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Hemp And CBD To Be Removed From German Narcotics Act Bringing An End To Business Prosecutions

WHILE the draft of Germany’s cannabis laws has received a mixed response, those in the country’s hemp industry have welcomed developments. Earlier this month the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) confirmed the suspended prison sentences of two commercial traders of CBD flowers.…

South Carolina cannabis fight persists in farmer’s lawsuit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina farmer is suing several state agencies in federal court on grounds they conspired to deny him his due process rights after authorities in 2019 destroyed his hemp crop, which was grown in unregistered…

The FTC, CBD, Consumer Safety and Refunds

By Hilary Bricken, Principal at Harris Bricken I’m guilty of dunking on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the past for not doing more to protect cannabis consumers, despite the current federal illegality of cannabis. That may be changing, at…

Congressional conversation underway to regulate hemp

While efforts to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level are ongoing, there’s a simultaneous conversation underway on regulating another cannabis product: hemp. Last Thursday, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing on hemp, entitled, “An Examination of the USDA Hemp Production…

Proposal would prohibit hemp CBD shops in Chicago from calling themselves ‘dispensaries’

July 24, 2022
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CHICAGO - A proposed ordinance would prohibit CBD shops in Chicago from advertising themselves as “dispensaries,” in an attempt to distinguish them from state-licensed recreational cannabis shops. Licensed marijuana companies see the proposal as a way to keep unregulated competitors…

California Opens Hemp Registrations

July 6, 2022
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By Griffen Thorne, Attorney @ Harris Bricken For years, California has been a very bad state for the hemp industry. That started to change last year with the passage of AB-45, a bill intended to regulate CBD manufacturing and sales.…

‘Our frustration continues’: CBD could be illegal next week in North Carolina as legislative hemp action stalls

ASHEVILLE — With a key deadline less than a week away, sellers of hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol, or CBD, are growing increasingly restless that the North Carolina General Assembly hasn’t acted to remove the plant from the state’s controlled substance list.…

Legal but unregulated hemp derivative delta-8 thrives in Pa.’s thorny marijuana landscape

June 14, 2022
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers and advocates for legal cannabis say uneven access to marijuana has pushed consumers toward a widely available — but unregulated — psychoactive product whose exact contents are often impossible to discern. A state senator is now…

The Great Delta-8 Debate: Many Shades of Grey?

By Rachel Gillette and Jennifer Benda Confused by the legal status of Delta-8? Why wouldn’t you be?... it is confusing. Delta-8 is a legally complicated derivative of the Cannabis Sativa plant. As the FDA acknowledges, “Delta-8 THC is one of over…

Governor Signs Law Calling for Intoxicating Hemp Research, Future Rules

Colorado's hemp and marijuana industries will soon have to hammer out rules for intoxicating hemp products and modified cannabinoids, two relatively new gray areas surrounding cannabis. On May 31, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 205, which calls for establishing…

Hemp And CBD To Be Removed From German Narcotics Act Bringing An End To Business Prosecutions

South Carolina cannabis fight persists in farmer’s lawsuit

The FTC, CBD, Consumer Safety and Refunds

Congressional conversation underway to regulate hemp

Proposal would prohibit hemp CBD shops in Chicago from calling themselves ‘dispensaries’

California Opens Hemp Registrations

‘Our frustration continues’: CBD could be illegal next week in North Carolina as legislative hemp action stalls

Legal but unregulated hemp derivative delta-8 thrives in Pa.’s thorny marijuana landscape

The Great Delta-8 Debate: Many Shades of Grey?

Governor Signs Law Calling for Intoxicating Hemp Research, Future Rules

Hemp, CBD legalization unanimously approved in North Carolina Senate. Next stop, the House.

Minnesota greenlights small doses of THC derived from legal hemp

Delta-8 Is Legal, But …

Why the DEA Hemp Rule Challenge Really Matters

Dangerous Synthesized Cannabinoids Threaten the Legal Medical and Adult Use Cannabis Marketplace

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