{"id":98296,"date":"2024-02-25T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justbob.ch\/?p=98296"},"modified":"2024-04-02T09:42:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T07:42:17","slug":"cbd-legalization-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justbob.ch\/en\/cbd-legalization-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"The complex history of CBD legalization in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"
The legalization of\u00a0CBD<\/a>\u00a0in the United States is an evolving topic with many facets. While the\u00a02018 Farm Bill<\/strong>\u00a0was an important step towards its legalization, regulations vary greatly from state to state.<\/p>\n The scientific community continues to study the potential therapeutic applications of CBD, but its complex legal situation poses a challenge.<\/p>\n Indoor | CBD – CBDA <22%<\/p>\n<\/div> Indoor | CBD – CBDA < 19%<\/p>\n<\/div> Indoor | CBD – CBDA < 40%<\/p>\n<\/div> BACK2WORK -10%\n<\/p> Indoor | CBD – CBDA < 20%<\/p>\n<\/div> In recent years, the\u00a0CBD flower<\/a>\u00a0has gained popularity for its potential medical applications, but its legal status has been the subject of debate.<\/p>\n Cannabidiol, or better known as CBD, is one of the compounds extracted from the cannabis plant. Unlike tetraidrocannabinoil (THC), CBD doesn\u2019t have psychoactive effects and is known for having potential health benefits.<\/p>\n In the United States, CBD legalisation has been under debate and undergone significant changes that have marked its path throughout the United States of America.<\/p>\n Read also: <\/strong>Remedies for a sore throat from smoking<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The CBD legalisation in the United States of America has a complex history. Initially, CBD was considered a controlled substance because of its derivation from cannabis. However, Congress adopted the 2014 Farm Bill, which paved the way for research and the cultivation of industrial hemp, considering CBD extracted from this plant federally legal, if containing less than 0.3%.<\/p>\n In 2018 the United States Congress passed what\u2019s known as the Farm Bill (Agricultural Improvement Act), a package of legislation updated every five years that covers a wide range of programs from subsidies for farmers to protection for consumers.<\/p>\n The Farm Bill was signed and approved from President Trump and provided important agricultural and nutritional policy extensions, although the most interesting changes involved the cannabis plant.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This document was a significant step towards Cannabidiol<\/a> legalization. The pilot programs allowed to study hemp (often labelled as \u201cindustrial hemp\u201d) that were approved by both the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the State departments of agriculture. This allowed the small-scale expansion of hemp cultivation for limited purposes. The 2018 Farm Bill was more expansive. It allowed cultivation of hemp in general, not simply pilot programs to study the interest of the market for products derived from hemp. It explicitly allowed the transfer of hemp products through state lines for commercial or other purposes. It also did not restrict the sale, transport or possession of products derived from hemp, providing that such products were produced in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n However, the new agricultural law didn\u2019t create a completely free system in which individuals or businesses could grow hemp whenever and wherever they wanted. There were numerous restrictions.<\/p>\n The main purpose of this draft law regarding hemp was to explicitly legalize it according to federal laws of the United States, while allowing the 50 states to decide for themselves whether the hemp would be legal or not within their borders.<\/p>\n Since then, almost all states have developed a regulatory framework for cultivation, processing and sale of hemp and hemp products.<\/p>\n So, the 2018 Farm Bill made CBD derived (like\u00a0pre rolled CBD<\/a>\u00a0or others) from hemp legal at federal level. However, regulation has been delegated to states, and many have developed specific laws and regulations\u2026<\/p>\n Today, support for marijuana legalization has become mainstream among Democratic politicians, and some Republicans also back the idea. State legislatures are grappling with if and how to legalize the drug, while several marijuana-related bills \u2013 including those aiming to decriminalize it on the federal level \u2013 have been introduced in Congress. The House passed a marijuana decriminalization bill on April 1, 2022, and months later, several senators \u2013 including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer \u2013 introduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which would federally decriminalize weed, as reported by Marijuana Moment. The future of the bill in the Senate is uncertain.<\/p>\n The movement toward relaxing punishment on marijuana use took a new turn on Oct. 7, 2022, when President Joe Biden said he will issue pardons to everyone convicted of the federal crime of simple marijuana possession, while calling for governors to make similar moves for convictions under state laws. The proclamation will apply to about 6,500 Americans, but a senior White House official clarified to reporters that no one is currently behind bars for simple possession of marijuana.