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DEA publishes interim final rule on hemp
Story Date: 8/27/2020
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Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 8/24/20
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) in the Federal Register on August 21, 2020, to take effect immediately. It potentially has serious implications for the hemp industry, in particular for processors. It interprets the language of the 2018 Farm Bill to say that products derived from (legal) hemp are to be considered schedule 1 controlled substances if they exceed the 0.3% Delta-9 THC limit set by the Farm Bill – even if they are derived from hemp that itself falls within the legal limit.
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