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Hemp vs Cannabis: The Differences Explained

Otherside Farms

People new to the cannabis world can get in legal trouble mixing up hemp vs cannabis. This guide explains the difference between cannabis and hemp. The Big Hemp vs Cannabis Debate. The confusion about hemp vs cannabis stems from slang terms meeting legal terms. In reality, hemp is cannabis, and cannabis is hemp.

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Should You Import Hemp to the United States?

Canna Law Blog

The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill and the legalization of hemp and hemp-derived products has sparked strong business interest from foreign stakeholders. IMPORTING HEMP. Although the 2018 Farm Bill legalized the commercialization of hemp and its derivatives, the production of the crop has yet to be regulated by the U.S.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: What You Need to Know

Canna Law Blog

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 2018 Farm Bill ) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. States are (mostly) consistent when it comes to hemp production.

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Are CBD-Infused Alcohol Beverages Legal?

Canna Law Blog

This post provides an overview of the regulatory framework of alcoholic beverages, including pre-manufactured industrial hemp-infused drinks and “homemade” alcoholic drinks infused with CBD oil or extracts. Pre-Manufactured Alcohol Beverages Infused with Hemp. Drinks Infused with CBD Oil or Extracts.

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UK: Assoc For The Cannabinoid Industry Founder Says UK World’s Biggest Market After The US

Cannabis Law Report

Such products will generate sales of £690 million ($856 million, 811 million euros) in 2021, according to the Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI). Faced with booming sales, professor Sagnik Bhattacharyya, who researches psychotic and substance abuse disorders at King’s College London, says clinical trials are needed.

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FDA Stresses CBD Safety Concerns in 15 Warning Letters and Revised Consumer Update

The Blunt Truth

Unlike hemp derivatives– hulled hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder, and hemp seed oil–which were added to the FDA’s Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) inventory, the FDA also confirmed that, at this time, CBD is not generally recognized as safe for use in human or animal food.

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Philippines: Cannabis bills likely to be indefinitely postponed

Cannabis Law Report

So far, the DDB and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of CBD for patients afflicted with epilepsy, such as the oral solution Epidiolex for treatment of seizures associated with severe forms of epilepsy. This probably inspired the approval on the third and final reading of House Bill (HB) No. I will not allow it.