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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Is Industrial Hemp on the Verge of Having Its Overdue Moment?

As Congress considers the future of the American hemp industry in debates over the next Farm Bill, I’m reminded of these wise words that apply to almost any circumstance where you find yourself vulnerable and similarly...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Will Hemp Save the World, Before the Government Kills It?

There is a great line in the wonderful film Charlie Wilson’s War, where Charlie Wilson (played remarkably by the inimitable Tom Hanks) describes the successful, if relatively covert, involvement of the United States...more

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Burning at Both Ends: NC General Assembly Keeps Hemp Legal With Last Minute Vote

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Before the North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up the effective end to their 2022 Long Session late last month, lawmakers enacted critical legislation – Senate Bill 455 – which kept hemp and CBD-related products legal in...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: August 2020 #2

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Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana....more

Maynard Nexsen

NC Legislative Update June 2020 #1

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The General Assembly continued its work this week, with the goal of wrapping up the short session by the end of June. Lawmakers traditionally try to finish session by the end of June, but in recent years sessions have spilled...more

Holland & Hart LLP

USDA Clears Path for Hemp Production While FDA Cracks Down on CBD Products

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While it appears very likely that CBD products will someday be cleared for wide-spread sale by federal regulators, that day has not yet come. Many industry participants thought that CBD products became legal when the Hemp...more

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NC Legislative Update: November 2019 #2

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The House and Senate both returned to Raleigh this week for a three-day session, pursuant to the adjournment resolution passed last month. The session was restricted to only addressing redistricting matters, appointments,...more

Lathrop GPM

America's Growing Embrace of Cannabis

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The laws and regulations of the U.S. and each individual state are evolving at a significant pace concerning one genus of flowering plants, and mostly with a tender embrace. Despite being criminalized for the greater part...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CBD is Everywhere – But Where Does the FDA Stand?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: CBD is “thriving” in the current regulatory environment, but is it doing so illegally? As former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb opined last week, “the CBD craze is...more

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Texas Legislative Roundup: New Laws Impacting Employers

The Texas Legislature’s 86th session adjourned on May 27, 2019, and there is little likelihood that the governor will call a special session. The legislature primarily focused on educational reforms this year. Regarding...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

NCGA Week in Review - July 2019 #1

From healthcare to hemp, members of the North Carolina General Assembly pushed through another week of long floor sessions and packed committee meetings. A number of bills that have been waiting for their day in committee...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legislative update - status and implications of proposed federal cannabis statutes

For years, many have argued that the federal government should legalize marijuana. Despite a vocal minority advocating for legalization, such efforts have largely fallen on deaf ears....more

Brooks Pierce

North Carolina Legislative Update - March 2019 #4

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Budget appropriations meetings continued this week at the General Assembly as a number of substantive bills were introduced on a variety of topics. Farm Act of 2019 (S315) - The annual bill to make various changes in...more

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Are Hemp Derived CBD Oil Products Legal?

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The most popular question we get is whether CBD oil products derived from hemp are federally legal. Basically the popular thinking goes like this: the 2014 Farm Bill made hemp and hemp derived products federally legal. ...more

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