INTERVIEW: Patrick Atagi is President & CEO of the Washington, DC-based National Industrial Hemp Council of America (NIHC), which advocates on behalf of the U.S. hemp industry. With extensive experience […]
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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has established a 24-member State Advisory Council on Cannabis to address what he calls a public health emergency created by synthetic intoxicants derived from hemp.
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Missouri’s Attorney General has issued informal cease-and-desist letters to at least 18 retailers—mostly smoke shops in the St. Louis area—demanding they stop selling hemp flowers with boosted levels of THCA
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Namibia’s continued ban on industrial hemp is shutting out farmers and entrepreneurs from a potentially lucrative and sustainable sector, cannabis reform advocates say, warning that outdated drug laws are undermining
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While more than 200 license applications to grow industrial hemp have been submitted under Argentina’s new regulatory system, only 40 have been granted so far, according to the government, with
Only 40 hemp licenses granted so far under Argentina’s new cannabis regulatory system Read More »
Pakistan has taken another step toward formalizing its industrial hemp sector with the allocation of nearly Rs. 2 billion ($6.9 million) in federal funding to support cannabis infrastructure and oversight.
Pakistan earmarks $6.9 million for hemp and medical marijuana, but regulation lags Read More »
[This story is an update to our coverage Thursday, June 5] A Republican-controlled House panel has advanced a spending bill that CBD stakeholders warn could cripple the sector by banning
Provision targeting intoxicating hemp advances, casting cloud over U.S. CBD market Read More »
In a decisive victory for Italy’s embattled hemp industry, a Parma court affirmed the legality of hemp flowers and derivatives under European Union law. The ruling comes after six years
Court victory in Italy undermines Meloni’s crackdown on flowers, affirms EU legality Read More »
With the 2023 Farm Bill delayed yet again—this time extended through Sept. 30, 2025—the most urgent regulatory crisis in the U.S. hemp sector remains unresolved. How much longer will intoxicating
How much longer will the gridlocked Farm Bill leave the hemp industry in legal limbo? Read More »
A federal judge has upheld Alaska’s right to restrict the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived products, reinforcing state-level efforts to rein in a loosely regulated market that has exploded in recent
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