Tag: cannabis
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USDA Releases Final Rule on Hemp Cultivation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its final rule governing the cultivation of hemp, which will take effect March 22, 2021. The draft rule would have required hemp to be shown to contain less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannibanol (THC) on testing conducted within 15 days of harvest, a proposal that drew criticism from several parties. The…
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EU Court Strikes Down France’s CBD Ban
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has prevented France from banning the marketing of cannabidiol (CBD) “lawfully produced in another Member State when it is extracted from the Cannabis sativa plant in its entirety and not solely from its fibre and seeds.” In its ruling, CJEU found that “CBD cannot be classified as a…
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New York Proposes Cannabinoid Regulations
The New York State Department of Health released proposed regulations that would govern cannabinoid hemp products. The regulations would establish licensing for cannabinoid hemp extractors, manufacturers and retailers and set limits on products permitted to be sold at retail. Food products would be limited at 25 mg of cannabinoids, and all cannabinoid hemp products would…
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Hemp Trade Association Challenges DEA Cannabis Rule
The Hemp Industries Association and RE Botanicals Inc. have filed a lawsuit challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) interim final rule implementing changes to the scope of the agency’s control over cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Hemp Industry Ass’n v. DEA, No. __ (D.C. Cir., filed September 18, 2020). “The DEA’s interim final rule clarifies that…
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USDA Extends Hemp Comment Period
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it will provide an additional 30 days for public comments on the interim final rule (IFR) that established the Domestic Hemp Production Program. According to the announcement, “Comments are solicited from all stakeholders, notably those who were subject to the regulatory requirements of the IFR during the…
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DEA Submits Proposed Rule on Implementing 2018 Farm Bill’s Hemp Legalization
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed a rule that would codify the legalization of hemp cultivation and related definitions passed in the 2018 Farm Bill into the Controlled Substances Act. The amendments include (i) modifying federal rules to state that “the definition of ‘Tetrahydrocannabinols’ does not include ‘any material, compound, mixture, or preparation…
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Schumer Urges USDA to Delay Hemp Rule
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to “delay the issuance of a U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program final rule until 2022 and allow hemp growers and producers across the country and in Upstate New York to continue to operate under the 2014 Farm Bill pilot program regulations…
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FDA Releases Draft Guidance on Cannabis Research
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of draft guidance that “outlines FDA’s current thinking on several topics relevant to the development of cannabis and cannabis-derived products: The source of cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds for clinical research; general quality considerations for developing drugs that contain cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds; and calculation…