Cannabis and Hemp Sector Ideas

[JohnCM]

Read – Wisconsin. “Most states with CBD-only laws allow possession, but do not allow licensed dispensaries, home cultivation, or any other supply infrastructure. In other words, registered patients can have it and use it but can’t legally obtain it.”

“In Georgia, for example, the legislature passed a law in 2015 that made legal possession of up to 20 ounces of CBD for patients with qualifying conditions like seizure disorders and multiple sclerosis. The law does not, however, set up any supply infrastructure — there are no licensed dispensaries or producers. Recently, the Georgia legislature passed a compromise law that includes Alzheimer’s disease, AIDS, autism, epidermolysis bullosa, peripheral neuropathy and Tourette’s syndrome in the list of diseases that can be treated by CBD — as long as that CBD oil has no more than 5 percent THC.”

“The 2014 Farm Bill legalized hemp production if it takes place for research purposes under an approved agricultural pilot program. Hemp is cannabis with less than 0.3 percent THC by dry weight, by these laws. So hemp technically may contain some THC—but in such minute amounts that it’s not considered psychoactive at all.”

“There is disagreement over whether it’s even possible to extract CBD from hemp fiber and seed.
Martin Lee, co-founder of Project CBD, told Leafly that hemp fiber and seed contain no usable amounts of cannabinoids. “Cannabidiol can’t be pressed or extracted from hempseed,” he writes. “CBD can be extracted from the flower, leaves, and, only to a very minor extent, from the stalk of the hemp plant. Hemp oil start-ups lack credibility when they say their CBD comes from hempseed and stalk.””
“The only four states where you can be absolutely sure that the CBD content claimed on the label is the CBD content in the bottle are Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska, where adult-use cannabis is legal and regulated. That’s because the CBD products available in licensed retail cannabis stores must pass state-mandated lab tests to assure their purity and potency. In fact, if these products haven’t gone through state testing, they’re liable to be seized, as happened recently in Alaska.”
“In adult-use cannabis states, all CBD products are tested for purity and potency.”
Cannabis vs. Marijuana
“According to Arizona state law, there is a difference between marijuana and cannabis.

In 2010, when Arizona residents voted in favor of instating a medical marijuana program, the term “marijuana” referred to the medicine in flower form “and any mixture or preparation thereof.” Lawmakers wrote the definition of “cannabis,” however, in the criminal code before 1960.”
Arizona law views cannabis as a narcotic derived from marijuana.
Basically, the resin that can be pressed out of the flower. This extends to all of the products made from the resin, like vape pen cartridges and concentrates. But the resin, legally called cannabis, is somehow not marijuana.
A Sticky, Icky Situation
Earlier this month, Arizona courts ruled that the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act did not cover extracts because the law considers them “cannabis.” The extracts in question include wax, resin, oil and tinctures.
This presents a multitude of problems for medical marijuana patients in the state.
It seems that by the criminal code definition, at least, a lot of forms of medical marijuana are technically illegal. It would seem that even CBD extracts, which can be used to treat seizure disorders, remain in a grey area.
Despite this legal technicality, most dispensaries in Arizona sell medical marijuana products made from “cannabis.” You know, the typical vape pens, tinctures, oils and concentrates that you would expect a dispensary to sell. And as of now, there’s no indication that Arizona medical dispensaries will stop selling these products.
As you may expect, this law mostly affects medical card holders. You know, the people who rely on medicinal weed to alleviate their various ailments.
Since this Arizona judge ruled medical cannabis extracts are illegal in the state, it could make things difficult for patients in a number of ways.
“For example, let’s say the police pull over an Arizona resident with a valid medical card. If the card-holder possesses a vape pen, wax or any other “cannabis” product, the police could arrest them and file charges. If it sounds nonsensical, that’s because it is. And yet, it’s been happening in the state.”
Final Hit: Arizona Judge Rules Medical Cannabis Extracts Are Illegal
“The fact that an Arizona judge rules medical cannabis extracts are illegal is worrying. Not because the ruling is likely to shut down dispensaries or take products off the shelves. But because it indicates that in the state of Arizona, the criminal code does not accurately reflect scientific advancements and studies. Appeals courts and cannabis lawyers have mostly had success in individual cases pertaining to concentrates and extracts. But the fact remains that in order to actually protect people, the state needs to update the law to better reflect current terminology and facts.”