Canna Law Blog

MAY 19, 2025

25-5-427 and regulated by 6 CCR 1010-24 ), a landmark bill regulating intoxicating hemp products in the state. This legislation followed recommendations from the Intoxicating Hemp Task Force, which was established a year earlier under SB 22-205. In June 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 23-271 (codified in C.R.S.

Hemp

Canna Law Blog

APRIL 15, 2025

THC (that is, marijuana) is still classified as a controlled substance. THC or less including those derived from hemp may run afoul of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), particularly if theyre sold as food, beverages, or dietary supplements. Federal law isnt on your side Under federal law, cannabis with more than 0.3%

Compliance

LifeCannMD

JUNE 23, 2025

As a miami cannabis doctor practicing here in South Florida, I get asked about Florida’s medical marijuana laws almost daily. I know that sounds like a lot of numbers, but trust me – these limits work for most patients’ medical needs, according to current Florida medical marijuana regulations. The good news?

Patients

NORML

MARCH 3, 2025

"Once again, the lesson is clear: Legalizing and regulating marijuana markets is preferable to prohibiting them. Placing marijuana products behind the counter keeps cannabis out of the hands of young people and it reduces the public's appetite for these unregulated novel intoxicants."

THC

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

Surprising no one, recent findings show that most hemp in Oregon runs hot. This hemp is often sold and marketed online without age verification, in packaging attractive to minors, or at unlicensed retail stores. The technical report at issue runs 45 pages, and covers marijuana as well as hemp. Not a great look overall.

Hemp

Project CBD

JUNE 10, 2025

Word about CBD started to spread within medical marijuana circles when a handful of CBD-rich cannabis cultivars were identified by newly established analytical labs servicing the nascent cannabis industry. One of these CBD-rich varietals was “Harlequin,” so named by Wade Laughter, who didn’t take credit for breeding it.

CBD

Connor & Connor PLLC

JULY 15, 2025

Lastly, the bill requires the Cannabis Advisory Commission to create a subcommittee to conduct a study concerning matters relating to sales of consumable hemp products in this State. Effective October 1, 2025- SB157: Senate Bill 157 increases the lot sizes for testing.

Legislation

The Cannigma

JULY 25, 2025

CannaKeys) The Role of Terpenes in Respiratory Health – Let’s not overlook the therapeutic potential of terpenes, found not only in Cannabis and Hemp plants but also in fruits, vegetables, and essential oils. Acute pulmonary physiologic effects of smoked marijuana and oral Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in healthy young men. Michels, M.,

Cannabinoids

Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 6, 2025

Effective August 1, 2025, the New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) issued emergency amendments to New Mexico’s Hemp extraction, production, transportation, warehousing, and testing administrative code. Ban the use of most semi-synthetic and synthetic cannabinoids in hemp products. ” ( check out NMAC 20.10.2.7 (WW)

Hemp

The Cannigma

JUNE 27, 2025

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Medicine

Veriheal

MARCH 19, 2025

On July 1, 2021, medical marijuana became legal in South Dakota. South Dakota has had a very complicated past and present when it comes to legalizing marijuana, both medically and recreationally. South Dakota has had a very complicated past and present when it comes to legalizing marijuana, both medically and recreationally.

Dispensary

Canna Law Blog

JULY 11, 2025

It also allows OLCC to extend marijuana license terms from one year to five, which would be great. SB 347 disqualifies land from farm use special assessments (tax incentives), following a final civil penalty or conviction for illegal marijuana growing. This may help certain small hemp grows.

Law

Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2025

marijuana laws truly are. marijuana operators cant share in this enthusiasm. I use the word marijuana to refer to cannabis exceeding 0.3% THC and hemp when referring to cannabis at, or below, 0.3% Most countries with any type of marijuana program now acknowledge both medical and scientific marijuana.

DEA

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2025

Marijuana Moment As Texas’s special legislative session enters its second week, a Republican House member on Monday filed companion legislation to a Senate bill that would ban consumable hemp products with any detectable level of THC. Meanwhile, Gov.

THC

Veriheal

MAY 2, 2025

Recently, Texas took a bold step towards potentially banning hemp products that contain any trace of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) , the compound responsible for marijuana’s psychoactive effects. This move comes just six years after the state legalized hemp, which makes this potential ban even more controversial.

Hemp

Veriheal

MARCH 24, 2025

So, even though you can use medical cannabis as an adult when people refer to adult-use marijuana, they are typically talking about recreational use. Hemp oil vs. CBD Oil Hemp specifically refers to cannabis sativa plants whose parts contain 0.3% Hemp can also be used in foods, often as a form of seeds or oil.

Oil

Miss Marijuana

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

And if you’re curious about which marijuana strains might be best for your needs, check out this list of top medical marijuana strains. CBD derived from hemp (which contains less than 0.3% The post CBD vs. THC: Medical Benefits and Key Differences appeared first on Miss Marijuana. In the U.S.,

THC

Miss Marijuana

JANUARY 30, 2025

And if you’re curious about which marijuana strains might help, check out this guide on the best medical marijuana strains. Full-spectrum CBD contains all the compounds found in the hemp plant, including small amounts of THC, which work together to enhance each other’s effects (this is called the entourage effect ).

Chronic Pain

Canna Law Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

In yet another setback for hemp and marijuana-adjacent businesses, the U.S. In a previous post, Americas Missed Opportunity in the Global Marijuana Market , I outlined the broader systemic issues facing the marijuana industry. Cannabis is the plant species that includes both marijuana and hemp.

