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The Hemp Standard is 0.3% THC. That Should Be Changed.

Canna Law Blog

We are heading into the first decade of scaled commercial hemp production in the United States since the 1920s. As a law firm that has been helping cannabis businesses succeed since 2010, we couldn’t be more excited. Hemp is legal. To briefly summarize, the 2018 Farm Bill defined hemp as “[t]he plant species Cannabis sativa L.

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New Hemp Testing Guidelines Make Meeting 0.3% THC Limit Difficult

Medicinal Genomics

Last week the USDA issued its much-anticipated interim final rule for hemp manufacturing. In a conference call, the USDA further clarified that hemp samples should only include flower and could be as little as the top 2” of the upper-most flower. . The language in the 2014 Farm Bill classified hemp as cannabis with less than 0.3%

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22

NORML

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2149, to amend the definition of “cannabis” under the 2010 voter-approved medical marijuana law. AZ resident? California.

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Native Roots Cannabis Co. Launches First of Its Kind Clean Stock® Program in Colorado Through a Partnership with Front Range Biosciences

Cannabis Law Report

Front Range Biosciences® (“FRB”), a cannabis and hemp genetics platform company, announced today plans to begin a partnership with Colorado’s leading medical and adult use cannabis operator, Native Roots Cannabis Co. Since 2010, Coloradans have turned to Native Roots as their trusted leader in cannabis for wellness and recreation.

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Project CBD Responds to the FDA’s 2023 Statement on CBD

Project CBD

It’s worth noting that cannabidiol (CBD), as a whole plant option or derivative has been available since 2010, and millions of people have used CBD products without apparent harm. But as for nonpharmaceutical CBD — the FDA insists it’s too risky for public consumption.

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The Year in Weed: 2021 Edition

The Blunt Truth

On the federal level, the USDA issued its final rule on hemp. Which brings us to March , when that federal hemp rule took effect. The problem was not in the substance of the initiative itself, but in the fact that the state lost a Congressional seat in 2010, and the state never updated its initiative rules.

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Alan Wilson South Carolina’s AG Says In Official Letter To Chief Mark Keel. Delta 8 Is Not Legal

Cannabis Law Report

Delta-8 THC isn’t legal even if derived from hemp that meets federal THC limits, Chief Mark Keel Keel has served as Chief of the S.C. Alan Wilson was elected South Carolina’s 51st Attorney General on November 2, 2010, re-elected to a second term on November 4, 2014 and re-elected to a third term on November 6, 2018. The Opinion.