New Oregon law calls for more THC tests, regulations for delta-8
Oregon will ramp up THC testing in hemp fields as law enforcement officials worry that some growers are nurturing marijuana plants in their hemp operations….
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Michigan puts delta-8 THC under state’s marijuana regulations
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation putting hemp-derived delta-8 THC under the state’s marijuana regulations, effectively announcing the shutdown a nascent gray market for…
Illinois hemp company seeks default judgment in dispute over trade name
Peoria, Illinois-based Global Hemp Inc. is seeking a default judgment in federal court against a Kentucky company in a trademark infringement dispute. Global Hemp first…
California group in grain, fiber trials; factory, biochar research planned
An initiative in California has planted five hemp varieties from four countries in the first extensive growing trials for hemp fiber and grain in the…
Report says delta-8 tests show dodgy players chasing ‘quick buck’
The authors of a report on delta-8 THC in the U.S. say the nascent hemp sub-sector is populated by inexperienced producers that are misleading consumers…
Hemp industry struggles to find its footing in Texas
Researchers in Texas say they are still trying to find hemp fiber and grain varieties that will adapt to southern U.S. growing conditions, and report…
U.S. group says seed production will dominate hemp by 2030
Acres licensed for CBD hemp will fall to just 2.78% of total U.S. fields while hemp grown for seed production will be the dominant output…
U.S. House committee orders review of 0.3% THC limit for hemp
The appropriations committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has directed three federal agencies to revisit the scientific underpinnings of the current 0.3% THC limit…
U.S. company launches blockchain solution to track hemp carbon credits
A U.S. company has launched a project aimed at developing protocols for carbon credits from hemp based on blockchain technology. Hemp Blockchain, Inc. (HBI), Salt…
2000: Exposing hemp to millions on CNN
Celebrating Hemp History Month [Last in a Series] – Do you remember the day after the Gore v Bush election, November 8, 2000? Everyone went…
