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

NORML

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking , published this week in the Federal Register , the agency acknowledges its longstanding failure to act upon the 35 bulk cultivation applications before it. Those entities who wish to either cultivate low-THC crops (those containing no more than 0.3

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

NORML

According to the agency’s filing today in the Federal Register, the DEA “intends to promulgate regulations” to evaluate several dozen applications before it from private entities that wish to cultivate cannabis for FDA-approved research. However, this is not the first time the agency has made such a promise.

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Georgia: Governor Signs Legislation into Law Expanding Access to Low-THC Medical Cannabis

NORML

State regulators are expected in the coming months to award licenses to eligible applicants to begin cultivating cannabis and manufacturing oil extract products. The post Georgia: Governor Signs Legislation into Law Expanding Access to Low-THC Medical Cannabis appeared first on NORML.

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10 Tips for Buying CBD Oil

Project CBD

Six months later, Congress passed the Farm Bill, which legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp for many uses, including the production of biomass for CBD oil extraction. In June 2018, the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) gave its blessing to “Epidiolex,” a purfied CBD pharmaceutical, for treating severe pediatric epilepsy.

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Florida’s Cannabis and Hemp Landscape: Key Regulatory Changes to Watch

Canna Law Blog

Legislative efforts to regulate hemp products Senate Bill 1030 proposes tighter restrictions on hemp-derived products, including a ban on Delta-8 THC and smokable hemp extracts in Florida. Hilary Cassel, also seeks to regulate hemp extract products. Filed by Democratic Sen. House Bill 601 , filed by Republican Rep.

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nuEra to acquire Ieso cultivation facility

Illinois News Joint

Recently, nuEra Cannabis announced its agreement to acquire Ieso , a licensed medical and adult-use cultivation facility located in Murphysboro, Illinois. The facility also boasts a fully operational extraction lab and an infusion operation, producing a full range of products, including vaporizers, concentrates, edibles, and more.

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Willow Industries and Pioneer Valley Extracts to Open Cannabis Decontamination Facility in Massachusetts

Cannabis Law Report

Willow Industries and Pioneer Valley Extracts announced today their landmark partnership to implement Willow’s patented decontamination technology at PVx’s processing center in Northampton, MA. This facility is in sync with the foundation set by regulators and gives cultivators a flagship technology to sustain those standards.