Shipping Hemp Legally – Protection from drug dogs false alerts, and law enforcement confusion w hemp

Here’s how you can keep your hemp shipment safe.

Hemp looks like marijuana, smells like marijuana – but it is not marijuana. Hemp became legal under federal law on December 20, 2018. But that does not mean anyone can have it – the pilot programs from the previous farm bill, or state laws require hemp licensing and registration procedures.

The 2018 Farm bill expressly legalized not only hemp, as cannabis will 0.3% delta-9 THC or less, it also legalized its interstate transportation and shipping. Ensure your hemp shipment has a notice to law enforcement along with your certificates of analysis (COA) indicating your are legally compliant with your hemp shipment. Remember those drug dogs are smelling for terpenes in cannabis – not THC levels.

Shipping Hemp Legally – How to Get Your Hemp to its Destination

Disclaimer – please always comply with state and local hemp shipping laws, very often notice to law enforcement and certificates of analysis are required to help stay in compliance with state, local and federal laws. If you need help with compliance, feel free to visit us at the link above.

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