CBD WARNING: Iowa Drug Task Force CBD Illegal Until At Least Fall 2019

Looks like two years of reporting on this CBD legalese con-fusion has given me some interesting insights. 1, prohibition doesn’t work, and CBD salespeople see this as an avenue to civil disobedience; 2, CBD people are selling fake products with pesticides, mislabeling the amounts of CBD in their products, and lying about legality (Hempworx to this day still claims “legal in all 50 states”); 3, Iowa has definitively demonstrated which state and federal statutes outlaw CBD and; 4, CBD community in Iowa has done cartwheels to claim there is no problem and thus, we have a problem that keeps getting stickier.

What fun.

https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/ia-task-force-warns-stores-to-stop-selling-cbd-products?fbclid=IwAR0nDHRVFdU6DTowUBCi-1_idil8E3vgdyLSrTjKYjOtut8pvXf7KNsRkiI

In a letter sent out by the Southwest Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force, they informed businesses the “sale of and or possession of CBD products in the state of Iowa is illegal.” They say stores should discontinue sale of any products containing CBD and say they will be conducting checks on businesses to verify their compliance with state law.

They included a “brief clarification issued by the Iowa Attorney General” on the sale of CBD and hemp in Iowa:

• According to Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, “Becuase cannabidol (CBD) is derived from parts of the cannabis plant that are included in the definition of marijuana, CBD is considered marijuana under Iowa Law, Consequently, any product containing any amount of CBD is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance.” The Medical Cannabidol Act, Code of Iowa Chapter 124E, allows for the manufacturing and distribution of medical cannabidol (mCBD) only through Iowa’s two licensed manufacturers and only to individuals with state issued mCBD registration cards and only from Iowa’s five licensed dispensaries.
• While legislative and rule changes in this area are likely to come from both federal and state agencies in the near future, it currently remains illegal in Iowa to sell, manufacture, or distribute CBD products outside of the five licensed retailers mentioned above.

They say the USDA will need to approve Iowa’s plan to cultivate hemp before it can can be grown and processed which will come under review this fall.

Full article: 3 News Now Omaha KMTV