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

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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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10 Tips for Buying CBD Oil

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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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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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nuEra to acquire Ieso cultivation facility

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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.

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10 Tips for Buying Hemp-Derived CBD Products

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With Congress seemingly poised to legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp for many uses, including the production of biomass for CBD oil extraction, many questions remain unanswered. How will the DEA reschedule CBD now that Epidiolex has been approved as a pharmaceutical CBD isolate?

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