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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

These can include Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC, which are typically synthesized from CBD isolate that’s sourced from hemp. There’s also THCP, THCO, HHC, and others that can’t be made from CBD starter material and thus are outside the legal definition of “hemp.” “The market crashed.

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DEA Promises Progress on Federal Cultivation Applications, But Provides No Timetable for Action

NORML

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has once again pledged to take action to better facilitate clinical cannabis research. In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action.

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The Key Differences Between CBD and THC You Need to Know

United Patients Group

CBD and THC are two natural substances found in the cannabis plant. Defining CBD and THC. CBD is derived from hemp or marijuana plants, both species of Cannabis Sativa. Hemp-derived CBD must have a THC concentration of 0.3 Hemp-derived CBD must have a THC concentration of 0.3 Depression. Inflammation.

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FDA Suggests Congress Holds the Key to Legalizing CBD-Infused Foods

Canna Law Blog

During a recent interview with the Brookings Institution, Scott Gottlieb, the departing head of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), explained it would take several years for the agency to come up with rules that would legalize the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp-CBD) in food products, unless Congress steps in.

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Hemp and CBD: Submit Your Comments on USDA Interim Hemp Rules By December 30

Canna Law Blog

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. Not only does this testing method tend to increase the THC concentration in the hemp sample, and thus, pushes it over the 0.3

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DEA Declares Marijuana Seeds Below THC Limit are Legal Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

A January letter from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) revealed its official stance that marijuana seeds with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration lower than 0.3% This new guidance establishes that the legality of marijuana seeds, tissue culture, and other genetic material depends solely on delta-9 THC concentration.

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USDA Issues Final Rule Regulating Hemp Production

The Blunt Truth

Below are some highlights from the final rule: DEA Certification Requirement. Consistent with the interim final rule, the final rule requires DEA certification for laboratories testing hemp for THC levels and purity. This will most likely result in fewer laboratories available overall for hemp testing. The USDA did not raise the 0.3%

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