Hemp and the Law
I’ll admit, this one is a little bit confusing at best. And there’s no way I can address every country in the world in this post or any post for that matter. Laws are changing really fast around cannabis in general so it’s hard to keep up. I live in the United States so I’ll address this country mostly. Check the laws in your country before buying any CBD products so you don’t get in trouble.
In the United States, the 2018 Fram Bill will once and for all legalize hemp and all of its derivative products. This bill will remove any confusion surrounding the legality of CBD. Unfortunately, it is stalled in Congress and probably won’t be passed until late in the year after the mid-term elections. So does this mean CBD isn’t yet legal? It’s a little tricky to piece it all together. I’d say you won’t get arrested or have any trouble with law enforcement if you buy or use hemp-derived CBD. And here’s why…
The 2014 US Farm Bill made it legal to grow hemp in states with certain restrictions. First, the grower had to be associated with a university or they had to obtain a permit as part of a state-operated pilot program. This could only be allowed in states where hemp wasn’t illegal at the state level. What this Farm Bill did not do is allow for the transportation of hemp or any of its derivatives (like CBD oil) across state lines.
But the 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill, aka “The Funding Bill”, contained a provision in section 763 that says:
“None of the funds made available by this act or any other act may be used… to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale or use of industrial hemp that is grown or cultivated in accordance with section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, within or outside the State in which the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated.”
This made it clear that the federal government was not going to go after anyone growing hemp, as long as they were doing it according to the 2014 Farm Bill, and they also wouldn’t go after anyone buying and using hemp products.
Then, similar language was used in the 2017 appropriations bill. But that bill took it a step further and made it applicable to all federal and state agencies that receive federal funding.
Again, the 2018 Farm Bill that is currently waiting for a final vote by Congress, officially legalizes hemp in all 50 states. Hemp is finally being unleashed by the federal government without question.
CBD makes you clumsy
CBD actually has no impact on your motor skills. It doesn’t make you dizzy, weak, slow, or clumsy. You shouldn’t feel any impact on your normal physical skills, reaction time, or abilities. Some people do report that because they can focus better with CBD that they actually have fewer minor accidents like dropping or knocking things over. So the opposite could actually be true.
