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DEA Declares Marijuana Seeds Below THC Limit are Legal Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

A January letter from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) revealed its official stance that marijuana seeds with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration lower than 0.3% The 2018 Farm Bill excluded hemp from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)’s definition of marijuana, lifting control on all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L.,

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DEA Attempts To Regulate CBD Processing

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Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published an interim final rule surrounding hemp and hemp derivatives. Although the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and hemp derivatives under.3% Although the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp and hemp derivatives under.3% hemp” as that term defined under the [2018 Farm Bill] —is not controlled.

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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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Hemp vs. Marijuana: Why Can’t Cops Tell Them Apart?

Cannabis Law Report

There are three distinct species of Cannabis: Sativa, Indica, and Ruderalis. What we refer to as marijuana belongs in both the Sativa and Indica family. Hemp, on the other hand, is solely a member of the Sativa species. Even though the 2018 Farm Bill changed that legal definition, law enforcement has yet to change with it.

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Six Things You Need to Know About CBD and Other Hemp-containing Pet Products

Cannabis Law Report

The basics on CBD, hemp and the 2018 Farm Bill. In December 2018, the Agriculture Improvement Act, also known as the 2018 Farm Bill, changed how certain types of cannabis are scheduled by removing hemp, defined as cannabis and derivatives of cannabis with extremely low concentrations of THC (less than 0.3%

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Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act: What The Proposed Federal Cannabis Laws Would Mean For Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

The federal hemp framework was established by the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). Hemp, hemp-derived THC, and hemp derivatives were removed from the CSA under the 2018 Farm Bill. States still retain the ability to exercise primary regulatory authority over hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Nevada veterinarians can now treat patients with certain cannabis products

Cannabis Law Report

The cannabis sativa plant contains more than 90 unique compounds, or cannabinoids, including CBD and THC, as well as almost 500 other terpenoids and phenylpropanoids. The federal government’s position on cannabis has somewhat softened in recent years, most notably with the 2018 Farm Bill’s removal of industrial hemp containing 0.3%

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