2018 Farm Bill
What’s in Your Weed?
Plants that yield beneficial compounds and raw materials—useful crops like corn or tobacco—go from being greenery to commodities to products for consumer...
Price for Hemp Plunges; Experts Blame Oversupply
They say it grows like a weed, and according to the chief executive officer of Denver-based Physical Commodities Exchange (PanXchange), the over-the-counter...
The Evolving Cannabis Industry: a 2019 Year-End Review
2019 was an eventful year for cannabis. With states tackling new legalization efforts, developing already existing industries, and adjusting to federal hemp...
USDA Extends Deadline for Hemp Program Comments; States Seek Policy Change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the comment period for its interim final rules regarding the...
USDA, Vicente Sederberg Release Videos Explaining New Hemp Regulations
In a follow up to interim guidance formally issued by the organization, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a...
Senator Mitch McConnell Urges FDA to Issue Temporary CBD Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is seeking temporary rules from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to...
Curaleaf Issues Response to FDA Letter
WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Curaleaf has responded to a letter the company received from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency has accused the...
‘Hemp is Legal’ Challenges Facebook Ad Policy
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Nonprofit trade group Hemp Industries Association, has partnered with cannabis industry stakeholders Hoban Law Group, CBD product company Bluebird Botanicals, and...
The Farm Bill Legalized Hemp. Don’t Celebrate Just Yet.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – By legalizing industrial hemp as part of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 on Thursday, Congress and the president gave the...
Cannabis Industry Comments on Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved the 2018 Farm Bill with a vote of 87-13, followed Wednesday by a landslide of...
