Cannabis Law Report

MAY 6, 2022

This regulatory action has important implications for companies labeling and selling products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (or “Delta-8 THC”). This client alert summarizes the FDA’s actions and offers practical guidance to companies marketing and selling products containing Delta-8 THC.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 19, 2021

In recent months, a synthetic compound derived from hemp called THC-O acetate—often referred to simply as THC-O (pronounced “THC oh”)—has quickly gained popularity among Americans who don’t have access to legal cannabis. . THC-O products are increasingly popular in states where consumers don’t have access to legal cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We got 51 hemp-derived Delta-8 THC products tested by an independent lab, and found high levels of Delta-9 THC in most of them. Customers looking for a “weed light” experience could be getting something decidedly heavy , with delta-9 THC levels well beyond the legal limit and very little in the way of testing for impurities.

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Project CBD

MARCH 8, 2019

Although the federal legality of these products has been a matter of debate, the 2018 Farm Bill signed into law last year officially took hemp and CBD from hemp off of the federal controlled substances list. As of February 2019, the Veterinary Medical Board in California still has no official policy on hemp products.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 20, 2021

We are leaps and bounds ahead of where we were just a quarter century ago, with at least 18 states having legalized adult-use cannabis , and at least 47 with some degree of medical cannabis laws on the books, even if only for Type III cannabis , otherwise called low-THC cannabis or hemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

An Oregon legislative task force established pursuant to HB 3000 (2021) and SB 1564 (2022) is developing policy proposals for 2023 relating to intoxicating cannabinoid products, illegal cannabis production, and water rights issues. THC concentration threshold, but still contain enough THC per milligram to make the product intoxicating.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 9, 2021

Delta-8 THC products have exploded in popularity in the past year, especially in states that haven’t yet legalized the adult use of cannabis. Illicit delta-8 THC vape cartridges may be setting America up for another VAPI lung crisis. No testing. No oversight. No telling what’s in those carts. That’s no exaggeration.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Legislation is pending, House Bill 847, that seeks to criminalize the possession and transportation of hemp flower in the state.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

APRIL 20, 2023

These legal guidelines/laws related to cannabis continue to be enacted, repealed, and debated in the Texas Legislature today, evidencing strong public sentiment for more accepted, legally permissible uses of cannabis and cannabis products. Health & Safety Code § 487.001 et seq. [iv] Specifically, H.B. Code § 169.001 et seq. [vi]

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, HCR 2045, that seeks to arbitrarily cap the potency of cannabis flowers at two percent THC. Send a message to your lawmakers in opposition to THC limits. Send a message to your lawmakers in opposition to THC limits. 4522 was approved by the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy on 3/9/20. AZ resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 25, 2020

At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. NH resident? NH resident? NH resident? VA resident?

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2020

One agency, though, that has surprisingly never lifted a finger against state-legal cannabis–though it is taking a closer look at CBD–is the Federal Trade Commission ( FTC ). CBD testing, packaging, and labeling is no consumer safety picnic either. 3% THC in line with the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 20, 2022

Applicable law: The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 19852 (NDPS), Drugs and Cosmetics Act,1940 (DCA), excise laws and cannabis specific state laws apply. The regulator: The excise department of respective states are responsible to issue licenses for cultivation, possession and use of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 26, 2022

Instead, adult-use dispensaries in the state are proving the system works by checking IDs as required by state law. The study , entitled “What is the likelihood that underage youth can obtain marijuana from licensed recreational marijuana outlets in California, a state where recreational marijuana is legal?”

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. The measure prohibits the release of past records for any marijuana offense that is no longer defined as a crime under state law.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published workplace guidance for creating marijuana policies and drug testing procedures for employed drivers, including education for drivers on marijuana’s effects on safe driving. While federal law limits the delta-9 THC content of hemp to not more than 0.3

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 18, 2021

The Marijuana Policy Project played a leading role in the fight to reform Connecticut ’s cannabis laws. Connecticut is on the cusp of becoming the latest state to legalize cannabis. This year has shown us that state legislatures are capable of rising to the challenge to end cannabis prohibition. MPP noted that S.B.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 31, 2022

The United States Supreme Court once famously wrote that “[l]iberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt.” There is perhaps no area of the law where doubt rules more than the cannabis industry, and perhaps no corner of that industry more shrouded in doubt than Delta-8 THC. What Is Delta-8 THC? So What’s Next?

