The circus continues to wind down for the clowns in the U.S. intoxicating “hemp” industry, who are running out of maneuvers to stop a federal crackdown after congressional leaders blocked […]
U.S. Congress blocks latest rescue attempts as intoxicating hemp crackdown nears Read More »
A business dispute between two U.S. hemp companies has erupted into allegations of fake wire transfers, unpaid debts, political pressure tactics and threats tied to the collapsing intoxicating hemp and
Fake wire transfers, threats alleged in $1.5 million U.S. hemp business dispute Read More »
The long-delayed U.S. Farm Bill is finally moving, but the version passed last week does little more than adapt to a hemp reset already underway after Congress moved last November
Farm Bill draft eases some rules, imposes others on hemp fiber and grain, squeezes CBD Read More »
A U.S. bank has filed a lawsuit against a U.S.-based cannabinoid supplier and its founders for failing to repay a roughly $1 million loan. Hemp-friendly First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
U.S. bank’s lawsuit against intoxicating hemp producer signals reckoning for sector Read More »
While most of the debate around hemp policy in the slow-moving U.S. Farm Bill has centered on cannabinoids and efforts to control intoxicating hemp products, proposed updates to the omnibus
U.S. Farm Bill revisions would modestly reshape rules for fiber and grain growers Read More »
Europe’s key hemp stakeholder group says existing EU rules for cannabinoids give national authorities the legal basis to tamp down a growing trade in intoxicating substances derived from hemp. A
As sketchy vendors push intoxicating hemp on Europe, can legal framework hold up? Read More »
A Miami-based “global hemp company” is a plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy involving criminal wire fraud, embezzlement and money laundering against four cannabis executives. The company, LGNDS, joined
‘Hemp’ company joins sports celebrities in lawsuit alleging fraud, money laundering Read More »
Portugal has issued a ban on the sale of CBD and THC in tobacco-equivalent products, ending an extended period of ambiguity that had allowed a small but growing gray market
Portugal reinforces cannabis controls with zero-tolerance on CBD, THC in ‘tobacco’ goods Read More »
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 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 »
