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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

The studys findings indicate that many so-called hemp products are infused with synthetic psychoactive cannabinoids, which can actually make users feel loopier than natural Delta-9 THC. If Im using naturally extracted Delta-8 from hemp, its going to take about 19 pounds of biomass to make a 2-gram cartridge. percent THC.

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NORML Says DEA’s Newly Proposed Bulk Cultivation Rules Are “Unduly Onerous, Expensive, and Impractical”

NORML

Last August, the agency announced that it would once again be reassessing and amending its policies. percent THC), or who wish to extract cannabinoids from plants that meet the federal definition of hemp, are not subject to the DEA’s licensing requirements.

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TSA says hemp products and CBD medications now cleared to fly

Cannabis Chronicles

Marijuana Moment, a marijuana policy blog, first reported the update. Cannabinoid oil, or CBD, can be extracted and processed from the hemp plant to be used for medicinal purposes. Some local airports said the rule change would not change the way they operate, while others were not aware any policies were altered at all.

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Expert Gives Delta-8 THC Thumbs Down

Project CBD

He has guided clients on license applications, facility design and build out, equipment installation and optimization, and plant oil extraction for cannabis and hemp processing facilities. At issue are potent, intoxicating cannabinoids other than cannabis-derived Δ9-THC. with unknown pharmacological and safety profiles.”

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UK: Assoc For The Cannabinoid Industry Founder Says UK World’s Biggest Market After The US

Cannabis Law Report

Such products will generate sales of £690 million ($856 million, 811 million euros) in 2021, according to the Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI). Britain has experienced a “quiet cannabis revolution” that has transformed it into “the world’s second largest consumer cannabinoids market”, ACI said.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

Now, in 2015 — like in many other states throughout the country — we saw some fresh faces in the marijuana policy conversation. And instead of having the government arbitrarily select [qualifying] conditions, it would probably be a better public policy approach to let doctors decide. They managed to hold on to that.

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Reports of Synthetic THC Snuck into Washington Cannabis Products

Veriheal

And while many of the regulatory rules have been crafted thoughtfully, existing cannabis policy gaps have contributed to concerning market behavior. Recently, the cannabis marketplace has seen some interesting developments in the way of synthetic cannabinoids. The Emergence of Synthetic Cannabinoids: Delta-8.

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