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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. percent THC) and products containing cannabinoids derived from hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act.

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Project CBD Stresses Risks of Synthetically Produced Cannabinoids Like Delta-8 THC

Veriheal

Synthetic cannabis and cannabinoids have been connected to adverse effects time and time again. When it comes to synthetic or semi-synthetic cannabinoids, consumers are often unaware of the potential risks that come with consuming such forms of cannabis. Examples of these are delta-8 THC , delta-10 THC , and HHC. .

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Report: Domestic Hemp Production Soaring in 2019

NORML

percent THC) and products containing cannabinoids derived from hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act. However, the United States Department of Agriculture is still in the process of finalizing federal regulations to oversee the plant’s commercial production.

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TSA says hemp products and CBD medications now cleared to fly

Cannabis Chronicles

In December the $867 billion federal Farm Bill, among other things, classified hemp as an agricultural commodity and took it off the federal controlled substances list. Cannabinoid oil, or CBD, can be extracted and processed from the hemp plant to be used for medicinal purposes.

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New hemp bills introduced on heels of lame-duck session battle

Illinois News Joint

HB0064 includes provisions regarding regulations, licensing, and testing hemp but would regulate hemp without altering the legal definition of hemp set forth in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). Permits the sale and possession of hemp cannabinoids by persons 21 years of age or over.

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Academic Cannabis Conference sets presenter schedule

Illinois News Joint

Jose Leme is an Assistant Professor of Cannabis Biology and Controlled Environment Agriculture and Executive Committee member of the Southern Illinois University Cannabis Science Center. Saunders earned bachelor’s degree in agriculture from UT-Martin with a focused on crop and soil management. 1:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. –

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CBD Hemp Versus Industrial Hemp: What You Need to Know

Cannabis Cheri

Once pollinated, hemp essentially stops producing cannabinoids such as CBD and puts all of its energy into seed production. These unfertilized flower clusters are rich in cannabinoids such as CBD, CBG, CBN and others. PCR hemp buds, on the other hand, produce somewhere in the neighborhood of 15% to 20% cannabinoids.

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