CBD products are everywhere. Experts warn: buyer beware.
CBD products are everywhere in Texas since the state legalized hemp. Experts warn: buyer beware. BY Naomi Andu (KTSA.com) In 2017, business was slow for Sarah Kerver. She was a sales rep for a Colorado-based company trying to push hemp and CBD products in Texas. But customers were apprehensive. “No one wanted to touch [CBD]. […]
Will Austin decriminalize low-level marijuana possession?
When the State of Texas legalized hemp last year, many prosecutors, including those in Travis County, said they’d stop prosecuting misdemeanor marijuana charges, unless they had a lab reports on THC levels. THC is what distinguishes marijuana from legal hemp. Hemp is federally legal to buy and possess and most states have joined, including Texas. […]
History of Hemp to CBD
History of Hemp to CBD Cannabis through the Ages: A Historical Basis of a Plant Hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, going back more than 10,000 years to the beginnings of pottery. The Columbia History of the World states that the oldest relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric […]
Texas Governor Abbott Signs Law Legalizing Hemp Production
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law Monday that clears up which CBD products are legal in Texas and will also allow local farmers to grow hemp as an industrial crop, including procedures for sampling, inspection and testing. The law goes into effect immediately. It expands the kind of hemp products that can be legally purchased in Texas to include any […]
No One Noticed that the USDA Just Legalized THC
The USDA Legalized THC – But No One Noticed May 30, 2019 | 11:33 AM EDT The US Department of Agriculture just descheduled THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). The part of the cannabis plant that produces a psychoactive response in the brain or the feeling of getting high. On May 28, the USDA issued a bulletin, a legal […]
Texas House Bill 1657 Would Allow Hemp Products
Vote to make hemp products legal in Texas. Texas farmers are restricted by the federal government from growing hemp year round. The only way to change hemp laws in Texas is through the legislature. The Texas House of Representatives and Senate meet every two years for approximately 140 days. House Bill 1657 would change that […]
Is CBD Legal in All 50 States?
Thanks to the 2014 Farm Bill, hemp was declared legal in all fifty states. However, the legality of CBD is still confusing for many. The legality depends on the source of the CBD. While hemp-derived CBD is legal in all 50 states, ‘marijuana’-derived CBD is not federally legal. Both hemp and marijuana are members of […]
Compliance Overview of Hemp-Derived CBD
UPDATE 12/17/2018: Farm Bill Signed. President Donald Trump just signed the Farm Bill, legalizing industrial hemp in the United States. The era of hemp prohibition is over. Effective immediately, hemp is permanently deemed a legal agricultural commodity, and popular products such as hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) can no longer be mistaken as controlled substances, like marijuana. […]