DEA quietly approves CBD and other non-psychoactive cannabinoids. This post from Westword highlights how hemp still needs to be formally, federally removed as a Schedule I drug. The industrial-hemp industry may have gotten a nod of approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration in late May, when the agency clarified that not all compounds of cannabis fall under the ... Continue Reading
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Hemp Legalization Bill That’ll Modernize Federal Laws
Senator Mitch McConnell introduced a new bill to remove industrial hemp from the Controlled Substances Act. Read more about the hemp legalization bill in this post from Forbes. The most powerful Republican on Capitol Hill just filed a bill to radically change federal laws that currently make cannabis illegal for all purposes. While new legislation introduced by Senate ... Continue Reading
CBD Oil Legalization for Hoosiers Gains Momentum
A proposed legislation for CBD oil legalization could kick start Indiana’s industrial hemp industry and help reduce the state’s epidemic of prescription opioid addiction. Read more in this post from WVIK.org. Legislative leaders say there’s growing momentum to legalize the controversial cannabidiol, or CBD, for all Hoosiers. Supporters of proposed House legislation say ... Continue Reading
28 Legislators Back Hemp Lawsuit Challenging DEA
A hemp industry’s lawsuit, challenging DEA’s position on CBD, picks up support of 28 US legislators. Check out in this post from The Cannabist how DEA’s stance on CBD extracts is cause for confusion. A bipartisan congressional coalition pushed back on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s assertion that cannabidiol and extracts derived from hemp are Schedule I ... Continue Reading
American Hemp: From Favored to Forbidden
American hemp has a tumultuous history. Now it’s coming out of marijuana’s shadow. This post from The Cannabist outlines its path from a favored crop to a forbidden one! Hemp History Week: Activists, politicians and scientists are helping to rehabilitate hemp’s reputation, while touting its potential economic and environmental benefits Hemp is much more than marijuana’s ... Continue Reading