Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon change its tune on hemp-derived CBD (Hemp CBD) thanks to a bill recently filed by chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. The FDA’s view is that Hemp CBD was not marketed as such prior to the investigation of CBD as a drug.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

After a significant outcry by the hemp community, the USDA is backing down from its requirement that all hemp be tested at DEA-registered labs for the 2020 season. However, hemp producers should be aware that the USDA expects to begin enforcing the requirement to use DEA-registered labs for the 2021 growing season.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. Congressional report offers overview of CBD/hemp market, policy challenges. However, CRS notes some observers suggest “a separate, marketable category exists for the plant’s extracted compounds” such as CBD oil. agriculture grant awards.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 3, 2020

In addition, officials say it’s a “fool’s errand” to get people to stop taking over-the-counter CBD. According to the Daily, the testing delay comes after farmers and states alike complained there wouldn’t be enough DEA labs to handle demand. Department of Agriculture acknowledges the complaints in an update Thursday. “We

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 26, 2021

Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its final rule that provides regulations for the production of hemp in the United States. Below are some highlights from the final rule: DEA Certification Requirement. This will most likely result in fewer laboratories available overall for hemp testing.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue urging the Secretary to extend the public commend period by 60 days. Most of us in the hemp industry are well-aware of the major issues in the interim rules: 15-day pre-harvest testing requirements, total THC, DEA laboratories, and crop insurance to name a few. Your Comments Matter.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

Analysts predict that pet-and-animal product sales are among the fastest-growing sectors in the CBD market with estimated sales reaching $125 million by 2022. The basics on CBD, hemp and the 2018 Farm Bill. Are any CBD and hemp-containing products legal for use in pet products? WRITTEN BY: Womble Bond Dickinson.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 26, 2019

DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research. The DEA is providing notice of pending applications from entities applying to be registered to manufacture marijuana for researchers. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which was signed into law on Dec. Office of Public Affairs. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Testimonies During The House Agriculture Subcommittee On Biotechnology, Horticulture, And Research Addressed FDA Inaction on CBD and Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives. Testimonies by Wang and Quarles urged committee members to incorporate language into the 2023 Farm Bill that would regulate CBD and other hemp-derived compounds.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

AUGUST 26, 2020

Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) published an interim final rule surrounding hemp and hemp derivatives. In fact, most state departments of agriculture allowing for hemp cultivation under the 2014 Farm Bill expressly refused to regulate hemp processing. By: Nabil Rodriguez. Last week on Thursday August 20, 2020, the U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 9, 2021

That’s according to data from the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). “What we’ve seen initially anyway with hemp growing is that there has been a lot of interest in gravitating towards CBD. “The processors right now are processing their hearts out. “That’s a scary thought.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Department of Food and Agriculture (“USDA”) following the USDA’s issuance of interim hemp regulations. DEA Registrations : The USDA interim rules require testing laboratories to register with the DEA.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2021

Since issuance of adult-use licenses and regulations is likely more than six months away, this is a good time to review New York’s soon-to-be-finalized hemp and CBD regulations and their interplay with federal guidance. Department of Agriculture. Where Things Stand Federally. percent on a dry weight basis.”

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2021

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. Judge tosses $9M CBD oil suit saying Ky. CBD processor, finding the farm didn’t show Ky. Experts believe Amazon’s logistics expertise could jumpstart backing, investment in CBD. Department of Agriculture. is wrong venue.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

In the early months of 2019, and after the recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, an increasing number of state and municipal agencies continue to pay close attention to hemp-derived CBD products, in some cases leaving products under siege by regulators.

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Puff Puff Post

APRIL 29, 2019

Truckers, now free to haul hemp from state to state, have been stopped and sometimes arrested by police who can’t tell whether they have intercepted a legal agricultural crop or the biggest marijuana bust of their careers. The pure CBD powder is then resold for use in everything from makeup to smoothies to pet food.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 12, 2021

Under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis products derived from hemp are federally legal to sell and use. Hemp” is defined in the 2018 Farm Bill as the cannabis plant containing no more than.3% 3% Delta-9 THC.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

is considered marijuana and must be destroyed by a person authorized to handle marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act — such as a DEA-registered reverse distributor or a federal, state or local law enforcement officer. Department of Agriculture said it cannot yet properly regulate seeds. “One THC or less is nearly impossible.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 30, 2021

Department of Agriculture (USDA) and FDA. The federal hemp framework was established by the passage of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). The FDA is currently in an ongoing process evaluating the science and safety of CBD and hemp derivatives in order to determine potential regulatory pathways for hemp.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 1, 2021

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried has always been pro-cannabis, and that isn’t going to change as she gains momentum in politics. . Fried remembers the debate, featuring a then- High Times editor and a DEA agent, marking the first substantive cannabis conversation during her time at school. .

