New Hemp CBD Laws, Regulations, And Policies: June 2021 Update
Written By Vicente Sederberg LLP In an industry undergoing constant updates and an everchanging patchwork of state hemp laws and regulations, it is critical for hemp businesses and other cannabis industry participants to stay up to date on how changes in the laws and rules may affect them. Below is a breakdown of notable updates […]
CBD and Hemp Legal and Regulatory Roundup – July 2021
Congressional report offers overview of CBD/hemp market, policy challenges The Congressional Research Service (CRS) released a report which says there are “three leading markets for hemp, each based on the part of the plant used: fiber, seed/grain, and flower.” However, CRS notes some observers suggest “a separate, marketable category exists for the plant’s extracted compounds” such as […]
COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST DEA FOR VIOLATION OF 2018 FARM ACT HEMP PROVISIONS
By Joanne Cachapero – September 21, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two hemp industry representatives on Friday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its Acting Administrator Timothy Shea. The complaint, filed by the trade organization Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and woman-owned hemp product manufacturer and retailer RE […]
New Leafreport Research Reveals More Than 50% of Delta-8 THC Hemp-Derived Products Tested Had Illegal Levels of Delta-9 THC
Written by Gleb Oleinik, CBD Journalist.|Medically reviewed by Eloise Theisen, RN, MSN, AGPCNP-BC. Last Updated:Jun 14, 2021 Out of 38 tested products, 63% contained the wrong amount of Delta-8. More than 50% also had illegal (over 0.3%) levels of Delta-9 THC. READ MORE HERE…
Major SaaS Company KLĒR Announces Game-changing Feature Set for Product Tracking & Compliance
Published April 2, 2021 PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 25, 2021) – KLĒR, a leader in cannabis operations management software, has unveiled KLĒR Track, a new feature set as part of its seed-to-sale software platform purpose-built for the hemp and CBD markets. The announcement comes at a time when processors are demanding more expansive compliance tracking options for available […]
Washington Marijuana Growers Call Synthetic Delta-9 and Delta-8 a Threat
Written by Medical Team, Leafreport’s Clinician Team. Last Updated:Jun 09, 2021 Delta-9 is the “high”-producing molecule in cannabis that most users are familiar with. The newer, less psychoactive cannabinoid delta-8 comes from hemp, legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill. Growers’ concern over what they call synthetic products – which they fear may put them out of […]
Texas First State to Say ‘No’ to Delta-8 THC Criminalization
4 weeks ago. by Sarah Friedman Recap of what’s been going on in Texas Last month, I reported on four different cannabis-related bills that were making their way through Texas’ Congress at that time. When I wrote the article, none of the four bills had passed. All bills represent a general loosening in Texas law toward cannabis and […]
FDA Regulation of Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Products, Including Cannabidiol (CBD)
Content current as of:01/22/2021 There is a significant interest in the development of therapies and other consumer products derived from cannabis and its components, including cannabidiol (CBD). FDA recognizes the potential opportunities that cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds may offer and acknowledges the significant interest in these possibilities. However, FDA is aware that some companies are […]
Honor our nation’s heroes. Save veteran lives. Join the fight for veterans’ cannabis access.
Improving the Lives of Those Who Protected Ours America’s prolonged military conflicts over the past 17 years have exposed an aging and ineffective health care system, ill-prepared for the type and severity of the latest round of war-related injuries. Upwards of 20 percent of the 2.7 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will experience post-traumatic stress […]
GOP Lawmakers File Another Marijuana Research Bill For Military Veterans
Published 2 months ago By Kyle Jaege on April 30, 2021 A pair of Republican lawmakers on Friday introduced a congressional bill meant to promote research into the medical potential of marijuana for military veterans. This is the latest piece of legislation focused on cannabis and veterans that’s been filed this Congress. It comes one day after a […]