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The legal status of cannabis and hemp in the United States remains uncertain, which makes the executive branch’s policy stance on these issues extremely pertinent to the future of these industries. Cannabis remains federally...more
America’s Dairyland does not currently have any form of either medical or adult-use cannabis. The state has tried and failed at least a couple of times on convening medical cannabis legislation (see here on the latest attempt...more
For some time, North Carolina's hemp farmers and growers have questioned the fate of our hemp cultivation pilot program, authorized and adopted under the Agricultural Act of 2014 ("2014 Farm Bill"), and how the eventual end...more
While the hemp industry eagerly awaits FDA’s Cannabidiol (CBD) Enforcement Policy draft guidance, both the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) have active comment periods ongoing...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana....more
The USDA is allowing more comments on its new hemp rule. The House voted to allow marijuana research. We have an update on the Nebraska situation. Illinois’ social equity program comes under fire, while Maryland’s program is...more
Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana....more
Before we get to COVID-19, let’s examine some non-virus news, shall we? What would have been our big story of the week is that the Alabama state Senate has approved medical marijuana in the state. The measure now moves to...more
This article discusses the global developments for the registration of cannabis and cannabis-related trademarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union....more
Autonomous cars, sports betting, and CBD products have burst onto the scene, setting the stage for major developments in how companies do business and how regulators monitor new innovations....more
A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 13, 2020, that (1) would allow hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to be regulated as a dietary supplement, if all of the other applicable...more
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
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues Warning Letters, Consumer Update On CBD, Sparking Litigation Against CBD Cos. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a consumer update on cannabidiol...more
On December 3, 2019, four federal agencies – the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), and the Office of the...more
Hemp production is a large and growing industry in the United States. Even before Congress’ passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (better known as the 2018 Farm Bill), the Hemp Business Journal estimated that...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news this week comes from the USDA. The agency officially proposed rules for the industry, which are...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Issues Interim Rule On Hemp Production - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued an interim final rule “specifying the rules and regulations to produce hemp.” The...more
Tuesday, October 29, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a draft of the much-anticipated interim rule on the Domestic Hemp Production Program under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the...more
On October 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited interim final rule governing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. USDA has been developing these interim regulations since hemp...more
The federal government will not stop you from transporting hemp around the country. Unlike marijuana, which has high THC concentration, hemp has only 0.3 percent of the delta-9 THC concentration on a dry-weight basis. The...more
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
Even as states across the country move forward with legislation and state plans for legalized industrial hemp and hemp-derived products, the news coming out of Washington, DC has slowed. This does not mean that regulatory...more
Shook Takes the Pulse of General Counsel on Maturation of Global Cannabis Market - More than half of in-house counsel surveyed in a new white paper by Shook, Hardy & Bacon plan to increase legal spending in the next two...more
On June 25, 2019, Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, signed Florida Senate Bill 1020, regulating hemp and hemp extract in Florida, which includes state regulation of the popular hemp derivative, cannabidiol (CBD). The bill,...more
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently changed its policy on hemp-derived products. Products and medications that contain lawfully produced hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) are now permitted on flights....more