Policy

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2025

Marijuana Moment As lawmakers in Texas weigh whether to criminalize intoxicating hemp products containing any detectable amount of THC, a Texas Democrat has introduced a new bill that would legalize and regulate marijuana for adults 21 and older.

Legislation

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 5, 2025

As the cannabis industry awaits potential marijuana rescheduling, eyes seem focused on state-legal operators and the tax relief they might enjoy. But there’s a group of players who’ve been surprisingly quiet, despite potentially having the most to gain: DEA-registered bulk marijuana manufacturers. billion by 2027.

DEA

Canna Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

Heres what the new law does, with a few comments from me: Permits licensees (other than researchers and labs) to provide samples of marijuana items, or to or receive samples, from other licensees or permitted workers at events registered with OLCC. Allows wholesalers to sell or transfer items to marijuana retailers at registered events.

Seed-To-Sale

Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2025

Marijuana Moment “This bill effectively shuts small [hemp] retailers out of a market they helped create.” By Briana Hill, Spotlight Delaware A rift has emerged between the alcohol industry and hemp store operators as each lobbies lawmakers over a pair of state bills that they say could make or break their businesses.

THC

Miss Marijuana

JULY 8, 2025

CBD, short for cannabidiol, is a natural compound found in the hemp plant. There are three main types you should know about: Full-Spectrum CBD has all the natural parts of the hemp plant, including tiny amounts of THC (the stuff that can make you feel high). This mix can work together to boost the pain relief effect.

Oil

The Cannigma

JULY 18, 2025

” This challenge is compounded by strict regulations on low-THC hemp products, making safe and reliable options increasingly scarce (ScienceDirect, 2023). This includes overseeing continued access to hemp-derived, full-spectrum CBD products containing 0.3% ScienceDirect, 2021). References American Journal of Managed Care.

Recreational

The Cannigma

JUNE 28, 2025

Many believe that 420 originated as a police radio code for marijuana violations, but this widespread myth is far from true. Bloom Hemp CBD – Experience Doctor and Nurse-formulated Organic Hemp CBD, crafted with Ayurvedic inspiration and designed to target specific symptoms. References ACLU. 2013, April 12). CelebStoner.

Education

Americans for Safe Access

JULY 6, 2020

Adapted from The Medicalization of Marijuana: Legitimacy, Stigma, and the Patient Experience (Routledge, 2019) by Michelle Newhart and William Dolphin. are marijuana, cannabis, and hemp. For at least the last half-century, marijuana has been the most prevalent term, but cannabis is gaining currency.

Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

JULY 10, 2025

McConnell’s hemp proposal. Seems to add THCA to post-harvest calculations and excludes from the definition of hemp (and therefore prohibits) synthetics not naturally occurring in cannabis, conversion, and arguably marijuana seeds. He writes Here is the key language from Sen.

Hemp

NORML

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Scientists reported: “Our results clearly demonstrate that NIDA cannabis samples are substantially genetically different from most commercially available drug-type strains and share a genetic affinity with hemp samples in several of the analyses.". appeared first on NORML.

Hemp

NORML

APRIL 15, 2019

Marijuana grown by the University of Mississippi for clinical research purposes is genetically divergent from strains of cannabis commercially available in retail markets, according to an analysis prepared by researchers at the University of Northern Colorado.

Hemp

Cannabis Cheri

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

If you are confused by the topic of CBD Hemp oil, you’re not alone. In contrast to the marijuana industry — one of the most highly regulated in the world — the CBD industry can be compared to the Wild West with too few rules and regulations on its production and not enough manpower to enforce the ones that do exist. By Joy Smith.

Hemp

NORML

APRIL 22, 2020

A representative from the Small Business Administration previously acknowledged , “With the exception of businesses that produce or sell hemp and hemp-derived products (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334), marijuana-related businesses are not eligible for SBA-funded services.”

Access

NORML

MARCH 18, 2019

State lawmakers have approved a series of bills reducing penalties for marijuana possession offenses and strengthening and expanding legal protections for medical cannabis patients. Senate Bill 323 amends minor marijuana possession penalties. INDUSTRIAL HEMP. The measures now await action from Democratic Gov. DECRIMINALIZATION.

Decriminalization

Cannabis Chronicles

MARCH 29, 2019

PORTLAND — Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBD, a compound in hemp that many see as a health aid. Marijuana, illegal under federal law , has enough THC to get users high. Hemp has almost none — 0.3

Hemp

NORML

JANUARY 12, 2021

consumers perceive cannabis (as CBD, hemp, marijuana, and THC) as having medical uses and view the potential for abuse of cannabis as less than for commonly prescribed medications and alcohol.". The post Survey: Most Americans Say Marijuana Possesses Less Abuse Potential Than Alcohol appeared first on NORML.

Marijuana

Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 2, 2019

section, the Travel Security Administration clarified that Food and Drug Administration-approved hemp products like certain CBD medications are now allowed in both carry-on and checked bags. Marijuana Moment, a marijuana policy blog, first reported the update. Marijuana Moment, a marijuana policy blog, first reported the update.

Hemp

NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Several bills have been introduced in the state legislature, ranging from legal hemp production to adult-use marijuana legalization, and the fight for freedom has never been more widely supported than now. — Bipartisan bill HB 481 would legalize the personal adult-use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of marijuana.

Marijuana