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The Farm Bill Legalizes Hemp and Hemp CBD

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The US has finally joined the rest of the world in legalizing the commercial cultivation of industrial hemp. In the past, US companies could only import hemp to produce their products. Several years ago in a prior version of the Farm Bill, Congress authorized hemp cultivation for research purposes. Now, under the 2018 Farm Bill…

Beware of the Cannabis Consultant

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Lately a few too many people have come to the Law Office after hiring a consultant to assist them. Unfortunately it is far too common that the consultants didn’t complete the service they were paid to do, completed it incorrectly, or gave unqualified business and legal advice. One consultant even misinformed a client about a…

Can I Fly With Pot?

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It’s the holidays and many are dreading awkward family visits. At this time of year, people often ask, “Can I fly with pot?” The answer is, it depends… All of the following information is based on outside sources and third party reports. It is offered at your own risk and does not constitute legal, practical,…

It’s Clear, the DEA did NOT Reschedule CBD

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Editor’s Note: Click here to read how the 2018 Farm Bill changes this. DEA Reschedules Epidolex, Not All CBD Drugs In a major shift in federal policy, the DEA announced that it has rescheduled Epidolex, a CBD based anti-seizure drug with less than .1% THC content. The DEA moved the drug from Schedule I to Schedule V.…

Surviving Police Encounters With Pot

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Author: Lauren Vazquez Reprinted with permission from Ladybud.com If you use pot you are a criminal.This is true even in Colorado and Washington, where the feds continue to outlaw cannabis. This is also true in California and other states that provide medical protection. This means the police not only have the right, but the obligation…
5 Common Mistakes in Medical Cannabis - Fired Up Lawyer

5 Common Mistakes in Medical Cannabis

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Time and time again I see people in medical cannabis make the same mistakes. Rather than get accurate legal advice, many patients prefer to copy what the other guy is doing. Unfortunately, the other guy probably never got legitimate legal advice either so the same mistakes get repeated over and over until everyone is doing…
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Stop Buying Bogus Growers’ Licenses from Shady Doctors!

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Every week I get calls from medical cannabis patients who purchased so-called grower’s licenses from shady pot doctors only to get arrested for growing or selling cannabis. I have to explain to them that the grower’s license does not protect them the way they think it does and the $100-250 they spent was a ripoff.…
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