Is it Legal to Ship Cannabis Seeds in the United States?
Is it Legal to Ship Cannabis Seeds in the United States?
Maryland and Minnesota just got legalized and there’s a ton of new growers who have a healthy fear of what is legal or not when it comes to shipping cannabis seeds. Marijuana or “marihuana” is listed as a Schedule 1 drug under the controlled substance Act. Marijuana is defined by the controlled substance act as All parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of such plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant, its seeds or resin.
Both the United States Post Office and Customs agree that shipping cannabis seeds from state to state and into the country is 100% legal.
However, In the United States, the legal status of possessing cannabis seeds varies from state to state. While some states have fully legalized cannabis for both medical and recreational use, others maintain strict prohibitions.
The 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized industrial hemp, classifies hemp as cannabis with less than 0.3% THC content. Since hemp is federally legal, cannabis seeds fall into that classification and is excluded from the Controlled Substance Act.
It is important to exercise caution, as interpretations of federal and state laws can vary. Some states explicitly criminalize the sale and possession of cannabis seeds, even if they do not contain THC.
The legal landscape surrounding cannabis is always changing but my site will always try to stay up to date on it. Some states that previously had strict regulations against cannabis may have changed their laws or regulations since my last update. Additionally, other states may have specific regulations or restrictions on cannabis seeds that are not explicitly mentioned here.
As of my knowledge from research done on August 11th, 2023, The following states are illegal:
Idaho: Idaho has maintained a very strict stance against cannabis. “A producer license authorizes a person or entity to obtain and possess hemp seed for planting; to cultivate and harvest hemp; to transport their own hemp crop; to dispose of or remediate their own hemp; as well as possess and market plant parts.
Source: https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/02/020107.pdf page 4
Kentucky Prohibits Cannabis Seeds, Hemp too: https://www.kyagr.com/marketing/hemp-law.html
Even though the 2018 Farm Bill removes hemp from the controlled substance list, no person can grow, handle (possess), or process hemp plants, viable seed, leaf or floral materials without a hemp license issued by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.
References:
List of All US controlled substances: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/c_cs_alpha.pdf
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (AKA 2018 Farm Bill): https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ334/PLAW-115publ334.pdf
Official Definition of Hemp declared on page 420!!! Lol
Department of Justice: Exclusion of Hemp from CSA (Controlled Substance Act) Definition of “Marihuana”: https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/GDP/(DEA-DC-057)(EO-DEA217)_Researchers_Manual_Final_signed.pdf#search=cannabis%20seeds
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House of Government Official Citation Defining Hemp: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:7%20section:1639o%20edition:prelim)%20OR%20(granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1639o)&f=treesort&num=0&edition=prelim
Study on Delta 9 THC Percentage in Cannabis Seeds: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5665515/
DEA letter to lawyers:
https://www.omarfigueroa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/22-8286-Law-Office-Figueroa-seeds-and-genetic-material-10052022-signed.pdf
https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21580238/21-7692-shane-pennington-cannabis-seeds-tissue-genetic-material-11-18-21-signed-1.pdf
USPS official statement on Allowance of Mailing Cannabis Seeds: https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2019/pb22521/html/updt_002.htm
Official Statement from US Customs: https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1751?language=en_US
Legal Disclaimer: Nothing contained in this video is meant to provide you with legal advice regarding your particular situation, nor is the information intended to create any sort of attorney/client relationship. The law is complicated and any attempt to apply any of the information contained on this video to your particular situation, without the help and advice of an experienced attorney, may well do more harm than good.
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Just asking for clarification at 3:40 where you are covering the USPS part of it. The first bullet point below the first paragraph where it states "A license from a states Dept of Agriculture authorizing the licensee to produce industrial hemp" does that indicate the sender and not the recipient I’m assuming? Those recipients would be only subject to the possession laws, etc of their states like you talk about later.
Brothers Grimm Seeds has been mailing a long time.
Basically, the government and their cronies are the bully. That tries to steal your lunch money every day before school.
So what about the compassionate care act where approved Patients were being sent weed legally grown by the government at the University of Ole Miss
How can I get some seeds sent to Jamaica?
So now can get I get all my seized seeds from Chicago from over the last ten years? lol…Of course not
I can verify seedsman delivers.
Man I can’t get anybody in the world from a ligit seed bank, who will send me high quality seeds. I live in Australia
Ask how that worked for Mark Emery, the prince of pot!
