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 »
The original draft of Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr’s Lawful Hemp Protection Act (LHPA) amending the 2018 Farm Bill, which surfaced earlier this month, offers at least a little hope that
Draft bill in U.S. would wipe out intoxicants, rescue CBD, but what about ‘true hemp’? Read More »
If things go according to plan, and the intoxicating hemp market rightfully gets pushed over a cliff later this year, hemp could be stripped down to the nubbins, in a
USDA report shows only small ‘true hemp’ core left if ban on intoxicants takes down CBD Read More »
A federal judge has ruled that certain hemp-derived products can initially be used in Medicare pilot programs, pending resolution of a lawsuit by anti-marijuana groups seeking to block the policy.
U.S. judge lets Medicare hemp pilot program proceed as critics escalate opposition Read More »
An Iowa company has received a $1 million federally backed loan to support a new hemp processing facility. The financing, announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), supports Rock
$1 million federal loan supports Iowa hemp processor as state production remains limited Read More »
A coalition of anti-cannabis groups has filed suit in federal court seeking to block what it characterizes as the coverage of non-FDA-approved hemp products under Medicare-linked programs. The lawsuit, led
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Industrial hemp advocates in the United States are seeking $652 million in federal funding for 2027, outlining an ambitious push to build supply chains, processing capacity and markets for grain
U.S. group calls for $652 million hemp investment from feds; how realistic is it? Read More »
In the lingering battle over intoxicating hemp in the U.S., a newly formed “coalition” has entered the debate — an engineered, campaign-style effort that presents itself as grassroots while operating
Bi-partisan lobbyists join the cynical cause as intoxicating hemp faces endgame in U.S. Read More »
U.S. federal health officials have opened a narrow new path for certain consumer hemp products under a handful of Medicare test programs, allowing participating health groups to provide them to
New U.S. guidance allows some hemp products in select federal health programs Read More »
