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The Legal Status of Cannabis for Animals

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For years, hemp companies have been producing CBD rich extracts and marketing them for animals and humans. Although the federal legality of these products has been a matter of debate, the 2018 Farm Bill signed into law last year officially took hemp and CBD from hemp off of the federal controlled substances list. Related story.

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Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduces Bill to Regulate Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD in Food

Cannabis Law Report

Consistent with the definition of “hemp” under the Agricultural Marketing Act, this exception would only apply to extracts from the plant Cannabis sativa L. The bill follows the passage of several state laws and the creation of state regulations permitting the sale and distribution of dietary supplements and foods that contain CBD.

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Delta-9 THC Products From Hemp Are A Risk Not Worth Taking

Cannabis Law Report

The hemp-derived cannabinoid market continues to grow and evolve despite lingering questions over federal legality and numerous state laws that try to keep pace. and any part of that plant, including … extracts …, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3%

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Document AB-1656 Cannabis: industrial hemp. (2021-2022) Published: 01/14/2022

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Existing law also requires hemp manufacturers who produce specified products that include industrial hemp or who produce raw hemp extract, as defined, to complete a registration process, under the State Department of Public Health, and to meet various requirements for testing and labeling on products. DIGEST KEY.

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That Ninth Circuit Delta-8 Opinion and What’s Followed – It’s Not a Green Light for Intoxicating Hemp

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The debate surrounding delta-8 THC and the proper regulation of intoxicating hemp products has accelerated greatly over the last several months, fueled by multiple court decisions, federal policy actions, and new state laws. The Ninth Circuit Finds That the Definition of Hemp Turns on Delta-9 THC Concentration. Distro, LLC , No.

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Memo to Congress: Fix the Farm Bill

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and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives , extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not , with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 Within that definition, are two critical phrases: “all derivatives” and “whether growing or not.”

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Delta-8 — Sowing Confusion in the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

There is no federal definition for synthetic derivatives, which has created quite a bit of confusion over the federal legality of Delta-8. Although many producers convert plant-derived CBD into Delta-8 THC using a chemical process called isomerization, the hemp that is used to extract the CBD falls under the Farm Bill exemption.

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