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The Colorado based REALM of Caring folks who developed the Charlotte's Web mmj product have announced that they are starting up a new grow operation for CBD-rich hemp.
Why do you care? When classifed as a hemp product these items can be shipped via USPS and do NOT require a medical marijuana card.
Here is a blurb from the REALM announcement:
Their website does not yet have much on this but it does have an Inquiries button.
If and when I learn more I'll share. At this point, this is all I know.
Why do you care? When classifed as a hemp product these items can be shipped via USPS and do NOT require a medical marijuana card.
Here is a blurb from the REALM announcement:
Charlotte’s Web Hemp Oil™: This oil is the same as the CBD oils offered through the Colorado and California medical marijuana programs. Cannabis plants sufficiently low in THC (<0.3%), such as the varieties that are used in Charlotte’s Web Products™, are called hemp. Under this designation, the Stanley brothers are able to grow much larger quantities of CBD plants for Charlotte’s Web™, which in turn allows us to offer our services to more individuals. As a hemp product, it is not medical marijuana and is not even considered a medicine. It will fall under the “foodstuffs” category and will be considered a dietary supplement, which allows for shipment outside Colorado. Still, it will be the same quality oil patients in Colorado and California are using.
Legal Notes: Hemp products inhabit a legally ambiguous area in the United States. Technically, hemp contains a small amount of THC and is considered by some to be illegal federally. Yet, stores across the country sell a variety of goods produced from hemp. In fact, the United States is the largest importer of hemp products in the world. Charlotte’s Web Hemp Oil™ currently exists in the same ambiguous legal stasis as these other products. It seems likely the U.S. government will overlook our product in the same way it does other hemp products. To err on the side of caution and, more importantly, to continue valuable research efforts, we are establishing processes to further protect Charlotte’s Web™ users There will be mandatory enrollment into a research registry (described more below) if you want it shipped, and we will continue our legalization and education efforts in Washington, D.C., most notably with the Charlotte's Web Medical Hemp Act of 2014, H.R. 5226. For shipping it is not required that you have recommendation from your doctor. However, we do recommend enrolling in your state’s MMJ program, if available, to provide your family more protection.
Legal Notes: Hemp products inhabit a legally ambiguous area in the United States. Technically, hemp contains a small amount of THC and is considered by some to be illegal federally. Yet, stores across the country sell a variety of goods produced from hemp. In fact, the United States is the largest importer of hemp products in the world. Charlotte’s Web Hemp Oil™ currently exists in the same ambiguous legal stasis as these other products. It seems likely the U.S. government will overlook our product in the same way it does other hemp products. To err on the side of caution and, more importantly, to continue valuable research efforts, we are establishing processes to further protect Charlotte’s Web™ users There will be mandatory enrollment into a research registry (described more below) if you want it shipped, and we will continue our legalization and education efforts in Washington, D.C., most notably with the Charlotte's Web Medical Hemp Act of 2014, H.R. 5226. For shipping it is not required that you have recommendation from your doctor. However, we do recommend enrolling in your state’s MMJ program, if available, to provide your family more protection.
Their website does not yet have much on this but it does have an Inquiries button.
If and when I learn more I'll share. At this point, this is all I know.