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In August 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration recommended cannabis be moved from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3. Today, the Associated Press is reporting that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DAE) has approved this...
This past Friday, lawmakers in Illinois approved a measure legalizing the sale of marijuana to anyone over the age of 21 with the House of Representatives voting 66-47 to allow possession and sales beginning Jan. 1, 2020. The Senate had approved the measure earlier in...
This month, the USPTO issued a new examination guide titled “Examination of Marks for Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Goods and Services after Enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill.” In light of the passage of the 2018 farm bill, the USPTO will now consider registering...
Post 2018 Farm Bill, TTB Addresses Hemp Ingredients in Alcohol Beverage Formulas Recently, the TTB added to its on its 2018 guidance regarding hemp derivatives (THC and CBD) in light of the Farm Bill from 2018 which excluded “hemp” from the definition of marijuana...
Yesterday, the Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration announced that Epidiolex, the newly approved medication by the Food & Drug Administration, is being placed in Schedule V of the Controlled Substances Act, the least restrictive schedule of...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public to be vigilant when investing in marijuana companies due to the increasing prevalence of investment fraud and market manipulation, adding that the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy...
Yesterday, the House/Senate Conference Committee for the 2018 Farm Bill sat down for the first time to try to hash out the differences between the two versions of the bill, with the hopes of passage by September 30, 2018, when the 2014 Farm Bill expires. Under the...
Recreational marijuana use will soon be legal in Canada after the Senate passed Bill C-45 on Tuesday with a vote of 52-29, according to a CNN report. Bill C-45 stems from a campaign pledge of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep marijuana away from underage users...
Malkin Law recently wrote about how hemp may be used in alcohol products for SevenFiftyDaily. TTB had previously not provided much guidance on this topic since releasing its hemp policy in 2000. Now, TTB released, through an FAQ, additional explanation. This does not...
San Francisco’s Black Hammer Brewing was ordered by the TTB to cease production of all of its CBD beers. The TTB requires special approval for any non-standard beer ingredients, which the brewery did not receive. Plenty of materials that are food-safe aren’t on that...
