RMHB - HEMP and CBD supporters Article taken from
Post# of 63700
(Total Views: 89)
Posted On: 01/29/2018 7:45:10 AM
RMHB - HEMP and CBD supporters Article taken from MJ DAILY 1/19/2018
More than two dozen members of Congress took a bold step in favor of the CBD and hemp industry when they asked a federal court to reject the Drug Enforcement Administration’s stance that CBD is an illegal drug.
One argument in the Congress members’ letter to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had the industry especially interested: Hemp can be sold across state lines.
In other words, Congress members who steered hemp into the 2014 Farm Bill had every intention of allowing hemp-derived products to be sold nationwide.
The hemp law “does not limit the ability to sell lawfully grown industrial hemp products only to states with agricultural pilot programs,” the brief states, quoting Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell.
That interpretation is crucial for the development of a nationwide hemp industry.
It means that, unlike marijuana, hemp and hemp-derived CBD can be sold in any state and online.
“It’s very significant,” said Shawn Hauser, an attorney who specializes in hemp law for the Denver-based firm Vicente Sederberg. “For a business, it’s difficult to move forward when the DEA says your business is illegal.
“This is an affirmation from Congress that selling hemp across state lines is not illegal.”
More than two dozen members of Congress took a bold step in favor of the CBD and hemp industry when they asked a federal court to reject the Drug Enforcement Administration’s stance that CBD is an illegal drug.
One argument in the Congress members’ letter to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had the industry especially interested: Hemp can be sold across state lines.
In other words, Congress members who steered hemp into the 2014 Farm Bill had every intention of allowing hemp-derived products to be sold nationwide.
The hemp law “does not limit the ability to sell lawfully grown industrial hemp products only to states with agricultural pilot programs,” the brief states, quoting Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell.
That interpretation is crucial for the development of a nationwide hemp industry.
It means that, unlike marijuana, hemp and hemp-derived CBD can be sold in any state and online.
“It’s very significant,” said Shawn Hauser, an attorney who specializes in hemp law for the Denver-based firm Vicente Sederberg. “For a business, it’s difficult to move forward when the DEA says your business is illegal.
“This is an affirmation from Congress that selling hemp across state lines is not illegal.”
(0)
(0)Scroll down for more posts ▼