PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A federal judge has refused to block a new South Dakota law that places new restrictions on industrial hemp.

The Legislature approved HB1125 during the 2024 session and Governor Kristi Noem signed it into law that took effect on Monday, July 1. It prohibits chemical modification or conversion of industrial hemp and the sale or distribution. The penalty for a violation is a class 2 misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500 and 30 days in county jail.

Hemp Quarters 605, a business in downtown Pierre, challenged the law as unconstitutional, in part because it allegedly violates the 2018 Federal Farm Bill that allows the sale, shipping, transporting, and packaging of hemp products

An administrative region in Uruguay is setting a model for a hemp food production supply chain, and continues to expand exports to the USA, Europe and other South American countries.

Canalones, located in southernmost Uruguay, operates a grain processing factory, and has as many as five food companies that use hemp seed as an ingredient in their products, according to Luis Garrido, general director in the local government of the region, known as a “department.”

FDA approved

Production has the stamp of approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for imports into the United States, and authorization to export specific CBD products has been granted by Uruguay’s Ministry of Public Health.

The government of the region started promoting the expansion of the hemp supply chain two years ago. While Canelones is the only department in Uruguay that hosts a licensed importer of hemp grain, Garrido said local officials plan to expand the domestic area planted with industrial hemp to provide more locally sourced raw materials. Those inputs can then be processed into exports for markets in Europe and to key Latin-American markets such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia, he said.

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Legal cannabis is sweeping the US and EU and is already the law in the land in Canada.  More and more consumers are buying gummies, hemp drinks, and vapes.  California sober has become a thing and Gen Z is drifting away from alcohol and having an affair with marijuana.

While marijuana has been part of culture for years, hemp, CBD, marijuana and cannabis are everyone.  From local dispensaries to, in some states, hemp drinks are popping up in liquor stores.  Even Walmart is home to many hemp products and proudly displays them on the shelves. However, these hemp products are made from cold-pressed seeds, which have great nutritional value but contain no CBD or cannabis. So what is the difference between marijuana, hemp and cannabis.

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“Cannabis” is the botanical term for marijuana. It doesn’t have any legal significance. It simply refers to the cannabis plant. It contains all of the cannabinoids, including CBD, CBN and THC. More specifically, the word refers to the genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. It’s also a term under increasing use, especially since it focuses on the medicinal benefits of the plant.

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“Marijuana” is the term used in legal contexts, and it’s also one associated with the negative connotations and perceptions throughout history. It’s the term appearing in the Controlled Substances Act and refers to the cannabis plant possessing more than 0.3% of THC. This kind of plant is the one remaining illegal on a federal level.

“Hemp” is the easiest term to understand for its simplicity. It refers to the part of the cannabis sativa plant containing less than 0.3% of THC and is legal on a federal level. Hemp is non-intoxicating and the use of it leads to products which doesn’t get people high. So, while hemp is not illegal, marijuana can be depending on your location.

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Some believe that the term “marijuana” shouldn’t be used since it has a charged history of racism, particularly of Mexican immigrants. Others believe that using the term “cannabis” shies away from THC, and that the compound is nothing to be embarrassed of.

At the end of the day, it’s up to you what you decide to call your weed. When it comes to its legal use, however, “marijuana” is the term that most lawmakers prefer.