Two states have hit flashpoints over products that contain hemp-derived intoxicating substances, underscoring ongoing tensions between regulatory oversight and booming trade in synthetic products that many consider to be unsafe. […]
Illinois, Tennessee are latest flash points in crackdowns on intoxicating hemp products Read More »
Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously approved the planting, cultivation, industrialization and sale of hemp for medical and pharmaceutical purposes, under strict rules. The STJ ruling opens significant opportunities
Court backs medical CBD production in Brazil, but bypasses industrial uses of hemp Read More »
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, over advertisements falsely claiming Huckabee
Federal court dismisses former governor’s lawsuit against Facebook over fake CBD ads Read More »
German cannabis stakeholders are urging legislation critical to the hemp industry be prioritized so it can come into force before any early elections next year, amid the country’s ongoing political
Germany’s political crisis threatens to further delay long-awaited changes to hemp law Read More »
CBD will remain off Italian drug lists for now, after a regional court temporarily suspended a government decree that blocked the sale of products taken internally. The decree, which took effect Aug.
Italian hemp stakeholders win skirmish over CBD, but bigger battle looms for flowers Read More »
Hemp stakeholders in Tennessee have gone to court to protect their interests in intoxicating hemp substances – following the lead of similar groups in other U.S. states. The lawsuit, led
Tennessee hemp stakeholders sue state over rules meant to curb intoxicating hemp Read More »
Regulators and law enforcement agencies in New York and Texas have stepped up enforcement actions against sellers of intoxicating hemp products with raids this month. In New York, hundreds of
Regulators and police crack down on intoxicating hemp sellers in New York and Texas Read More »
Some German producers are attempting to skirt a new law against intoxicating hemp by turning out a wider and wider array of psychoactive compounds, drawing the ire of key trade
German trade groups join to fight spread of intoxicating substances made from hemp Read More »
An Iowa ban on synthetically produced intoxicating hemp compounds has been upheld in court after a federal judge said the plaintiffs failed to prove a new state law violates the
Iowa’s ban on intoxicating hemp upheld as federal court rejects challenge by producers Read More »
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has sued the owner of Facebook, saying the social media giant hosted bogus online ads which falsely depict him promoting CBD. The lawsuit, against Meta
Former Arkansas governor sues Facebook over ads that used his likeness to promote CBD Read More »
