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Budding Issues? The Fading Smoke of One Union at a Cannabis Workplace in Massachusetts

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employees at a Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation facility in Massachusetts recently made an unexpected and significant decision: they chose to say goodbye to their union membership just shy of their first...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Will Hemp Save the World, Before the Government Kills It?

There is a great line in the wonderful film Charlie Wilson’s War, where Charlie Wilson (played remarkably by the inimitable Tom Hanks) describes the successful, if relatively covert, involvement of the United States...more

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Cannabis Legal Report - January 2023 #2

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FDA Rejects Citizen Petitions, Declines To Regulate CBD as a Dietary Supplement - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its conclusion that a new regulatory pathway for cannabidiol (CBD) is needed on...more

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North Carolina Eliminates Hemp Pilot Program

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After more than four years in operation, the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Pilot Program will be eliminated at the end of 2021. The decision, announced in August, will also wrap up operations for the North Carolina...more

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The End is Near for North Carolina's Hemp Pilot Program

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For some time, North Carolina's hemp farmers and growers have questioned the fate of our hemp cultivation pilot program, authorized and adopted under the Agricultural Act of 2014 ("2014 Farm Bill"), and how the eventual end...more

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Important Update: Hemp Pilot Program Extended

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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

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The Week in Weed: September 2020 #4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

DEA Interim Final Rule on Hemp Draws Fire; Public Comment Period Ends 10/20/20

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The DEA published an interim final rule (IFR) late last week conforming its own regulations to meet Congress’ 2018 de-criminalization of hemp. The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”) removed hemp from...more

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Important Deadlines in Illinois for Craft Grower and Infuser Applicants

On January 7, 2019, the Illinois Department of Agriculture posted applications for Cannabis Craft Growers, Cannabis Infusers, and Cannabis Transporters. Applications in all three categories are due March 16, 2020....more

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New Federal Hemp Regulations: What Businesses Should Know to Comply

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Less than one year after hemp production was legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its proposed industrial hemp regulations. These eagerly anticipated regulations establish a...more

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USDA Releases New Rules on Hemp Production

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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently took another step towards expanding the industrial hemp market in the United States by releasing their interim final rules labeled Establishment of a Domestic Hemp...more

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Part 2: State of the Cannabis Industry Conference – Interview with Steven Hoffman

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In the rapidly growing multi-billion dollar cannabis industry, new developments frequently occur in capital markets, investments, M&A, and regulation. Attendees of the Third Annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference...more

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USDA Issues Long-Awaited Interim Hemp Rule to Implement Farm Bill - Cannabis Industry News Alert

After 10 months of anticipation from the American hemp industry, on October 31, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its interim final rule (Rule) establishing the regulatory framework for hemp...more

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USDA Publishes Long-Awaited Interim Regulations Governing the Production of Legalized Hemp

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October 31, 2019, the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its interim final rule setting forth the proposed rules and regulations regarding the production of hemp under the provisions of the Agricultural...more

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USDA Issues Interim Rules Regarding Hemp Production (Finally)

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Since late February 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been promising to publish guidelines regarding hemp production. Aside from the obvious importance of these guidelines to hemp farmers, the guidelines are...more

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State of the Cannabis Industry Conference: Capital Markets, Investments, M&A, Regulatory and Other Timely Issues

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In both the Commonwealth and New England — and, indeed, the country — these are exciting times for the cannabis industry. As a consensus on the topic of legalization continues to build, technology and banking, specifically,...more

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Key Takeaways from USDA’s Interim Hemp Production Rule

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On October 31, 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an Interim Final Rule (84 FR 58522) establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program and outlining a regulatory framework for monitoring hemp...more

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USDA Issues Interim Final Rule to Establish Domestic Hemp Production Program and Approve State and Tribal Oversight Plans

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Effective upon Publication, USDA’s Interim Final Rule Sets Forth One Important Part of the Regime for Marketing Hemp Products in the United States - This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim...more

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USDA Releases Proposed Domestic Hemp Regulations: Six Key Takeaways for Licensees

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a draft of the much-anticipated interim rule on the Domestic Hemp Production Program under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the...more

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BREAKING NEWS: USDA Releases Interim Final Hemp Rule

On October 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited interim final rule governing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. USDA has been developing these interim regulations since hemp...more

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Georgia Department of Agriculture – Hemp Production Update

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On October 31, 2019, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (“GDA”) released a newsletter on Georgia Composing Plan to Comply with Federal and State Hemp Guidelines. The newsletter follows the release of the United States...more

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Hurry Up and Wait: California Passes New Help Law But Isn't Required to Submit Federal Plan Until 2020

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On September 13, 2019 — the final day of the 2019 legislative session — both houses of the California Legislature unanimously passed SB-153, which may be California’s most significant industrial hemp legislation since the...more

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California Water Board Could Leave Non-Compliant Emerald Triangle Cannabis Farmers High & Dry

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On September 20, 2019, the California Water Board Division of Water Rights’ Cannabis Enforcement Section mailed 270 certified letters to various farmers in Trinity, Humboldt, and Mendocino Counties notifying them that they...more

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A Win for Hemp in Court, and What it (Might) Mean for North Carolina

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The hemp and cannabidiol ("CBD") industries today face substantial uncertainty, and they lack clear Federal rules, regulations, and guidance within which governments and businesses can safely operate. That dearth of...more

Brooks Pierce

What is Hemp? Is It Even Legal?

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Hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) products are dominating the airwaves and the marketplace, and North Carolina has been at the forefront, ranking sixth in the nation in acres of hemp produced in 2018. Many predict that the market...more

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