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Senate Agriculture Committee to Address Industrial Hemp Production

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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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Agriculture Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack: Climate Reformer or Saboteur?

Project CBD

Agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to the climate crisis, and it must be a key part of the solution.

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CBD Advocate, Minnesota Democrat & House Agriculture Chairman, Collin Peterson, Loses Seat

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp Industry Daily reports that House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat and sponsor of a bill to require federal food and agriculture regulators … Read More. The post CBD Advocate, Minnesota Democrat & House Agriculture Chairman, Collin Peterson, Loses Seat first appeared on Cannabis Law Report.

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CBD Hemp Versus Industrial Hemp: What You Need to Know

Cannabis Cheri

If you are confused by the topic of CBD Hemp oil, you’re not alone. In contrast to the marijuana industry — one of the most highly regulated in the world — the CBD industry can be compared to the Wild West with too few rules and regulations on its production and not enough manpower to enforce the ones that do exist. By Joy Smith.

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BREAKING NEWS: FDA and USDA Start Making Sense on Hemp CBD

Canna Law Blog

According to Hemp Industry Daily reporter Laura Drotleff , it an eventful week for hemp regulation at the National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA) meeting in Arlington, Virginia. FDA Changing Its Tune on Hemp CBD? The FDA is finally taking a rational approach to Hemp CBD. Both are analyzed below.

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TSA says hemp products and CBD medications now cleared to fly

Cannabis Chronicles

section, the Travel Security Administration clarified that Food and Drug Administration-approved hemp products like certain CBD medications are now allowed in both carry-on and checked bags. Cannabinoid oil, or CBD, can be extracted and processed from the hemp plant to be used for medicinal purposes.

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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: New York

Canna Law Blog

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Today we’ll take a look at New York.

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