A coalition of 39 state and territorial attorneys general has asked Congress to close the loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill that has enabled a national market for unregulated intoxicating […]
Bipartisan U.S. group calls for ‘Frankenstein’ intoxicating hemp market to be curbed Read More »
A record-breaking haul of more than 100,000 cannabis plants seized in 2024 on the island of Sardinia suggests that Italy’s intensified crackdown on illicit drugs is spilling over into the
As Italy’s crackdown on drugs hits Sardinia, hemp flowers again drawn into the fray Read More »
A county judge has temporarily blocked an emergency order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products in Ohio, pausing the new rules for two weeks as legal challenges unfold. Franklin
Pause in Ohio intoxicating hemp ban as Michigan and California press ahead with rules Read More »
Canadian company Neural Therapeutics Inc. (CSE: NURL) has acquired a 30.75% ownership interest in CWE European Holdings Inc., operator of Hanf.com, a German hemp retail chain. Neural, which develops psychedelic
Canadian psychedelics developer takes stake in German hemp retailer in all-stock deal Read More »
One of Italy’s main agricultural associations has asked the government to clarify the legality of industrial hemp activities – the latest move in a growing pushback against a national ban
Italian farm group delivers latest pushback against government’s hemp flower ban Read More »
California’s sweeping overhaul of hemp regulations, enacted last week, continues to draw sharp criticism from hemp producers, manufacturers, and other stakeholders who say it will shrink the legal market, deepen
Critics say California law folds hemp too tightly into marijuana regulatory system Read More »
Hemp hit another roadblock in Brazil this week, as the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) asked the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) for an additional six months to decide whether
Brazil hemp ruling delayed again as health agency puts off decision on cultivation Read More »
Texas regulators have moved to restrict sales of intoxicating hemp products, but questions remain about how the rules will be applied across the state’s fragmented retail landscape. The Texas Alcoholic
Eight Democratic U.S. senators signed off on a framework that would ban synthetic substances such as delta-8 THC while leaving CBD eligible for use in supplements, foods, and cosmetics under
U.S. Democrats sign off on framework to rein in hemp intoxicants while protecting CBD Read More »
The Trump administration’s push to reduce government red tape means some hemp operators will continue to face more bureaucracy after the Department of Justice this month canceled some Biden-era rules
Trump administration push to trim red tape leaves hemp industry still tangled in rules Read More »
