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10 Tips for Buying Hemp-Derived CBD Products

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With Congress seemingly poised to legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp for many uses, including the production of biomass for CBD oil extraction, many questions remain unanswered. How will the DEA reschedule CBD now that Epidiolex has been approved as a pharmaceutical CBD isolate?

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10 Tips for Buying CBD Oil

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In June 2018, the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) gave its blessing to “Epidiolex,” a purfied CBD pharmaceutical, for treating severe pediatric epilepsy. Six months later, Congress passed the Farm Bill, which legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp for many uses, including the production of biomass for CBD oil extraction.

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Expert Gives Delta-8 THC Thumbs Down

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He has guided clients on license applications, facility design and build out, equipment installation and optimization, and plant oil extraction for cannabis and hemp processing facilities. Are these compounds actually derived from hemp? Scialdone: Only Δ8, Δ9, and Δ10 THC can be synthesized from hemp-derived CBD.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Oklahoma

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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. Today we turn to Oklahoma. Whether the cannabidiol is synthetic or natural.

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Argentina Presents Cannabis, Hemp Industry Bill

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Argentina may soon have a regulated cannabis and hemp industry. On Wednesday, Argentina’s Minister of Productive Development, Matías Kulfas , presented a bill titled, “Regulatory framework for the development of the medical cannabis and hemp industry ,” within the framework of the Economic and Social Council.

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Thailand explores hemp extraction for medical research

Cannabis Law Report

Experts at Khon Kaen University (KKU) in Thailand recently gathered to discuss research and academic collaboration related to hemp extraction in order to develop hemp products. The main mission of the institute is to conduct research on hemp and cannabis for benefits in medical and related industrial purposes.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

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In general, I think that botanical medicine is safer than pharmaceutical medicine, that the chances of causing harm are much less. I include pharmaceutical drugs in that category. In general, I think that botanical medicine is safer than pharmaceutical medicine. They’re less interested in the pharmaceutical versions.

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