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What’s in a name? Marijuana, Cannabis, and Hemp

Americans for Safe Access

are marijuana, cannabis, and hemp. In January 2018, “medical marijuana” appeared roughly 1,750,000 times to a mere 567,000 hits for “medical cannabis.” Putting aside colloquialisms, the three terms commonly used in the U.S. For at least the last half-century, marijuana has been the most prevalent term, but cannabis is gaining currency.

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Report: Domestic Hemp Production Soaring in 2019

NORML

State regulators licensed farmers and researchers to cultivate over 500,000 total acres of industrial hemp in the first half of 2019, according to data compiled by the organization VoteHemp.com. “Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp cultivation in the US has grown rapidly,” the group summarizes in a press release.

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Senate Agriculture Committee to Address Industrial Hemp Production

NORML

Members of the US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will hear expert testimony next week regarding the production of industrial hemp and hemp-derived products. In December, Congress enacted legislation removing industrial hemp (defined as cannabis containing less than 0.3

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Important Update from USDA

Americans for Safe Access

The signing of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm Bill) into law resulted in the descheduling of hemp and opened the door to the wide scale production of the crop. USDA released its Interim Final Rule on Hemp on October 31, 2019. THC by dry weight. THC by dry weight.

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Feb 28 Update – and What is Delta-8 THC? | The 2018 Farm Bill and Hemp.

Cannabis Law Report

The 2018 Farm Bill and Hemp. … Read More. The post Feb 28 Update – and What is Delta-8 THC? | first appeared on Cannabis Law Report.

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As China’s Hemp Industry Suffers, U.S. Hemp Growers Prepare to Pounce

Canna Law Blog

hemp market continues to heat up for a variety of reasons, mainly because the general populace is finally starting to understand the difference between cannabis as marijuana and cannabis as hemp (and the benefits of CBD and other cannabinoids derived from cannabis). hemp producers’ gain. hemp producers’ gain.

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Hemp testing over 0.3% THC must be destroyed—here’s why

Leafly

The 2018 Farm Bill opened up hemp farming in the US, but when an entire crop tests over 0.3% The post Hemp testing over 0.3% THC it's considered illegal. THC must be destroyed—here’s why appeared first on Leafly.

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