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On 19 November 2020 the European Court of Justice has published the judgment on the Kanavape Court Case C-663/18. It ruled France cannot ban a legal product produced outside the country, in this case Czech Republic. It is analogous to impeding commerce between states in the US. Since Cannabidiol (CBD) is not listed in the … Continue reading "Court: CBD Legal in E.U."...

Ever since HIA sued DEA for legalizing outright 96% of the US hemp industry no max THC, it has no longer been helpful to hempsters, especially HIA. That suit killed hemp foods for years and almost took Canadian hemp down with it. Now the king of PR stunts is at it again: https://hempindustrydaily.com/dea-lashes-out-in-hemp-lawsuit-says-hemp-activists-are-trying-to-hijack-agency-priorities/...

While the current standard in the US is that hemp must be less than 0.3% delta-9 THC, for many reasons farmers are eager to see it raised to 1%. Although the psychoactive threshold for THC is almost 1%, that’s only in the absence of CBD of which hemp has at least 10 to 30 times … Continue reading "The 1% Solution for Hemp"...

In 2012 Colorado “legalized” adult-use marijuana; it got more votes than either Presidential candidate. Yet, arrests for possession fell by only a little more than half. If anyone can still go to jail for it, it’s not actually legal. California still arrests around 6,000 annually, mostly for possession. Thus, on a per-capita basis, Colorado arrests … Continue reading "“Legalization” Isn’t Legalization"...

Combine “Validating a predictive model of cannabinoid inheritance with feral, clinical, and industrial Cannabis sativa” (2020) with “Recommended methods for the identification and analysis of cannabis and cannabis products” (2009) to argue to USDA for a better definition of hemp. “CONCLUSIONS: Our results extend the generality of the inheritance model for THC:CBD to diverse C. … Continue reading "New Method to Determine Hemp from Seedlings"...

Matterhorn (aka: Perugina CBG) is now an official plant variety with the CVPO in Europe. The next step is certification, thereby making it legal for EU farmers. Most certified varieties are for fibre, a few for seed. This is the first Type 4 (CBG dominant) and the first feminized variety. It is available through High … Continue reading "New CBG Seed Approved in E.U."...

The best way to legalize smokable hemp is to legalize marijuana: “Police Can’t Search You For Smelling Like Marijuana Under New Virginia Law” from Marijuana Moment...

In 1988 DEA Administrative Law Judge Francis Young wrote in NORML v DEA: “Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used” and “marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume.” Read more: OPINION AND … Continue reading "DEA: “Marijuana is Safe”"...

The 5% excise tax is my only problem with the bill; even a one-penny-per-ton tax demands to have a big expensive bureaucracy handle its administration. But shall we let perfect be the enemy of good? The devil is in the details, and we have a strong hand with the landslide for reform last Election Day. … Continue reading "MORE Act: Perfect the Enemy of Good?"...

Here’s a video on policy hero Carl Olsen on the DEA 1307.03 Federal Exemption for state Medical Cannabis programs. Every medpot state should apply for one to defeat Schedule 1 for medical in that state...

The recent passage of rules in the E.U. allowed an increase in max THC to 0.3% from 0.2%. It was 0.3% until 1999. Switzerland (which is not in the E.U.) is 1%, as are many other nations. The legislation also allows importation of foreign seed that is 0.3%, such as the Canadian varieties, subject to … Continue reading "E.U. Fibre Subsidies + 0.3%"...

The recent passage of rules in the E.U. allowed an increase in max THC to 0.3% from 0.2%. It was 0.3% until 1999. Switzerland (which is not in the E.U.) is 1%, as are many other nations. The legislation also allows importation of foreign seed that is 0.3%, such as the Canadian varieties, subject to … Continue reading "E.U. Marketing Standards"...

Since not having actually read the MORE Act hadn’t prevented many from arguing ad hominem against it, here is the summary (hint: it’s a damn good start): Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 or the MORE Act of 2019 This bill decriminalizes marijuana. Specifically, it removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances … Continue reading "The TL;DR of the MORE Act"...

The issue of max THC in hemp is hot right now, but it was back in 1998 as well, in Canada. Health Canada is like the FDA, so it would be as if FDA licensed all the hemp farms in the US instead of USDA. While it is regulated like a drug not an agricultural … Continue reading "Make Max THC in Hemp 2%, Says IHA"...

