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→
Hemp Industries Association Urges Regulation, Not Prohibition, of Delta-8 THC June 30, 2021 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Nathalie Bourgenies, Attorney at Harris Bricken For the past year, my colleagues and I have written extensively on the murky legality of Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). We have covered everything from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s position on “synthetically derived… Read More→
Synthetic vs. Natural Hemp: A Legal and Labeling Minefield November 11, 2020 Henry Baskerville Compliance and Regulations, Hemp Policy & Legal, Lab Testing, Policy & Legal, Processing, Standards and Certification 0 Comments The DEA’s recent interim final rule--which appears to be in contravention of the letter and spirit of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the Farm Bill)--continues to cause concern and turmoil in the industry. The proposed rule addresses CBD… Read More→
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America July 25, 2018 Allen St. Pierre Policy & Legal 0 Comments Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and… Read More→