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

However, CBD oil is not the same thing as cannabis – because it comes with different effects and uses. CBD – cannabidiol – is one of the two parts that make the hemp/ cannabis plant, besides THC. CBD is the non-psychoactive part, while THC is the psychoactive one – namely, the one that gets you high. . CBD Product Laws.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 5, 2020

The Department of Agriculture delayed a requirement that the DEA conduct all THC testing on hemp crops. Over at the Food and Drug Administration , new director Dr. Stephen Hahn called it a “fool’s errand” to prohibit CBD use; the industry is still awaiting federal regulations.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The bill’s sponsor, State Assemblyman Steve Yeager, introduced the measure in February because Nevada law was unclear about whether veterinarians were permitted to administer CBD products or discuss them with pet owners. AB 101 encountered no opposition and passed the state Assembly and Senate without a single no vote, Yeager explained. “I

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2021

Even though it is not as potent as Delta-9, Delta-8 is included on the DEA’s list of controlled substances under “tetrahydrocannabinols” and thus, it is a controlled Schedule 1 drug. That being said, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, dubbed the “Farm Bill”, expressly carved out “tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp.”

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

In the world of hemp, marijuana’s straight-arrow cousin, the Department of Agriculture released guidelines for importing hemp seeds. Which brings us to the merry, merry month of May, and the flood of comments on CBD products and how they should be regulated. The state of Washington, however, headed in a different direction.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

As of November 11, 2021, the DEA has yet to issue a binding opinion. Under the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis products derived from hemp are federally legal to sell and use. “Hemp” is defined in the 2018 Farm Bill as the cannabis plant containing no more than.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Similar to delta-8, delta-10 is a minor cannabinoid that exists in trace amounts in hemp and cannabis, according to ACS Laboratory , a cannabis, hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) testing laboratory in Florida. Like delta-8, delta-10 can be converted in a laboratory from delta-9 or CBD, Paulson says. Where it Comes From.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 8, 2021

Smith owns and operates a Minnesota-based CBD extraction facility. Under its former name, the Minnesota Hemp Association assisted in passing CBD legislation in Minnesota, hosted the 2019 Hemp Conference Expo with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and helped educate hundreds of hemp businesses in Minnesota. Levine added.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

Questions continue to be raised, however, about the legality of one of the country’s most popular hemp products, hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD). federal law protects the retail sale of hemp-derived CBD. . Our analysis follows: Hemp-derived CBD is no longer a controlled substance under federal law.

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Otherside Farms

JANUARY 10, 2021

However, in 2004, there was a lawsuit against the Hemp Industries Association and the DEA. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has launched the Industrial Hemp Research Pilot Program and has been working with the hemp growers to make sure that their program works well. These licenses cover about 2,500 acres total of the state.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 17, 2019

Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) simultaneously charged three cannabidiol (“CBD”) companies with violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. A wildly popular nutritional supplement and food additive, oil based hemp derived products like CBD racked up $1.1 Industrial Hemp and CBD.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2019

Lawmakers in Olympia are determined that 2019 will be better — Hector Castro, Director of Communications for the Washington State Department of Agriculture recently stated, “It makes sense to assist farmers to get seeds in the ground this season.”. A legislative fix is necessary for hemp-derived CBD sales and for out-of-state hemp export.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The membership subsequently met with the USDA’s new Hemp Work Group, and White House officials that serve the President on agriculture and drug control policy. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) discussed the progress of HR 841, their legislation that would stop the current FDA stalemate and regulate CBD now.

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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2019

USDA also lays out clearly on its website the steps to obtaining a hemp license: The first step is to reach out to your local State department of agriculture or tribal government to see if they have a production plan that has been submitted to or approved by USDA. DEA will continue to have a role in the hemp program.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 22, 2019

who uses, shares (whether you do or don’t Bogart that joint ), or sells marijuana in any form, whether psychoactive THC or only non-psychoactive CBD. who uses, shares (whether you do or don’t Bogart that joint ), or sells marijuana in any form, whether psychoactive THC or only non-psychoactive CBD. work here, or apply for a green card.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

The rationale behind this ruling has roots in the 2018 Farm Bill (also known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018)—or, more specifically, what was left out of the 2018 Farm Bill. What about the DEA? Distro, LLC that delta-8 THC is legal for purposes of trademark protection. 4 th 682, 686 (9th Cir. Delta-9 THC.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

The United States has had a long, conflicting, relationship with cannabis, cannabidiol(CBD), and other cannabis-derived products. But while some small achievements are being made now, significant changes are going to have to take place for the American CBD industry to reach its full potential as a multi-billion dollar industry.

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