Marijuana legalization is so popular, even 60% of Republicans support it. Add Democrats, and it’s 62%. That shows it is a bipartisan, not Liberal, issue. “Poll: Republicans Like Marijuana Legalization, Too (Even If It’s Kamala Harris’s Idea) Fifty-eight percent of all likely voters—and 54 percent of voters who identified as Republicans—say the federal government should … Continue reading "GOP: 60% Say Legalize"...

Will CBCa (cannabichromenic acid) and CBC (cannabichromene) be the next hot commercial cannabinoids? If based just on medical benefits, quite likely. A peer cannabinoid of THCa and CBDa, CBCa also is converted from CBGa via a CBC synthase. Besides being an anti-inflammatory, it appears to work wonders for what could be the next scourge of … Continue reading "CBC: Bigger Than CBD?"...

Cannabinoid Pathway chart (partial), v1.5. By Richard Rose. Click here to download a PDF of it...

The issue of max THC in hemp is hot right now, but it was back in 1998 as well, in Canada. Health Canada is like the FDA, so it would be as if FDA licensed all the hemp farms in the US instead of USDA. While it is regulated like a drug not an agricultural … Continue reading "Even At 2% THC, Hemp is Not a Diversion Threat"...

In case someone actually thinks roadside drug testing has something to do with safety, note they don’t test for opiates or benzos, which is the drug most involved in crashes. Also, ganja use has little impact on crashes: “ABSTRACT The starting point for this review was a literature search that identified eleven epidemiological studies of … Continue reading "Pot Smokers Are Safe Drivers"...

While we’ve all believed descheduling of marijuana was the goal at the federal level, there has always been another path staring us right in the face the whole time: a “1307.03 Exemption” to the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). It accomplishes the same result, that of removal of marijuana from Schedule 1. The conflict between federal … Continue reading "1307.03 Exemption: A New Tack for Legalization?"...

Here’s the Bootleg Avocado “Hemp Huggers” video on hemp foods with hempreneurs Ari Sherman, Chad Rosen, Kaelan Castetter, and Richard Rose. Is this the first hemp food panel discussion you’ve ever seen? 1:10:23 length. Click here: https://youtu.be/ZxXaeakaJ04...

Hemp Threads: Weaving an Industry- “The Hemp Nut,” an Interview with Richard Rose. With host Dan Isenstein of Hemp Highway of Kentucky. See it here: https://youtu.be/qPmmafdOeqs...

Why and how to legalize all hemp flower products including flowers and naturally-occurring CBD, in each state...

I maintain the GRN-778 for hempseed oil made GRAS the cannabinoids such as THC and CBD contained therein. The key word is “added” (if it is already naturally and unavoidably present in the hempseed oil, then it is not “added”): 10. Is it legal, in interstate commerce, to sell a food (including any animal food … Continue reading "CBD = GRAS?"...

A family living deep in the Siberian forest lost contact with the world for 40 years. What kept them alive? Hemp. “Clothes were patched and repatched until they fell apart, then replaced with hemp cloth grown from seed.” “By the time the Lykovs were discovered, their staple diet was potato patties mixed with ground rye … Continue reading "Hemp Saves Family Cut Off From the World 40 Years"...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) opened a 60-day comment period on its proposed Interim Final Rule on hemp. It’s rare The People get to talk directly to DEA in an official Comment Period about its bad policies on Cannabis, such as still being on Schedule 1 (“no medical value”) after 50 years, or DEA … Continue reading "Tell the DEA What You Think About Cannabis and Hemp Here"...

UPDATE: it appears the bill is dead in this session. Expect it to be revived next year. The research institution changes alone would have sunk most research. Adding the Harmonized Tariff Code language included hemp fiber to it, they were likely aiming for imported biomass. Like other marijuana states, they want CBD in dispensaries where … Continue reading "Cali’s AB 2028: Frying Pan to Fire"...

UPDATE: it appears AB 228/2028 is dead in this session. Expect it to be revived next year. The research institution changes alone would have sunk most research. Adding the Harmonized Tariff Code language included hemp fiber to it, they were likely aiming for imported biomass. Like other marijuana states, they want CBD in dispensaries where … Continue reading "California Trying to Kill Hemp? (Again)"...

The Single Convention Treaty on Narcotic Drugs is the document bureaucrats have allowed to compromise every country’s sovereignty to the United Nations in Europe, including the US. It’s the reason many nations have laws on drugs, controlled substances. According to that Treaty, all parts of the industrial hemp plant are LEGAL, and exempt from control. … Continue reading "U.N.: Hemp 100% Legal"...

Could Trump Legalize Marijuana as His October Surprise? Here's how and why...