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The Evolving Regulatory Status of Cannabidiol
On June 25, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its first-ever approval of a marijuana-derived pharmaceutical drug. This article originally posted …: Project CBD
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Industrial Hemp Litigation: U.S. Postal Service Loses CBD Delivery Case
If only it were so simple! In January 2018, the United States Postal Service (USPS) seized a package in Denver, Colorado sent by KAB, LLC, a registered, Colorado industrial hemp cultivator. The...
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Project CBD Launches Research Platform to Study CBD Efficacy
START SURVEY Calling all CBD users! Whether your remedy is fresh flower or concentrate, tincture or vape oil, cannabis or hemp-derived—we’re asking you to share your CBD experience by participating in...
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Labeling CBD-Infused Foods: Part 2
Start from scratch to avoid infringement issues. We previously discussed the need for manufacturers of CBD-infused foods and beverages (“Manufacturers”) to comply with the Food and Drug Administration...
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CBD Companies Should Prepare Now for Product Liability Claims
We counsel our cannabis (and non-cannabis) clients extensively on product liability issues, and have warned them that the federal illegality of their products will not shield them from the same...
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Breaking News: Industrial Hemp Legalization is Happening!
After a long last, it’s finally happened. The 2018 Farm Bill has made it out of conference and has been approved by the Senate. It currently awaits approval from the House, which is expected this...
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What the 2018 Farm Bill Could Mean for CBD in California
The federal 2018 Farm Bill is likely to become law in the very near future. If it does, it will redefine the hemp industry nationwide. We intend on writing more in the near future as to the specifics...
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Will the 2018 Farm Bill Open the Door to CBD Trademarks?
It seems that FDA holds the key. With everyone discussing the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill and its implications for the booming cannabidiol (CBD) industry, there is much speculation as to how the...
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BREAKING NEWS: Farm Bill Signed, Industrial Hemp is Now Legal
Hooray for hemp! Today the US takes a major step forward in cannabis reform! The 2018 Farm Bill legalizes industrial hemp, and was just signed into law by President Trump. Industrial hemp will now be...
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Breaking News: FDA Issues Statements on CBD and Industrial Hemp (and What it...
Yesterday, President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill, paving the way for industrial hemp legalization. Within hours, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, issued...
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Oregon Cannabis: State of the State
Here we are at the end of 2018, which means it’s time for the third annual “State of the State” post on Oregon cannabis (the 2017 post is here and the 2016 post is here). The year 2018 was truly...
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The 2018 Farm Bill and Hemp CBD Vape Products Manufacturing in California
Last week, the 2018 Farm Bill became law. Included in that law is a milestone provision that removes hemp from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), and another that prohibits states from preventing...
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Hemp-CBD and FDA: Labeling Dietary Supplements
Get the inside AND the outside right. There is no doubt that the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized industrial hemp by removing the crop from the Controlled Substance Act’s definition of...
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Dr. Ethan Russo: CBD, the Entourage Effect and the Microbiome
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The Even More Perplexing State of Hemp CBD in California
We’ve got you covered on California, hemp, FDA and CBD. A few months ago, I wrote a blog post about the precarious state of industrial-hemp derived CBD in California. Since then, as everyone knows,...
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FDA Enforcement Against Hemp-CBD Products Has Begun
Not OK per FDA. On January 3rd, according to the owner of a smoke shop in Yuma, Arizona, officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized a variety of CBD products from the store’s...
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Industrial Hemp and the Banks: Slow Going
We have spilled a lot of ink on this blog related to the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp at the federal level. It’s huge news. And there are so many ramifications, from food law to trademarks to...
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A Shift in Nomenclature for Hemp-CBD Products
… FULL SPECTRUM HEMP? In a recent post regarding the labeling requirements surrounding dietary supplements containing industrial hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”), we alluded to a recent movement in the...
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Quick Hits
Some recent highlights and curiosities from the amazing world of cannabis science and therapeutics: CBD and autism. In his first article of the new year, Raphael Mechoulam and other Israeli scientists...
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The FDA’s Stance on Hemp-Derived CBD as a Dietary Supplement (Part 1)
Since the 2014 Farm Bill passed, products containing cannabidiol (“CBD”) derived from hemp (“Hemp-CBD”) have become widely popular and available in a wide range of stores and online. The Food and Drug...
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