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Mitch McConnell Announces Bill To Legalize Industrial Hemp

March 27, 2018
AggregatedNews
Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal
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The head of the U.S. Senate announced on Monday that he will soon be filing a bill to legalize industrial hemp and allocate federal money for cultivation of the crop. "We all are so optimistic that industrial hemp can become…

Another Shot in the Arm for Legalization? New Laws Expanding Hemp Production Stepping Up the Discussion

December 13, 2017
David Hodes
Compliance and Regulations, Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal
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What’s that? Hemp making a comeback? An illegal Substance 1 drug? Has the Drug Enforcement Administration gone soft on cannabis crime? No, that’s not likely. But when it comes to hemp, and medicinal CBD derived from hemp, all of which…

Veterans Show Overwhelming Support for Medical Marijuana in Recent Survey

Veterans tend to be an older, more conservative group, but that doesn’t stop them from advocating for a radical change in direction from the nation’s outdated policies on marijuana. The American Legion, represents many conservative veterans, but that doesn’t stop…

Too Stoned to Drive? How to Beat the Rap If Arrested – Part 2 of 2

August 16, 2017
Lee Prindle
Compliance and Regulations, Lab Testing, Retail
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Changing sobriety standards, no caselaw to reference, and unreliable test methods make prosecuting cannabis DUIs a challenge. "Cases are more complicated to prosecute and take considerably longer than a classic drunk driving case," says attorney Todd Spodek. Courts across the country…

The DEA play

By David Hodes It’s been nearly a year since the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced that they would open up research into marijuana and its chemical conditions with a new policy that would allow additional grows in the U.S. Reportedly,…

DEA Reinforces That All Cannabis Extracts, Including CBD Oil, Are Schedule I Substances

December 14, 2016
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Organizations & Associations, Policy & Legal
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The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) made CBD oil a little more federally illegal in a little-noticed bureaucratic maneuver this morning. Today’s Federal Register (Dec. 14, 2016) contains an item (21 CFR Part 1308) that establishes a new drug code…

DEA and Big Pharma: The Tangled Web of the Opioid Crisis

By Ralph Morgan Cannabis Industry leaders and activists are seemingly the only two groups with a sense of urgency to find a reasonable alternative pain remedy to replace synthetic opioids. Pharmaceuticals are responsible for a death every 19 minutes. Big…