<\/p>\n Opponents say marijuana poses a public health and safety risk, and some are morally against legalization. Proponents, however, argue that it is not as dangerous as alcohol and point to evidence that it has therapeutic benefits, such as stress and pain relief.<\/p>\n A December 2022 study published by the\u00a0American Medical<\/strong>\u00a0Association<\/strong>\u00a0found\u00a0out that complete legalization reduces marijuana-related arrests even in states that had already decriminalized cannabis,\u00a0meaning\u00a0the drug is still illegal but a person would not be prosecuted for possession under a specified amount.<\/p>\n Read also: <\/strong>Therapeutic Cannabis: A scientific and social focus<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n CBD regulations in the United States vary from state to state. Some states have embraced\u00a0CBD weed<\/a>\u00a0and made them widely available in form of oil, capsules, creams and more. However, other states have stricter restrictions or prohibitions.<\/p>\n The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tasked with regulating CBD products, but has so far taken a cautious approach and declared that CBD cannot be added to foods and beverages. The FDA has expressed concerns about the safety and lack of sufficient data to determine effective doses and potential risks.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for CBD made from\u00a0hemp plants, there are many states where it\u2019s possible to buy and use the derived products. Learn where exactly CBD is legal in the United States, along with any restriction on CBD products.<\/p>\n Currently, 47 of the 50 U.S. states \u2014 as well as the District of Columbia \u2014 have legalized the sale and use of hemp-derived CBD products. However,\u00a0some states have restrictions\u00a0on what CBD products<\/a> can be sold.<\/p>\n Marijuana is still illegal at federal level and under the laws of many states; therefore, dealing with it can lead to serious consequences.<\/p>\n Many entrepreneurs looking to enter the hemp industry are interested in producing products based on smokeable hemp flowers or products based on CBD extracts, such as foods or cosmetics containing isolated CBD or hemp extract. Unfortunately, while many state laws on hemp are similar, each of the 50 states treats these types of products in different ways.<\/p>\n The intent of this article is to provide an overview of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and how these also treat CBD in its derivatives.<\/p>\n After the 2018 Farm Bill, most states changed their Controlled Substance Acts (CSA) to exempt hemp from any program, thus also exempting CBD derived from hemp. In states with such a \u201cCSA exemption\u201d, CBD, and its derivatives, such as\u00a0cbd oil<\/a>, \u00a0is legal to own and process as a hemp derivative.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A growing majority of Americans believe that recreational marijuana should be legal. A CBS News\/YouGov poll released in April 2022 found that two-thirds of Americans want recreational marijuana use to be legalized under federal law and in their own state. A previous Pew Research Center survey found similar levels of support for marijuana legalization.<\/p>\n Americans have warmed significantly to the idea in recent years. Just 12% of U.S. adults supported legalization in 1969, according to a November 2021 Gallup poll \u2013 a figure that rose to 31% in 2000 before accelerating above 50% after 2013 and to a record high of 68% most recently.<\/p>\n Democrats are more likely to support legalization, though a majority of Republicans are now in favour of it, Gallup found. People under the age of 30 are similarly more likely to back marijuana legalization \u2013 81% of those respondents in 2019 \u2013 but 62% of Americans aged 50 to 64 also supported legalization, a previous version of the Gallup survey found.<\/p>\n The topic of the full legalization of marijuana and the legalization of CBD, which according to scientific studies does not have psycho-physical effects, remains a debated topic. It would almost seem that in America the regulation of\u00a0CBD cannabis<\/a>\u00a0is constantly evolving, also and especially for the political debate of recent years.<\/p>\n What is certain is that this year, the Farm Bill will be updated, and perhaps the fate of cannabis could change forever, once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CBD IN THE UNITED STATES: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE CURRENT SITUATION IN THE USA The legalization of\u00a0CBD\u00a0in the United States is an evolving topic with many facets. 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<\/span>History of CBD in USA: Farm Bill<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What\u2019s the situation with marijuana and CBD today?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/span>The states: legalization and state-by-state restrictions<\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/span>States where legal recreational marijuana has been approved:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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CBD legalization by state:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/span>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n