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Federal legalization of hemp creating a quandary for police

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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. Nobody wants to see someone in jail for a month for the wrong thing,” DEA spokeswoman Barbara Carreno said. “To

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USA Dept of Justice Press Release: DEA Announces Steps Necessary to Improve Access to Marijuana Research

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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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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

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However, there are indications from studies done with cannabidiol-rich cannabis extracts in Israel that indicate that less side effects (46%) are achieved with a natural cannabis plant extract containing a 20:1 ratio of CBD to THC. The CBD-rich extract group had a lower effective dose on average, 6.1

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Kelley Drye: CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – July 2021 #1

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However, CRS notes some observers suggest “a separate, marketable category exists for the plant’s extracted compounds” such as CBD oil. THC cap for lawful hemp products and directed USDA to work with HHS and the DEA on a study of whether that threshold is scientifically backed. agriculture grant awards. Marijuana Moment.

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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. 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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The Delta-8 THC Loophole

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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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Pot or Hemp? Local Police Lack Technology to Tell Difference

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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. Department of Agriculture, which could take months. Some samples sent to a DEA lab in Washington, D.C.,

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