Delta-8 Is Legal, But … May 25, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Fred Rocafort, Attorney at Harris Bricken Just last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s holding that the 2018 Farm Bill legalized delta-8 THC products derived from hemp. In the Ninth Circuit’s… Read More→
Why the DEA Hemp Rule Challenge Really Matters May 16, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Fred Rocafort, Attorney at Harris Bricken The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an interim final rule on hemp (“DEA hemp rule” or “rule”) on August 20, 2020. As per its executive summary, the rule “merely conforms DEA’s regulations to… Read More→
Marijuana and Hemp Industries Strike Tentative Deal Over Delta-8 THC, Modified Cannabinoids May 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Colorado, Hemp Industry News 0 Comments This state's hemp and marijuana businesses want Colorado to create a task force to smooth a rift between the two industries. Although both are cannabis plants, hemp and marijuana differ in one key way: THC. If a hemp plant's flowers… Read More→
Dangerous Synthesized Cannabinoids Threaten the Legal Medical and Adult Use Cannabis Marketplace May 5, 2022 John Hartsell Hemp Policy & Legal, Op-Ed 0 Comments By John Hartsell Most people know CBD as a cure all for a myriad of ailments and as a less intimidating alternative to cannabis. However, when in the wrong hands and paired with lax policy, an offset of this cannabinoid… Read More→
FDA Issues Warning Letters to Companies Illegally Selling CBD and Delta-8 THC Products May 4, 2022 Press Release Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Violations Include Marketing Unapproved New Drugs, Misbranding, Adding Delta-8 THC to Food Products Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to five companies for selling products labeled as containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) in ways… Read More→
California Will Regulate CBD April 29, 2022 Rob Meagher Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken For many years, we’ve written about California’s truly bizarre animus towards hemp-derived CBD. Many efforts to regulate CBD failed. Last year, the state finally managed to pass AB-45 but the California Department of… Read More→
Jazz Pharma Backs Crackdown On UK CBD Industry Amid Inquiry Into UK Drug Law April 28, 2022 Ben Stevens Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments YESTERDAY morning the Home Affairs Committee held the opening session of its new inquiry into drugs, seeking to examine the impact and efficacy of the ‘current legislative framework’. This opening session saw the committee take oral evidence from a selection… Read More→
Six Requirements for CBD Product Labels April 25, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that CBD-infused foods and dietary supplements cannot be lawfully sold or marketed in the United States, we’re left with a patchwork of often inconsistent state… Read More→
The Tip of the Spear Piercing the Regulated Cannabis Industry: How Intoxicating Hemp Cannabinoids and the Illicit Market Pose Significant Challenges to the Emerging Industry April 18, 2022 Neil Willner Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Gary S. Kaminsky and Neil M. Willner Consumer demand and public support for cannabis legalization has led to sweeping reform across the Country. Unfortunately, this appetite combined with a lack of access to regulated marijuana has perpetuated both a… Read More→
FTC Cannabis Litigation Picks Up Steam April 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Jihee Ahn, Attorney at Harris Bricken The days where the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) pays no mind to cannabis businesses (marijuana and hemp) are long gone. These days, the FTC is treating consumer complaints regarding hemp and marijuana businesses… Read More→
Love Hemp Shareholders Vote Against Ousting Chairman & Slashing Marketing Spend As It Reports 30% Drop In Revenues April 5, 2022 Ben Stevens Hemp Industry News, Uncategorized 0 Comments LOVE Hemp’s shareholders have overwhelmingly voted against ousting the company’s Chairman Andrew Male, slashing the boards’ remuneration and halting all marketing spend. Last week during a General Meeting convened at the behest of one of Love Hemp’s largest shareholders, all… Read More→
CBD Industry Welcomes FSA’s Public List As ‘Milestone Moment’ Bringing Much Needed ‘Clarity’ To Sector – But Questions Remain Over Its Handling Of The Process April 4, 2022 Ben Stevens Hemp Industry News, Hemp Policy & Legal, United Kingdom 0 Comments LAST week saw the highly anticipated publication of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Public List, including 3536 CBD products which will now legally be allowed to remain on sale in the UK. Although no products are expected to be fully… Read More→
One Year Late The FSA Publishes List Of Eligible UK CBD Products – For Now March 31, 2022 Peter McCusker Hemp Policy & Legal, United Kingdom 0 Comments AFTER a delay of exactly one year the long-awaited Public List of validated UK CBD products has been published by the Food Standards Agency. This shows that around some 3,500 products are still permitted for sale in the UK –… Read More→
High from hemp: States wrestle with chemically made THC March 24, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments Over the past few years, Jonny Griffis has invested millions of dollars in his legal marijuana farm in northern Michigan, which produces extracts to be used in things like gummy bears and vape oils. But now that farm — like… Read More→
State Bill Threatens Hemp-Derived THC (Like Your Delta 8 Gummies) in Tennessee March 23, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments “This is to all but make [Delta 8] and all other hemp-derived THCs illegal." State lawmakers will review a bill Wednesday that threatens a number of hemp-derived THC product sales in Tennessee, would slightly increase felony incarcerations, and would cost… Read More→