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If I'm reading the article correctly, the author argues that it is no longer a scheduled drug. "Hemp" was previously de-scheduled, and the USDA now says "hemp"
by kingnothing 7y ago
If I'm reading the article correctly, the author argues that it is no longer a scheduled drug. "Hemp" was previously de-scheduled, and the USDA now says "hemp" can contain any amount of THC, which would in turn make THC legal.
- kevin_b_er 7y agoThat's the USDA though. The Controlled Substances Act still makes the Department of Justice responsible for enforcement, not the Department of Agriculture. Seems like quite the legal reach to say that, because the USDA permits it, THC is totally legal. More like I expect we'd get inequal enforcement and conflict and the CSA + DEA will probably win it.
- tssva 7y agoI don't see where the USDA opinion supports the author's argument that the USDA now says "hemp" can contain any amount of THC. The opinion states that the THC in hemp is no longer a scheduled drug but the definition of hemp in the farm bill limits the amount of THC in the plant or derivative to no greater than 0.3% by dry weight. If the plant or derivative contains a higher percentage it is no longer hemp but marijuana and no longer subject to the "THC in hemp" non-scheduling.
- achenatx 7y agoAs another person posted, cannabis with more than .3% THC is marijuana which has not been descheduled. However, pure THC has been descheduled (regardless where it has been derived from?).