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WeedAdvisor

JUNE 1, 2019

Those with prescriptions who truly need the drug to live relatively functional lives often find themselves caught in the crossfire between federal and state laws. Citing safety concerns, businesses have marijuana in their crosshairs, testing and terminating anyone caught with THC in their system.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 27, 2021

Delta-8 THC, aka delta-8, the intoxicating cannabinoid synthesized from hemp, is making waves across the United States, and especially in states where marijuana remains illegal. That’s because delta-8 is derived from federally legal hemp, which by law contains less than 0.3% delta-9 THC.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 13, 2019

Across the country, states are moving to legalize medical and recreational cannabis. In states that legalize recreational cannabis, employers and drug testing services have seen significant increases in positivity rates for cannabis metabolites. Drug policies must be updated and must address discrimination concerns.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In tandem with laws legalising medical and adult-use cannabis, the growing trend is for laws in some of these jurisdictions to provide protections to those job applicants and employees who lawfully use cannabis outside of the workplace, leading many employers across the United States to take a hard look at their drug testing and abuse policies.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2021

SB 5372 went into effect on July 25, 2021, and creates a voluntary registration and certification program that hemp processors can opt-in to in the Evergreen State. The purpose of SB 5372 is to allow Washington hemp companies to sell ingestible hemp products, like hemp-CBD, in other states that require certain safety standards.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators in 2021 enacted over 50 laws liberalizing marijuana policies in more than 25 states, according to a report issued today by the National Organization of the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). These policies are popular among voters, regardless of political party.”. FULL REPORT. EXPUNGEMENT.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 31, 2021

Those latter exceptions are particularly important in a state like Virginia, which is home to a large number of federal employees and federal contractors. . “But The governor is poised to sign a bill that will legalize recreational marijuana in Virginia, making it the first state in the south to embrace legalization.

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Update : The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold an executive session for HB 399 on 1/17 at 11am. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1557, to expand the state’s low-THC medical cannabis oil program. Lawmakers decriminalized minor marijuana possession offenses in 2017. NH resident? NY resident? New Mexico.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 25, 2021

Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Over half, or 52 percent of the 40,433 tests came up positive for cannabis, which is currently legal in one form or another in most states. . But the FMCSA doesn’t care about state laws. DOT requires testing for marijuana and not CBD.

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The Joint Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Generally speaking, CBD oil is legal in the United States with a certain catch. Since CBD is a hemp product, it is required by law to contain no more than 0.3 THC trace content by dry weight. The effects of THC responsible for the cannabis high. Hemp Plant State Laws.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 14, 2021

The exploratory trial was the latest of several small trials where ImmunoFlex has focused on analysing immune system modulation at a genomic level resulting from treatment with compounds including CBD, THC, NAC and several other widely available compounds. federal law. We are excited about the potential application of these products.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

In June, Leafly published an article on delta-8 THC products purchased at a smoke shop in Oxnard, CA. The featured image included a bag of copycat Flamin’ Hot Cheetos infused with delta-8 THC. He recognized a small sticker slapped onto the package of supposedly delta-8 THC-infused Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. . Here’s what we found.

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CannaMD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Patients suffering from cancer, epilepsy, chronic seizures, or muscle spasms could use low-THC cannabis products recommended by a licensed doctor. The governor also signed Senate Bill 1700 to protect the privacy of doctors recommending low-THC marijuana and their patients. .’ Who is eligible for medical marijuana?

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 25, 2019

In the succeeding 13 years, 32 states followed with full legalization for medicinal purposes, and 14 states passed laws allowing for low THC/high CBD forms of medical marijuana. Today, only three states (Idaho, South Dakota and Nebraska) prohibit all forms of medical marijuana. What does this mean?

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Today, I intro’d the #StatesReformAct a turnkey federal tax and regulate framework for existing state laws. Nancy Mace (R-SC) unveiled the States Reform Act, a proposal to remove marijuana from the auspices of the federal Controlled Substances Act. . Senior Policy Fellow. The Official Press Release. — Rep.

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

HF 732, would remove the cap on allowable THC, and allow physicians assistants and advanced registered nurses to recommend medical cannabis to patients. LD 991 also seeks to expunge the records of those convicted of marijuana related offenses that are no longer defined as criminal under state law. HI resident? ME resident?

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 16, 2020

Shopify’s policy explicitly states: Shopify can’t provide advice on what and where merchants can sell, but we recommend that merchants review and monitor federal, state, and local laws, as well as monitor updates from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). cosmetics, dietary supplements, etc.)

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

FDA’s announcement comes on the heels of an active 2019, during which both FDA and the FTC issued warning letters to marketers of CBD products 1 and the plaintiffs’ bar began to actively file class-action lawsuits against marketers of CBD products under state law. Nonetheless, these products are widely available.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 14, 2022

FDA Issues Warning Letters to Companies Illegally Selling CBD and Delta-8 THC Products . Large Majority of Americans Favor Legal Recreational Cannabis Under Federal Law – Nearly two-thirds of Americans want recreational cannabis use to be legal under federal law and in their own state.

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