Ron Strider
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Less than two weeks after stores started selling cannabidiol hemp products in the Omaha metro, Nebraska's Attorney General sent a memo to law enforcement and county attorneys about the products.
The memo said in part "recent reports of potential sales of the controlled substance cannabidiol, commonly referred to as CBD, compels the Nebraska Attorney General's Office, in conjunction with the Nebraska State Patrol, to issue the following clarification regarding legality of cannabidiol under Nebraska law."
It went on to reference several state statutes, and said "To date no drug products containing cannabidiol have received FDA approval. Therefore cannabidiol or any product containing cannabidiol, obtained by any means other than the authorized UNMC study, remains illegal to possess, manufacture, distribute."
Douglas County Chief Deputy Attorney Brenda Beadle said their office agrees with the Attorney General's opinion.
"We agree that the statute would include CBDs, so technically it would be under a violation of possession of marijuana," Beadle said.
However, Donald Anderson, owner of the new CBD American Shaman location at 20th and P, said there's a misunderstanding of what he sells.
"They're classifying what I'm selling as a marijuana product, which it is not," Anderson said, "It is an industrial hemp product."
Anderson said cannabidiol from the hemp plant is federally legal, so long as the THC is under .3%.
He also said if his products are illegal, so are many other cosmetic and food items containing hemp, which are sold around the country.
Attorneys for CBD American Shaman, which owns locations across several states, responded to the Attorney General with a letter that said in part, "It has come to our attention that a letter from your office has prematurely and wrongly determined that my client's products are illegal in your State."
It continued: "The CBD American Shaman Store does not sell Marjiuana as defined by the state statutes or regulations. Nor do they advertise, suggest, or tell customers that they do so. They do not warrant, advertise or suggest that their products are medicinal hemp extract as authorized under the Statutes, or that they are one of any State licensed facilities to sell hemp extract or qualify under 28-463-468 as medicinal cannabidiol under the State licensed University study."
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The memo said in part "recent reports of potential sales of the controlled substance cannabidiol, commonly referred to as CBD, compels the Nebraska Attorney General's Office, in conjunction with the Nebraska State Patrol, to issue the following clarification regarding legality of cannabidiol under Nebraska law."
It went on to reference several state statutes, and said "To date no drug products containing cannabidiol have received FDA approval. Therefore cannabidiol or any product containing cannabidiol, obtained by any means other than the authorized UNMC study, remains illegal to possess, manufacture, distribute."
Douglas County Chief Deputy Attorney Brenda Beadle said their office agrees with the Attorney General's opinion.
"We agree that the statute would include CBDs, so technically it would be under a violation of possession of marijuana," Beadle said.
However, Donald Anderson, owner of the new CBD American Shaman location at 20th and P, said there's a misunderstanding of what he sells.
"They're classifying what I'm selling as a marijuana product, which it is not," Anderson said, "It is an industrial hemp product."
Anderson said cannabidiol from the hemp plant is federally legal, so long as the THC is under .3%.
He also said if his products are illegal, so are many other cosmetic and food items containing hemp, which are sold around the country.
Attorneys for CBD American Shaman, which owns locations across several states, responded to the Attorney General with a letter that said in part, "It has come to our attention that a letter from your office has prematurely and wrongly determined that my client's products are illegal in your State."
It continued: "The CBD American Shaman Store does not sell Marjiuana as defined by the state statutes or regulations. Nor do they advertise, suggest, or tell customers that they do so. They do not warrant, advertise or suggest that their products are medicinal hemp extract as authorized under the Statutes, or that they are one of any State licensed facilities to sell hemp extract or qualify under 28-463-468 as medicinal cannabidiol under the State licensed University study."
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Nebraska Attorney General issues memo regarding sales of cannabidiol products
Author: Alexandra Stone
Contact: Contact Us
Photo Credit: Amy Bufalini
Website: Omaha News, Weather and Sports - Nebraska News - KETV NewsWatch 7
