Looking at realities and regulations for CBD oil and other cannabis products without THC

One of my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar students is taking a deep dive into products and processes involving cannabis without THC, giving particular attention to the “murky issues relating to CBD oil and the extraction of oils from all cannaboids.” For this topic, my student has provided for posting here “some interesting articles about CBD oil, hemp and the implications for the USDA and FDA [that reveal] some conflicting reports about legality, organic certification and other important matters” as background for his presentation:

USDA Instruction on Organic Certification of Industrial Hemp Production

Press article: “USDA Announces Domestic Grown Hemp Can’t Be Labelled Organic”

Press release: “CBDRx Receives USDA Organic Certification for Its Hemp”

FDA report: “2016 Warning Letters and Test Results for Cannabidiol-Related Products”

Press article: “New DEA Rule Says CBD Oil is Really, Truly, No-Joke Illegal”