In the seventies we got alot of exotic pot. 10-15 sometimes 20 dollars a quarter ounce Thai bud ,Thai stick, columbian gold, panama red. late seventies early eighties we got alot of well grown local weed Tiller killer, Matanuska thunderweed.Humboldt and good california red haired sativa. Mid eighties there was a big crack down on weed grows . We could still get the skunk and indica.s but the price was high 50 dollars an eighth. By the nineties the Mexican weed just flooded us ,dirt weed but it was cheap 75 a quarter pound or 10-15 dollars an eighth. when Medicinal was legalized we got more green buds again the Ogres and skunks . goood stuff. the mexican weed just stopped at that point (they moved in to our backyard and started growing local). after the legalization alot of the strains became interbread they pretty much bread the good indica strains out of existence. No more sticky icky icky . The pot is good now . very high THC content but the flavors and smell have been changed Gone are the days of the true skunk weeds. I buy at a local dispensary occasionally but still havent been able to find the quality we used to get . I think weed is too mass produced now . not many worry about quality when there is money involved. I have pictures of a grow i did with my brother we are holding three foot long buds of some of the best sticky icky you can find … i miss those days.
Thank you
I am from Minnesota and want to start my first grow. What is a good place to get seeds? Thanks
Might beat the rap. But you wont beat he ride. Still will get arrested.
Not just THC but delta 9, delta 9 is the key, clones would be totally legal as well.
Short answer YES you can mail through usps due to it being less then .03% THC
Clear as mud.
Priceless. I was wondering about this, recently. I didn’t say it, just thinking about it and bam this shows up.
Under 0.3 % THC, CBD is considered hemp, you can’t get high from seeds so no worries
how about the other way around ? From USA to Canada ?
I shipped from spain..Jfk airport customs confiscated & sent me a legality statement..it was a headache but we eventually worked something out(the seed distributor)
Hemp Hemp Hooray 😊
I buy seeds on line all the time.
Trump made it legal in 2018
It is legal because it’s unconstitutional to make cannabis illegal. Last time I checked in the Constitution. It doesn’t mention anything about cannabis being illegal. And and any amendment to the Constitution is null and void to invoke these asinine laws just to create profit. If I remember correctly it was Thomas Jefferson said. If a law is created that is unconstitutional, it is null and void and law enforcement. And anybody else should not Enforce it because that is how our constitutional republic is supposed to work. I mean, seriously think about it. Our forefathers were a bunch of heavy drinking pot heads, if they thought cannabis should be illegal. They would have written it in the Constitution originally same with alcohol Law enforcement simply puts restrictions on use of these substances to make money.
Which that is unconstitutional and extortion.
Dude I’m too high to do that math
Bought seeds from ilgm as a hawaii medical patient and i comfortably feel like i can buy seeds online no problem.
Thank you Trump!
00:01 Shipping cannabis seeds in the US is illegal due to federal law.
00:48 Hemp is excluded from the definition of marijuana in the US.
01:42 The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the CSA, legalizing it under certain conditions.
02:38 Shipping cannabis seeds in the US is legal due to low THC concentration.
03:37 Hemp products are mailable under specific conditions in the United States.
04:34 Hemp seeds can be imported into the United States due to the 2018 Farm Bill.
05:23 Shipping cannabis seeds within the US is legal, but there’s a legal gray area.
06:11 Possessing cannabis seeds in states where marijuana is illegal is breaking the law.
There survivors intill you germinate them so its up to you and yes you can order seeds and ship them
Is it legal to go 5 over speed limit
Delta 9 is a legal gray area
When you see a picture of Trump in conjunction with the words president and law, you better do your homework.
So can I get a seed shipped to TX ?
Asbowuelty not. It’s not even FEDERALLY legal to grow it anywhere. Get caught shipping drugs over state lines and enjoy life as free labor
Another power move for Trump. Farm Bill, way cooler than the crime bill.
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SC no seeds stems or buds. 🤬
Great video!
Where can I get Strains that have not been sprayed by idiots cause the demgov tells them. I’m looking for 90’s Cannibis Cup winners like what we were all Thinking with in the 1990’s. You kids don’t know today.
Omg…
Just enjoy it in moderation for goodness sake!
This info here is to complicated, giving me a headache!
Everybody should grow cannabis even if you don’t smoke it everybody should grow it😊
Probably depends on the Nazi government laws that they enforce
Its annoying that the only people who can grow in Illinois are those with medical Marijuana cards. So damn stupid.
It’s been reclassified schedule 3 now can we get seeds
Marc Emery & Dr Green Thumb back in the day 🌱 🌱 🌱
I am interested in some seeds and I am in Missouri how or were I can locate some Missouri help
I work for a Distro that sells seeds… if anybody works for a smoke shop let me know and we can get it hooked up.
Love your stuff man! New subscriber!
Question? I live in Kansas, not Missouri where it’s legal i want to buy seeds. Can i? 😂 Thank you for any info!
If it’s not legal where you’re at, keep fighting hard. Get active, start fighting it.
I live in NC… Not sure what the statutes are here!!