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It would direct them to regulate hemp products advanced by her first legislation. “I need them to be an active player in this as well,” she said of the health department.
Proposition 19 – the California Marijuana Initiative – sought to legalize the use, possession, and cultivation of cannabis, but did not allow for commercial sales. [68] The initiative was spearheaded by the group Amorphia, which was founded in 1969 (by Blair Newman) and financed its activities through the sale of hemp rolling papers. [98]
2018: The 2018 farm bill legalizes low-THC (less than 0.3% THC) hemp and hemp-derived products such as cannabidiol (CBD) at the federal level. The bill also fully removed or "descheduled" low-THC cannabis products from the Controlled Substances Act , where they had been listed as Schedule I drugs since the CSA's inception in 1970.
California is seeking to crack down on sometimes-toxic hemp products containing THC, sparking ire from an industry that has for years operated with little scrutiny. Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D ...
The Real Estate Commissioner is appointed by the Governor, and serves as the chief executive of the Department of Real Estate. [4] Chika Sunquist was appointed Commissioner of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE) by Governor Gavin Newsom on November 28, 2023, and she assumed office on January 3, 2024. [5]
Cannabis businesses sued a California public health agency in September to block the enforcement of emergency regulations that ban certain hemp products.
The 2018 Farm Bill directed USDA to establish a national regulatory framework for hemp production in the United States. [8] The 2018 Farm Bill changed federal policy regarding hemp, including the removal of hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and the consideration of hemp as an agricultural product. The bill legalized hemp under certain ...
Reg Wydeven is a partner with the Appleton-based law firm of McCarty Law LLP. He writes a weekly column for The Post-Crescent.