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According to recent reporting , pet industry spending is expected to reach $96 billion by 2020 with CBD as one of its fastest growing sections. Following the enactment of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”), there has been a huge interest in the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”) for our furry friends.
Montana agriculture officials say hemp and hemp-derived substances can be used under a new statelaw in commercial animal feed, but with limitations. Josh Kassmier and approved by the Legislature with overwhelming support allows hemp to be used in feed for horses, pets and specialty pets including birds, goldfish and turtles.
Legislation is pending in the House and Senate, HB 1131 / SB 5155, “Allowing residential marijuana agriculture.”. The measure would prohibit employers from arbitrarily discriminating against employees who legally consume medical cannabis off-the-job in accordance with statelaw. Washington. OK resident? AK resident? NY resident?
The USPTO began by reiterating what we have written about extensively: “Use of a mark in commerce must be lawful under federal law to be the basis for federal registration under the U.S. The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. 115-334 (the 2018 Farm Bill), which amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA).
The most recent federal law to address potential legal uses of cannabis/CBDderived goods is the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, colloquially known as the 2018 Farm Bill. Signed into law on December 20, 2018, the 2018 Farm Bill formally acknowledges that hemp, defined as the plant “Cannabis sativa L.
Other CBD products, however, are still subject to various statelaw regulations as well as the U.S. The FDA specifically found that Curaleaf marketed its CBD products online with unsubstantiated claims that they treated (among other things) cancer, opioid withdrawal, pain and pet anxiety, and Alzheimer’s disease.
FDA’s announcement comes on the heels of an active 2019, during which both FDA and the FTC issued warning letters to marketers of CBD products 1 and the plaintiffs’ bar began to actively file class-action lawsuits against marketers of CBD products under statelaw. Nonetheless, these products are widely available.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will not grant such protection for marks that cover goods and/or services that are a violation of federal law, regardless of whether the activities associated with the goods or services is legal under statelaw. See 37 C.F.R.
It’s admirable of California to make it official that financial institutions (and accountants) don’t commit any crimes under statelaw by virtue of servicing cannabis businesses. There’s one issue though: federal law. For now, pets, their owners, and vets are in legal limbo regarding medical cannabis.
With the passage of the 2014 Farm Bill , CBD derived from hemp — if cultivated pursuant to a state research pilot program — got a little bit of precarious legal cover. And marketing any bodily or curative effects of CBD was (and still is) off limits. 2018 Farm Bill. 2018 Farm Bill.
Nothing in that guide was earth-shattering, given that the USPTO reiterated what we already knew and have written about for years: that “[u]se of a mark in commerce must be lawful under federal law to be the basis for federal registration under the U.S. The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. Trademark Act.” 801 et seq.
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