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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

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Arkansas voters approved a medical cannabis program on November 8, 2016, and the legislature subsequently amended the program through the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016. While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Hemp-CBD Laws: Alabama

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A smaller but growing number of states also regulate the sale of products derived from hemp. In 2016, Alabama enacted the Alabama Industrial Hemp research Program Act, (“ Act ”), which gave the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (“ADAI”) the authority over the production of industrial hemp and hemp products.

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CBD Oil Setback In Europe As Brussels Reclassifies Cannabis Derivative To Ban Sale

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Europe’s booming CBD market is at risk of going bust after food officials recategorised cannabidiol as a novel food, effectively outlawing its sale across the union. This applies to both the extracts themselves and any products to which they are added as an ingredient (such as hemp seed oil). AUTHOR: Mark Taylor.

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Nevada veterinarians can now treat patients with certain cannabis products

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1, 2017, following a 2016 ballot measure. Earlier this year, Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill 101, making Nevada the first state to legalize the use of cannabinoids as a veterinary treatment. Nevada voters approved medical marijuana for people by ballot initiative in 2000. Although products containing 0.3% A simple question.

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Illinois

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A smaller but growing number of states also regulate the sale of products derived from hemp. Since 2016, Illinois has limited the cultivation of industrial hemp by the Illinois Department of Agriculture (“IDA”) and institutions of higher learning for research purposes only. Today we turn to Illinois. the plant Cannabis sativa L.

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Colombia Legalizes Medical Cannabis Flower for Locals and Export

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Colombia had approved legislation in 2016 that regulates the production, distribution, sale and export of seeds, topicals and other cannabis products, but had prohibited the export of dried cannabis flower up until now, fearing that such a move would allow for the flow of legal cannabis products into the black market.

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Article – Hogan Lovells: Regulation of cannabis in Italy: Use in food and cosmetics

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While a law enacted in 2016 promotes the cultivation of hemp as a mean to preserve biodiversity, and to reduce the environmental impact in the agriculture, hemp-derived products for human consumption are still subject to restrictions. The invention of plastic materials that replaced hemp for several uses did the rest.

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