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U.S. Secret Service Relaxes Past-Use Cannabis Policy for Applicants

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Secret Service (USSS) recently loosened its applicant drug use policy to be more accommodating to past cannabis consumers. Before this policy, cannabis use within the past three years led to automatic disqualification. Cannabis is increasingly being legalized in many U.S.

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Washington Bans Hemp-CBD in Food

Canna Law Blog

If you’ve been following the hemp scene in Washington state, you know it’s been a bit of a roller coaster. The latest “drop” comes in the form of an August 1 memo from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) titled Restrictions on the use of hemp CBD as a food ingredient.

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The Sale of CBD Foods Is Legal in the UK (For Now)

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Last week, the Food Standard Agency (“ FSA ”), the agency responsible for protecting public health in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, the “UK”), cleared a path for the sale of CBD-infused food for the next 12 months. The EFSA guidance on cannabinoids strongly echoes the U.S.

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What Happened to Hemp?

Canna Law Blog

He said: “licensed acres in hemp are at pre-farm bill levels.” Before the 2018 Farm Bill, only a few states ran limited “research” pilot programs for hemp. But, take a look: The USDA 2022 National Hemp Report , at page 1, indicates that all industrial hemp “in the open” totaled 28,314 acres. Could that be true?

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U.S. Hemp Roundtable Requests FDA Issue Policy Of Enforcement Discretion For CBD

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp Roundtable sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf requesting the immediate issue of an enforcement discretion policy for dietary supplements containing hemp-derived CBD and other cannabinoids. Hemp Roundtable looks forward to working with FDA on this.”. Today, the U.S. Read the letter here.

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FDA Suggests Congress Holds the Key to Legalizing CBD-Infused Foods

Canna Law Blog

During a recent interview with the Brookings Institution, Scott Gottlieb, the departing head of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), explained it would take several years for the agency to come up with rules that would legalize the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp-CBD) in food products, unless Congress steps in.

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Are CBD Food and Drinks Really Not Legal? Really?

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on hemp-derived cannabidiol (hemp-CBD) products. Most of them, however, have little or no familiarity with hemp-CBD, and that is why they reach out and hire us. The FDA has taken a “not legal” position on hemp-CBD in consumables through its oft-cited FAQ and elsewhere. What are we are missing?” Would they win?

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