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Is Irradiation Treatment on Cannabis Too Good to be True?

Medicinal Genomics

Our first thought was that DNA from the dead microbes was still present on the sample after the irradiation treatment. So our working theory became that irradiation treatments don’t actually kill microbes or otherwise disrupt the cell membrane enough to liberate the DNA from the microbial cells. Research by Hieke et al. Stay tuned.

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California Breaks With the FDA, Poised to Legalize Hemp Cannabinoids in Food and Beverage Products

Cannabis Law Report

The California Legislature has passed a bill that will allow California consumers to purchase food, beverage, dietary supplements, and cosmetics manufactured with hemp-derived cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD). Some background as to why there is no inter state market for industrial hemp CBD food and beverage products is in order.

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The Untold Story of Black Hemp Farmers in America

PrestoDoctor

The history of Black hemp farmers in America is a story that has been largely ignored. Many people are unaware of the important role that these pioneering farmers played in the development of the hemp industry. Black farmers played a critical role in the development of the hemp industry, but their stories have gone untold.

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Washington’s Hemp Plan

Canna Law Blog

On November 20th, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) released the hemp cultivation plan (the “Plan”) that it intends to submit to the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) along with a corresponding set of hemp regulations (“Hemp Rules”). This post will provide an overview of Washington’s hemp plan.

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Food, Drug or Something Else: What is Hemp-Derived CBD?

Cannabis Law Report

Nevertheless, the FDA currently stands as a pillar of uncertainty in the cannabis industry, at least when it comes to products derived from “hemp”, now defined essentially as Cannabis sativa L. The FDA approved a purified CBD product for the treatment of certain types of seizures in 2018 under its new drug application process.

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FDA Enforcement Against Hemp-CBD Products Has Begun

Canna Law Blog

On January 3 rd , according to the owner of a smoke shop in Yuma, Arizona, officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized a variety of CBD products from the store’s shelves. Under the FD&C Act, it’s illegal to introduce drug ingredients like these into the food supply, or to market them as dietary supplements.

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$12 Billion Industrial Hemp Markets Analysis by Product (Seeds, Fiber, Shives), Application (Textiles, Personal Care, Food & Beverages, Animal Care) – Global Forecast to 2028 – ResearchAndMarkets.com

Cannabis Law Report

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Industrial Hemp Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Product (Seeds, Fiber, Shives), By Application (Textiles, Personal Care, Food & Beverages, Animal Care), By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2021-2028” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

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