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King & Spalding

Congressional Crack Down on Hemp Loophole? Significant Changes Loom for Hemp Industry

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The House Committee on Appropriations approved legislation that would prohibit the production, distribution, and sale of hemp-derived delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) and related cannabinoids at the federal level. If the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Senate Proposal Would Closely Regulate, Not Ban Most Hemp Products

During this time of great tension and competition between the marijuana and hemp industries, it is refreshing to see efforts at compromise. The initial draft of the Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act, proposed last week by...more

Perkins Coie

Cannabis Legal Report - August 2023

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Congressional Activity—New Hearing and Bipartisan Bill on Hemp - On July 20, the Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act was reintroduced in Congress with bipartisan support from co-sponsors Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Rand...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Good News, Bad News: Congress Wants to Help the Hemp Industry

Last week in a small hearing room in a House office building, the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing titled “Hemp in the Modern World: The Years long Wait for...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Editors’ Roundtable: Predictions About the Upcoming Farm Bill

Welcome to the latest installment of the Editors’ Roundtable, in which our editors – Whitt Steineker, Jay Wright, Hunter Robinson, and Slates Veazey – discuss cannabis issues in the news and take a stab at where the cannabis...more

Perkins Coie

Will The New Year Finally Bring FDA Guidance on CBD?

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As 2022 drew to a close, the Wall Street Journal reported that the FDA is finally considering releasing potential guidance regarding cannabidiol (“CBD”) in the coming year. While the exact timeline and scope of the FDA’s...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Warning Sign? A New Round of FDA Warning Letters Over CBD Consumer Confusion May Signal a Shift in Government Enforcement

FDA warning letters are nothing new in the cannabis industry. In fact, we here at Budding Trends have covered this topic a number of times (here, here, and here). Not resigned to playing the hits, however, the FDA issued a...more

Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC

The Tip of the Spear Piercing the Regulated Cannabis Industry: How Intoxicating Hemp Cannabinoids and the Illicit Market Pose...

Consumer demand and public support for cannabis legalization has led to sweeping reform across the Country. Unfortunately, this appetite combined with a lack of access to regulated marijuana has perpetuated both a robust and...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Takeaways from the 2022 Industrial Hemp Summit

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Ward and Smith's Hemp and Cannabis Law attorneys recently attended the fifth annual Industrial Hemp Summit.  After another year of adjustments and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and other global factors, it was refreshing to...more

Vicente LLP

Federal Hemp Legislation Outlook: What’s on the Horizon for 2022?

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Hemp was federally legalized nearly four years ago. Since then, the industry has dealt with constantly changing rules, despite being in regulatory purgatory due to snail-paced progress from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration...more

Goodwin

California Finally Breaks From FDA On CBD: Governor Newsom Signs AB-45

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On October 6, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-45, creating an explicit framework for the manufacture and sale of hemp-derivative products in the state of California. While hemp was legalized at the federal...more

Bodman

The ABCs of CBD and Hemp: A Primer

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Hemp and marijuana both come from the cannabis sativa plant but as a result of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), cannabis sativa with a THC content of less than 0.3% was removed from the federal...more

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Minor Cannabinoids: Exploring the Science, Legality, & Opportunities

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While THC and CBD are the two most commonly known and sought-after “major” cannabinoids, several “minor” cannabinoids have been getting a lot of attention lately (we’re looking at you, Delta-8!). Despite the increasing buzz...more

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Massachusetts Cannabis Retailers Can Now Sell Hemp Products: What Retailers Need To Know

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The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission recently voted to issue Guidance for the Retail Sale of Hemp to clarify requirements and restrictions on the retail sale of certain types of hemp products by licensed adult-use...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Hemp: Challenges and Opportunities in a Budding Industry

On May 12, Schwabe collaborated with Moss Adams to host a virtual roundtable that explored legal realities around owning and operating a hemp business in Oregon. Schwabe attorneys Lisa Schaures and Joe Hobson were joined by...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - March 2021

The March 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses fair use cases for photographs and three recent developments in the cannabis space. We also highlight recent accolades earned by Sterne Kessler's...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Delta-8 THC Is Popular. But Is It Legal?

In the past few months, sales of Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as “Delta-8 THC” or “weed light,” have grown tremendously. So, it’s popular. But is it legal? At the federal level, the answer is hazy. And in Rhode...more

BakerHostetler

AD-ttorneys@law: CBD Marketing: A Path Through the Legal Fog

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Being the best means continually building knowledge and pushing forward. And in a world of digital disruption, consumer marketers can’t afford to stumble. To navigate today’s most complex issues, thousands of subscribers read...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

Is the DEA Coming for the Hemp Industry After All?

On August 20, 2020, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) pertaining to the classifications of marijuana and hemp under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) in...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Cannabis Investors and Producers Face Need for Due Diligence

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The cannabis industry is growing in leaps and bounds, but entrepreneurs interested in developing cannabis companies – as well as business people interested in investing in them – must make certain that they know what they are...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

FDA Delivers Latest CBD Study to Congress

On July 8, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) delivered the results of its most comprehensive sampling study on the current cannabidiol (“CBD”) marketplace to the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations and...more

Bilzin Sumberg

A Budding Opportunity—Why the CBD Industry Requires Regulation

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Manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of CBD products should embrace and participate in reform to address public health concerns, write Bilzin Sumberg attorneys. Consumer groups like the Arthritis Foundation are stepping...more

Stinson LLP

Missouri Financial Institutions Must Prepare for Impending Marijuana Banking Challenges

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In November 2018, Missouri voters passed Amendment 2, setting in motion state regulated medical marijuana. Over the last month, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) began approving license applications...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

EPA Approves Use of 10 Pesticide Products on Hemp

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December 19th, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its approval of 10 new pesticides for use on hemp products. EPA’s approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide provides greater...more

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