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Potential Issues With Testing Hemp Under The 2018 Farm Bill

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

While the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp federally, USDA’s regulations highlight potential issues for hemp producers with regard to new testing requirements in state or tribal plans. and any part of such plan, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.”

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

Canna Law Blog

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. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) is preparing to regulate the commercial cultivation under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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How do Illinois and Missouri cannabis industries compare?

Illinois News Joint

Last November, the citizens of Missouri passed Amendment 3 via ballot initiative, legalizing recreational cannabis in the Show Me state and expanding on the medical program that started in 2018. 25% tax on any product with a THC concentration more than 35%. State Population Missouri: 6.18 m Illinois: 12.67 in additional tax.

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DEA Admits Seeds “are generally uncontrolled and legal, regardless of how much THC might end up being produced in buds if those seeds were cultivated.”

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana might be federally prohibited, but the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has effectively acknowledged that the plant’s seeds are generally uncontrolled and legal, regardless of how much THC might end up being produced in buds if those seeds were cultivated. percent THC. are uncontrolled as long as they don’t exceed 0.3

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USPTO Allows Hemp-related Trademarks on or after December 20, 2018

The Blunt Truth

115-334 (also known as the “2018 Farm Bill”). The 2018 Farm Bill has since legalized the production and marketing of “hemp.” 2018 Farm Bill, § 297A. 2018 Farm Bill, § 297A. Guide 1-19 explains that the 2018 Farm Bill removed “hemp” as a controlled substance under the CSA. December 20, 2018.

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Is CBD Legal in All 50 U.S. States?

Leafwell

However, protections only extend to CBD cultivated from hemp plants and with a concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) below 0.3%. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. In other words, the legality of CBD derived from marijuana is still in a legal gray area (but more on that in a moment).

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California Hemp Cultivation Law is About to Change, Again

Canna Law Blog

Today, I’m going to talk about SB-153, which could have a massive impact on California’s hemp cultivation industry. If you haven’t read about the 2018 Farm Bill yet, in short, it allows states to set up their own hemp production programs after approval by the USDA. Below are some of the highlights of the bill.