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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Carolina

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The North Carolina Department of Agriculture (“NCDA”) provides a useful summary of the state’s law regarding hemp cultivation: Hemp production has been legalized in North Carolina, but only as part of the state’s pilot program as allowed under federal law.

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Idaho State Police Are Not Required to Return Seized Hemp (Yet)

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This is because although Section 10114 of the 2018 Farm Bill prohibits states from interfering with the interstate transport of hemp and hemp products, that protection is limited to hemp that was cultivated in accordance with Section 10113 of the 2018 Farm Bill. has a large order to fill for a natural food store in Billings, Montana.

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Granny Purps v. County of Santa Cruz

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Specifically, the Sixth District found that, while the County is not compelled to return seized property if the property is illegal, the local ordinance at issue “ultimately regulates land use within the County; it does not (nor could it) render illegal a substance that is legal under state law.”.

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Illinois: Impact of marijuana legalization important lesson for employers

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23 forum, “The Legalization of Cannabis and Implications Under State Law,” brought together labor and employment lawyers, members of Benesch’s cannabis practice group and in-house counsel from Illinois employers. In the 2015 Colorado case, Coats v. Dish Network , an employee was fired for failing a drug test. Source: [link].

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Did the 2018 Farm Bill Open the Door to Importing Hemp?

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The 2014 Farm Bill allows for the limited cultivation of industrial hemp, but that bill requires that hemp be grown pursuant to an agricultural pilot program in compliance with state law. In November 2015, Innovative Nutraceuticals, LLC placed an order for hemp from Spain to L&M Natural Hemp.

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 Jay Kotzker: United States v. Bilodeau, No. 19-2292 (1st Cir. 2022)

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was improper given the prohibition against spending federal funds to prosecute criminal defendants for marijuana-related offenses contained in the Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment (now known as the Joyce-Blumenauer Amendment), a congressional appropriations rider, which has been in place since 2015. 801 et seq.,

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Bankruptcy Protection Continues to Elude the Cannabis Industry

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Compliance with state laws is of little benefit when it comes to federal bankruptcy, banking, and tax codes. Usually this exclusion falls under §1129(a)(3) which bars any plan “forbidden by law.” BAP 2015); In re Medpoint Mgmt., 2015); In re McGinnis , 453 B.R. See In re Arenas , 535 B.R. 845 (10th Cir.