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Are CBD-Infused Alcohol Beverages Legal?

Canna Law Blog

The recent wave of crackdowns on cannabidiol (“CBD”)-infused alcohol beverages has further exacerbated public confusion regarding the legal status of the cannabis plant’s non-psychoactive compound. Cannabis is heavily regulated at the state level but unlike alcohol, it is—for the most part—strictly prohibited under federal law.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/11/19

NORML

At the state level, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington launched a new program and began granting pardons to those with past criminal misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions on their record. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). Your Highness, Carly. Priority Alerts. North Dakota.

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Is weed legal in Greece?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. In July, 2017, a joint ministerial decision between the Ministers of Health and Justice legalized medical marijuana in Greece, and changed the classification of cannabis from a Table A drug to a Table B drug. For a first offense, a counseling program can be a substitute for incarceration.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/8/19

NORML

Activists in Nebraska, along with two pro-legalization Senators, qualified a 2020 medical cannabis ballot initiative petition to begin collecting signatures from registered voters in the state. A marijuana legalization proposal in Hawaii was defeated after it failed to pass through two committees before a key deadline last week.

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Dispensaries Plan To Open Soon Despite Medical Marijuana Mess In Missouri

MedicalJane

Although medical cannabis has technically been legal in Missouri for over a year and cards have been issued, patients are still waiting desperately for dispensaries to open across the state. On November 8, 2018, Missouri became the 31st state to legalize medical marijuana. Irregularities plague Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Program.

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

Cannabis Law Report

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Hemp-CBD Laws: Alabama

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. 2014 Farm Bill Industrial Hemp Program. Emphasis added).

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