This story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily and is the first in a new series offering tips and advice for hemp and marijuana extraction companies. For cannabis extraction companies, becoming more efficient and more productive goes hand in hand with expansion and scaling up. Hemp-extraction firms looking to cut costs and boost efficiencies can […]
Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has signed House Bill 1862 into law, which provides employment protections for state-registered medical cannabis patients. The new law prohibits employers from discharging, disciplining, or otherwise discriminating against employees for their lawful use of medical cannabis while away from the job. The measure does not restrict an employer’s ability to impose […]
The blowback from firings at the White House due to past marijuana use has not subsided, and they’ve been forced to make another statement on the issue. 30 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the White House basically asking for clarification on what went down, which is the most we can ask for […]
A handful of key states are poised to advance adult use marijuana legalization proposals this week. Here’s a quick breakdown: New Mexico State lawmakers failed to approve an adult use marijuana legalization proposal before the end of the 2021 regular session, which adjourned on March 20. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has called for a special […]
This post is unlike any I have made before. For once, I’m not asking you to contact your lawmakers to take federal action. I’m not even asking you to contact your own state lawmakers. This is about what you can do right now to advance marijuana policy reform efforts in New York and New Mexico, […]
Kristen Nichols This column appears in the March edition of Marijuana Business Magazine. Hemp entrepreneurs have made an art of talking up the plant to people who hate high-THC marijuana. They’re great at explaining how hemp is nonintoxicating and can accomplish great things for the planet, winning over even the biggest cannabis critics. But the […]
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At the federal level, the SAFE Banking Act was reintroduced this week by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Steve Daines (R-MT), along with 27 other members of the Upper Chamber. The House companion was already reintroduced last week. Adult use marijuana legalization legislation died in […]
This week, a letter led by Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Don Beyer, Jared Huffman, Mondaire Jones, Barabara Lee, and cosigned by 25 other members, called on the Biden Administration to “…act within its power to stop legitimizing unfair cannabis laws.” The letter was sent on the heels of reporting in The Daily Beast, alleging that “dozens of […]
The U.S. hemp textiles supply chain has to start somewhere, so it might as well begin with T-shirts, according to one North Carolina-based apparel manufacturer. Developing a domestic hemp fiber supply chain in the U.S. could help create a transparent, sustainable, profitable industry that will pay farmers a living wage for their crops while avoiding […]
Charlotte’s Web Holdings Inc. lost $15 million last quarter, a narrower loss than the same period in 2019, as the company trimmed operating expenses and posted gains in both direct-to-consumer sales and B2B sales over the fourth quarter of 2019. Still, the CBD giant based in Boulder, Colorado, saw wider losses for 2020 overall compared […]
