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Posted On: 10/23/2016 11:37:44 PM
Take Industrial Hemp Off Schedule 1
Texas Department of Public Safety Releases Confiscated Hemp CBD Oil
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Texas Hemp Industries Association
Oct 17, 2016, 13:39 ET
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 7, Texas Hemp Industries Association (TXHIA) received notice that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrived at People's Pharmacy's four (4) Austin locations to confiscate various industrial hemp Cannabidiol (CBD) products. On October 11, DPS reported to People's pharmacy's attorney the following:
"Attached is the lab report regarding the 'CBD hemp oil' from People's Pharmacy. The report indicates the presence of cannabidiol (CBD). The report does not indicate any detectable tetrahydocannabinol (THC). Given certain ambiguities regarding the status of CBD under the Texas Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the department, after consulting with prosecutors, does not intend to pursue enforcement action based on the tested substance. This discretionary enforcement decision does not constitute a general opinion about the legality of any product," wrote D. Phillip Adkins, General Counsel, Texas Department of Public Safety.
Sheila Hemphill, Policy Director for TXHIA states, "Since January of 2016, we are aware of seven known conflicts with law enforcement, fortunately none have resulted in a conviction. Ambiguity in the law related to the status of CBD under the TCSA has caused general confusion, unnecessary expenditures by law enforcement, legal expenses and untold stress to innocent consumers and businesses. This event with People's pharmacy demonstrates the necessity for our upcoming Texas Legislature to define industrial hemp as an agriculture crop separate from the marijuana definition in the CSA . "
Industrial hemp is not new to Texas and prior to prohibition, a 1938 Popular Mechanics article stated, "hemp grows luxuriously in Texas." At a recent Cochran County Farm Bureau meeting near Lubbock, attendees interested in growing this historical crop adopted a resolution approving the cultivation of industrial hemp suitable for seed, oil, fiber, and CBD, with a vote of seventy to one. Coleman Hemphill, TXHIA Executive Director emphasized that, "our farmers are expressing a need for new beneficial crops to remain solvent through drought and profitable in down markets. Industrial hemp needs half the water required by cotton and historically cotton has been Texas' largest cash crop. Lowered market prices for commodities and the loss of subsidies are jeopardizing our Texas farmer's viability."
About: The Texas Hemp Industries Association is a 501(c) 6 state chapter of the Hemp Industries Association.
Media Contact:
Sheila Hemphill, Policy Director, TXHIA
325.226.3683
Sheila@txhia.org
Lauren Stansbury, Director of Media Relations HIA
402.540.1208
Lauren@votehemp.com
SOURCE Texas Hemp Industries Association
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Texas Department of Public Safety Releases Confiscated Hemp CBD Oil
News provided by
Texas Hemp Industries Association
Oct 17, 2016, 13:39 ET
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 7, Texas Hemp Industries Association (TXHIA) received notice that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrived at People's Pharmacy's four (4) Austin locations to confiscate various industrial hemp Cannabidiol (CBD) products. On October 11, DPS reported to People's pharmacy's attorney the following:
"Attached is the lab report regarding the 'CBD hemp oil' from People's Pharmacy. The report indicates the presence of cannabidiol (CBD). The report does not indicate any detectable tetrahydocannabinol (THC). Given certain ambiguities regarding the status of CBD under the Texas Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the department, after consulting with prosecutors, does not intend to pursue enforcement action based on the tested substance. This discretionary enforcement decision does not constitute a general opinion about the legality of any product," wrote D. Phillip Adkins, General Counsel, Texas Department of Public Safety.
Sheila Hemphill, Policy Director for TXHIA states, "Since January of 2016, we are aware of seven known conflicts with law enforcement, fortunately none have resulted in a conviction. Ambiguity in the law related to the status of CBD under the TCSA has caused general confusion, unnecessary expenditures by law enforcement, legal expenses and untold stress to innocent consumers and businesses. This event with People's pharmacy demonstrates the necessity for our upcoming Texas Legislature to define industrial hemp as an agriculture crop separate from the marijuana definition in the CSA . "
Industrial hemp is not new to Texas and prior to prohibition, a 1938 Popular Mechanics article stated, "hemp grows luxuriously in Texas." At a recent Cochran County Farm Bureau meeting near Lubbock, attendees interested in growing this historical crop adopted a resolution approving the cultivation of industrial hemp suitable for seed, oil, fiber, and CBD, with a vote of seventy to one. Coleman Hemphill, TXHIA Executive Director emphasized that, "our farmers are expressing a need for new beneficial crops to remain solvent through drought and profitable in down markets. Industrial hemp needs half the water required by cotton and historically cotton has been Texas' largest cash crop. Lowered market prices for commodities and the loss of subsidies are jeopardizing our Texas farmer's viability."
About: The Texas Hemp Industries Association is a 501(c) 6 state chapter of the Hemp Industries Association.
Media Contact:
Sheila Hemphill, Policy Director, TXHIA
325.226.3683
Sheila@txhia.org
Lauren Stansbury, Director of Media Relations HIA
402.540.1208
Lauren@votehemp.com
SOURCE Texas Hemp Industries Association
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Sep 15, 2016, 14:16 ET
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