Iowa opens hemp registrations
The state of Iowa’s Department of Inspections and Appeals announced registration for consumable hemp products will open March 3. Registration is required in Iowa for producers…
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Testing project advances in Florida
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) entered a partnership to develop a hemp testing program with Roseville Farms, a wholesale…
Application for CBD filed in UK
A consortium owned by the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has submitted a novel foods application for natural CBD isolate and full spectrum CBD products…
South Carolina labs clogged
South Carolina’s hemp farming program needs more laboratories to keep up with testing, state officials said. Many companies must send samples to the South Carolina…
California company shut down
A California hemp company was closed by state labor officials after workers complained they have not been paid for two months. Castillo Seed Company, Half…
French group says fixing rules can lead to €1 billion CBD market
Sweeping changes to France’s restrictive rules governing CBD could bring a boom to the sector over the next couple years, a French stakeholder group said…
Hemp advocates fear Japan’s new cannabis panel will remain stuck in past
Hemp advocates in Japan have sharply criticized plans for a newly formed cannabis control agency they say looks poised to continue strict regulations that conflate…
New Mexico hemp rules amended
Proposed consumer protections for the sale and distribution of finished hemp products in New Mexico have passed the Agriculture and Water Resources Committee of the…
Proposed law in U.S. would make CBD a dietary supplement
Bi-partisan legislation aimed at advancing clear rules for CBD and other hemp compounds has been re-introduced in the U.S. Congress. The measure, the Hemp and…
Wyoming mulls smokable hemp rules
The Wyoming Legislature is considering a measure that would limit the use of smokable hemp to those 21 and over, and prohibit its use in…