DEA Received 115,000 Comments Against New
Hemp Food Rule Court Decision to Stay DEA Rule Expected Before March 18th
An excellent overview of the case can be found on the DEA
Hemp Food Rules page.
Please visit our Legal Cases page for more information on the DEA
hemp food rules challenge, FOIA challenge, NAFTA challenge, the White Plume case, and the most recent case in North Dakota - Monson vs DEA.
Not exact matches
In 2004, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
ruled the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration did not have the authority to regulate the sale of
hemp food products.
Citizens from around the country will be challenging the DEA's «Final
Rule» on
hemp food products by visiting more than 70 DEA outposts for a picnic at noon on April 21, 2003.
Due to a Court - ordered stay of the DEA's «Final
Rule,»
hemp foods remain perfectly legal to import, sell and consume while the Court considers arguments and renders a decision.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Vote
Hemp expects the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to rule on a Motion to Stay the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) «Final Rule» on hemp food products by the end of this w
Hemp expects the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to
rule on a Motion to Stay the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) «Final Rule» on hemp food products by the end of this w
rule on a Motion to Stay the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) «Final
Rule» on hemp food products by the end of this w
Rule» on
hemp food products by the end of this w
hemp food products by the end of this week.
In regards to widespread outrage over the DEA's «Final
Rule» — 115,000 public comments and a letter from Congress co-signed by 22 Representatives submitted to DEA opposed to the
hemp food ban — Chief Judge Mary Schroeder asked the DEA: «Did you take into account the objections of people who might say that this doesn't make a lot of sense?»
In a separate criminal case, students from Syracuse University arrested for «marijuana» possession while handing out healthy
hemp seed tortilla chips and nutrition bars in protest of the DEA's
rule are expected to have their charges thrown out today because a court - ordered lab test of the
hemp foods has confirmed that the infinitesimal trace THC in
hemp food products is undetectable and can not be considered a controlled substance.
The DEA told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that they will extend the «grace period» for disposing
hemp food products by 40 days until March 18, reassuring retailers stocking and selling
hemp food products that the DEA would not commence enforcement action until the Court
rules on the
hemp industry's original «Urgent Motion to Stay.»
Action Page Archives An archive of updates on the, then proposed, DEA
rules that ban many
hemp food products in the United States.
Without any compelling reason or the required public notice and comment period, the DEA issued an Interpretive
Rule banning
hemp seed and oil
food products that contain any amount of trace residual THC.
On September 28, 2004 the HIA claimed victory after DEA declined to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States the
ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals protecting the sale of
hemp - containing
foods.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT — Late yesterday the Court granted the
hemp industry's Motion to Stay the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) «Interpretive
Rule,» which was issued October 9, 2001 without public notice or opportunity for comment and would have banned the sale of nutritious
hemp foods containing harmless trace amounts of naturally - occurring THC under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970.
Hemp food manufacturers and the HIA have won a series of legal battles, culminating earlier this year in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the DEA ignored Congress» specific exclusion of hemp fiber, seed and oil in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), exempting them from the DEA's cont
Hemp food manufacturers and the HIA have won a series of legal battles, culminating earlier this year in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
ruling that the DEA ignored Congress» specific exclusion of
hemp fiber, seed and oil in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), exempting them from the DEA's cont
hemp fiber, seed and oil in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), exempting them from the DEA's control.
Joe Sandler, HIA's attorney and counsel in HIA v. DEA, in a February 24, 2004 legal advisory the HIA sent to its membership, clarified that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
ruling that upheld legal
hemp foods was limited to those made from
hemp seeds or oil derived from the seed, but does not apply to the Cannabis flower essential oil used to flavor some candy products.
The final
rule, which was published in the Federal Register on February 21, 2003, would have banned the sale of all
hemp food products by April 21, 2003.
If this new «Final
Rule» were to take effect, it would ban
hemp seed and oil and consequently destroy the multimillion dollar
hemp food industry.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT — On Tuesday, June 24, the
Hemp Industries Association (HIA), which represents the interests of the Hemp Industry and encourages the research and development of new hemp products, filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit asking for a review of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) «Final Rule» regarding hemp fo
Hemp Industries Association (HIA), which represents the interests of the
Hemp Industry and encourages the research and development of new hemp products, filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit asking for a review of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) «Final Rule» regarding hemp fo
Hemp Industry and encourages the research and development of new
hemp products, filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit asking for a review of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) «Final Rule» regarding hemp fo
hemp products, filed a brief in the Ninth Circuit asking for a review of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) «Final
Rule» regarding
hemp fo
hemp foods.
WASHINGTON, DC — Manufacturers and consumers of nutritious
hemp food products are thrilled about the legal battle they won on February 6 when a three judge federal panel
ruled unanimously that
hemp foods are perfectly legal and safe to consume.
Retailers have been reassured that
hemp food products should remain on the shelves with the Court's Stay in effect and expected invalidation of the DEA's
rule.
Background on the
Hemp Food Issue The hemp food issue erupted on October 9, 2001 when the DEA issued an «Interpretive Rule» purporting to make hemp foods containing harmless infinitesimal traces of naturally - occurring THC immediately illegal under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1
Hemp Food Issue The hemp food issue erupted on October 9, 2001 when the DEA issued an «Interpretive Rule» purporting to make hemp foods containing harmless infinitesimal traces of naturally - occurring THC immediately illegal under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1
Food Issue The
hemp food issue erupted on October 9, 2001 when the DEA issued an «Interpretive Rule» purporting to make hemp foods containing harmless infinitesimal traces of naturally - occurring THC immediately illegal under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1
hemp food issue erupted on October 9, 2001 when the DEA issued an «Interpretive Rule» purporting to make hemp foods containing harmless infinitesimal traces of naturally - occurring THC immediately illegal under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1
food issue erupted on October 9, 2001 when the DEA issued an «Interpretive
Rule» purporting to make
hemp foods containing harmless infinitesimal traces of naturally - occurring THC immediately illegal under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1
hemp foods containing harmless infinitesimal traces of naturally - occurring THC immediately illegal under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970.