Cannabis regulators from 45 states have called on the U.S. Congress to define “hemp” as a crop grown exclusively for industrial or agricultural purposes to close loopholes that have allowed …
State regulators call on feds to close loophole that opened floodgates for delta-8 Read More »
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is expected to sign off a long-awaited cannabis banking bill next week that would help the hemp industry, but don’t expect any significant legislation to …
Senate to work over cannabis banking bill, but passage in House unlikely Read More »
After fits and starts, it appears Ghana finally has legislation that will open up the market for industrial hemp and medical cannabis. The country’s Parliament recently passed the Narcotics Control …
Ghana finally appears to have law that will open hemp market Read More »
Albania has opened a wider berth for industrial hemp, setting the THC limit at 0.8% for crops in the field but placing CBD under highly restrictive rules that allow only …
Albania sets THC limit for hemp at 0.8%, but CBD is ruled medical cannabis Read More »
“Hemp in the Modern World: The Years Long Wait for FDA Action,” this week’s congressional hearing in the U.S. Congress, will do little to change the arc of things for …
Posturing at Congressional CBD hearing adds nothing new to sector’s outlook Read More »
Maryland hemp stakeholders have filed a lawsuit against state officials over market access for their CBD products, which are now highly restricted under a law that took effect this month. …
Hemp producers challenge Maryland law that threatens to wipe out state CBD market Read More »
Four legislators representing both political parties have reintroduced a bare-bones bill designed to get the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) moving on regulations for CBD. The Hemp Access and Consumer …
Bipartisan bill aimed to spur CBD regulations is re-introduced in Congress Read More »
The Czech government will regulate but not ban synthetically produced “high”-producing compounds made from hemp-derived CBD, according to the Ministry of Health. The move reverses food safety officials’ earlier announced …
Czech Republic will regulate but not ban synthetics made from CBD Read More »
A new law on CBD in Washington has the potential to radically realign the CBD market as it now exists in the state by essentially handing the sector over to …
An Oregon law expected to be finalized this week will make landowners responsible for environmental devastation brought by illegal cannabis plantations that have operated in the southern part of the …
After pot growers hid behind hemp licenses, Oregon landowners must clean up the mess Read More »
