Hemp product producers and sellers must consider a large number of legal and regulatory compliance risks each day.
Are their inputs and plant material coming from legally compliant sources? Are their products,...more
10/18/2021
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
DEA ,
Farm Bill ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
FTC Act ,
Hemp ,
Hemp Cultivation ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Regulatory Agenda
For months, farmers and growers of hemp have faced a difficult decision: What to do at the end of October as the North Carolina industrial hemp pilot program expires and we phase into hemp production under the USDA's Interim...more
On October 31, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") published its Interim Final Rule establishing the nation's Domestic Hemp Production Program, and providing regulations on testing, sampling, and the...more
Hemp was decriminalized with the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, a.k.a. the "2018 Farm Bill."
While the 2018 Farm Bill decriminalized hemp and distinguished it from marijuana, it did not resolve all...more