Tag: CBT > Synthetically Derived THC

2018 Farm Bill Status

4th Circuit Court Rules THC-O Meets Legal Definition of Hemp, Deviating From DEA

The federal court’s interpretation of the 2018 Farm Bill contradicts the Drug Enforcement Administration’s position that THC-O is illegal.

September 9, 2024

Missouri

Missouri Hemp Trade Association Suing State Over Governor’s Intoxicating Product Ban

The association is seeking an injunction to stop the Department of Health and Senior Services from embargoing products with intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids.

September 3, 2024

Missouri

Missouri to Start Enforcement of Intoxicating Cannabinoids Sept. 1, Despite Executive Feud

The state’s Department of Health and Senior Services will take steps to embargo and condemn unregulated products under an executive order that’s received pushback from the secretary of state

August 29, 2024

Missouri

Missouri Governor Urges State Secretary to Reconsider Emergency Rules to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products

Gov. Mike Parson directed the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control to resubmit emergency rules after Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s rejection.

August 26, 2024

Florida

THCA Element of Farm Bill Leads CBT’s Top Stories in June

The Cannabist Co.’s Florida exit, Ohio’s adult-use sales riddle and myriad hemp-related coverage were also among the most-read articles this month.

June 27, 2024

Farming Hemp in U.S. States

National Alcohol Group Urges Congress to Address Hemp’s ‘Public Health Crisis’ in Farm Bill

Wine & Spirts Wholesalers of America sent a letter to U.S. lawmakers recommending they ban synthetically derived hemp compounds.

June 6, 2024

Florida

Florida in Spotlight for Controversial Hemp Legislation

Many in the Sunshine State's hemp industry are pushing for Gov. DeSantis to veto a bill that would prohibit synthetic and intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids and change the definition of ‘hemp’ under the state hemp program.

June 6, 2024

Hemp Regulations in U.S.

US Senate Democrats Forgo Addressing Intoxicating Hemp in 2024 Farm Bill Summary

Agriculture Committee leaders released framework for the bill’s reauthorization, which would reduce barriers for industrial hemp farmers.

May 2, 2024

California

California Governor Directs State Departments to Issue Notices on ‘Illegal Hemp Products’

Gov. Gavin Newsom called on the Public Health and Alcoholic Beverage Control departments to take action to help protect the state’s youth.

April 29, 2024

Arizona

Delta-8, Other Hemp-Derived ‘Intoxicants’ Illegal to Sell in Arizona Without Cannabis License, AG Says

State Attorney General Kris Mayes issued a legal opinion that Arizona law does not allow for smoke shops, convenience stores to sell the products.

March 13, 2024

Hemp

DEA Declares THC-O Acetate a Schedule I Controlled Substance

The federal agency sent a letter to attorney Rod Kight Feb. 13, stating that the cannabinoid is a controlled substance because it is not naturally occurring in the cannabis plant.

February 16, 2023

Legislation and Regulation

Minnesota Pharmacy Board Seeks to Destroy $7 Million of Edibles

The board filed a lawsuit against a Moorhead-based cannabis manufacturer and retailer for edibles that are allegedly too potent for the marketplace.

December 6, 2022