: No Recreational: No Reciprocity: N/A.

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Cannabis Chronicles

MARCH 29, 2019

That’s because the only way to distinguish hemp and marijuana, which look and smell alike, is by measuring their tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, and officers don’t have the testing technology to do so on the spot. Marijuana, illegal under federal law , has enough THC to get users high. Hemp has almost none — 0.3

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 29, 2019

A researcher filed suit against the DEA, claiming the cannabis she was required to use in her work was “sub-par.” In other federal news, the DEA confirmed that “hemp plants and cannabidiol (CBD) preparations at or below the 0.3 percent delta-9 THC threshold” are not controlled substances. See you next week!

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids. The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule. DEA Laboratory Registration. This topic goes to the requirement that all hemp be tested for “total THC.” Cannabis plants with total THC levels higher than.3%,

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

Both Oregon and California (and now Washington) have THC program export bills, but those laws are anticipatory and mostly symbolic. Neither California nor Washington – nor any other state with a closed-loop, “marijuana” program – allows for licensee shipments interstate. See our thoughts here and here ).

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United Patients Group

APRIL 3, 2023

Epidiolex, an FDA-approved medication containing CBD (cannabidiol), has been listed as Schedule 5 by the DEA since June 25th, 2019. Another for of ‘prescribed’ cannabis is Marinol , which is synthetic THC, developed in the 80’s and used for such conditions as Cancer and AIDS. Cannabis is a schedule 1 substance.

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Veriheal

APRIL 11, 2022

He also emphasized the fact that medical cannabis programs are now legal in 37 states, as well as four out of five inhabited U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). According to the company’s CEO, George Hodgin, “federally legal FDA- and DEA-approved cannabis-based drugs will absolutely upend the traditional pharmaceutical market.”.

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CannaMD

AUGUST 8, 2020

But CBD’s stolen the spotlight, partially because of its good cop/bad cop relationship with another famous cannabinoid: T etrahydrocannabinol or THC. THC is responsible for marijuana’s psychoactive effects. If you feel “high,” THC’s usually to blame. CBD Scheduling Rule Change.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 5, 2020

Lawmakers wrestled with the issue of capping THC content in medical marijuana for those patients under the age of 21. They see legalization as a solution to problems with the medical cannabis program. The Department of Agriculture delayed a requirement that the DEA conduct all THC testing on hemp crops. STATE NEWS.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As of now, this is still a proposal, and it’s anyone’s guess if the DEA (who would do the actual re-scheduling) will think that’s a good idea. In October , independent pharmacies in Georgia registered with the Georgia Board of Pharmacy to provide low THC oil to medical cannabis patients. But what about federal legislation ??

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

An Examination of the USDA Hemp Production Program. Hemp Roundtable Vice President and CEO of Kentucky-based Ecofibre, Eric Wang, testified alongside Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, Ryan Quarles, during a Congressional hearing regarding “ An Examination of the USDA’s Hemp Production Program.” Washington D.C.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Alabama Prescription Drug Monitoring Program maintained by Alabama Department of Public Health, and the Alabama Medical Cannabis Patient Registry System maintained by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. Obtaining this permit requires the physician to: complete an application.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

According to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Schedule One drugs are “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are legal. THC is the major ingredient responsible for the “highness” effect of cannabis. Is Medical Cannabis Legal?

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Today, I will focus on questions related to THC testing. Has the USDA provided any list of seeds that have satisfied total THC testing? Although certain states have identified hemp seed that would work well in their specific geographical areas, the USDA has decided not to include a seed certification program in the rules.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

However, this (1) did not offer any help for hemp cultivated in states with hemp programs that were inconsistent with the 2014 Farm Bill, and (2) is only guidance and was not legally binding on any court or law enforcement agency. During transport, the hemp is exposed to too much heat, and the delta-9 THC levels increase.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 28, 2021

D espite the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) announcement in May that it would soon start reviewing grower applications for research purposes, cannabis research continues to be tightly restricted. Many of these medical conditions are featured on the list of qualifying criteria for medical cannabis programs in the 37 U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The USDA has just released a draft version of the interim final rule for the establishment of a domestic hemp production program. Sampling and testing for delta-9 THC: 15-day pre-harvest testing mandated. Laboratory must be DEA-registered. THC (concentrations of less than 0.5% Plants that have a greater than 0.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

Of particular concern to the hemp producers gathered at Boulder Jewish Community Center on Thursday, was the stipulation any plant with a THC level above 0.3% THC or less is nearly impossible. THC or less is nearly impossible. In addition, though hemp plants found to have THC levels between 0.3% Even the U.S.

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Puff Puff Post

APRIL 29, 2019

That’s because the only way to distinguish hemp and marijuana, which look and smell alike, is by measuring their tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, and officers don’t have the testing technology to do so on the spot. Marijuana, illegal under federal law , has enough THC to get users high. Hemp has almost none — 0.3

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2022

One year after the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its final rules on hemp, various states enacted their own regulatory programs. An ISO 17025-compliant, DEA-licensed, and CLIA-licensed laboratory, ACS Laboratory offers the largest state-of-the-art testing facility in cannabis and hemp testing in the eastern U.S.

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 10, 2021

This was part of their “Hemp for Victory Program.” However, in 2004, there was a lawsuit against the Hemp Industries Association and the DEA. Then in 2014, Obama signed the Farm Bill, which would then allow pilot programs for growing hemp, but it still wasn’t supposed to be used commercially. Conditions.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

This past Halloween, the USDA released its Interim Final Rule on the Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program. THC threshold for negligence is arbitrary and inconsistent with federal law. Its repeated shoutouts to the DEA raises concern of inappropriate enforcement actions. Some of it was quite scary.

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 7, 2021

This was part of their “Hemp for Victory Program.” However, in 2004, there was a lawsuit against the Hemp Industries Association and the DEA. Then in 2014, Obama signed the Farm Bill, which would then allow pilot programs for growing hemp, but it still wasn’t supposed to be used commercially. Conditions.

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MedicalJane

JUNE 29, 2018

percent of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the cannabinoid responsible for producing “high” psychoactive effects when consumed. “This approval serves as a reminder that advancing sound development programs that properly evaluate active ingredients contained in marijuana can lead to important medical therapies.”

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