Hemp entrepreneurs are starting the new year looking to play a role in global efforts to reduce plastic pollution. Canada has rolled out a list of single-use plastics that will be banned in the country by the end of 2021. Restrictions on single-use plastics include straws, coffee stirrers, drink rings, plastic cutlery, take-out food containers […]
Puerto Rico’s agriculture secretary says private investment is needed to build the infrastructure for the hemp industry to thrive in the U.S. territory. Secretary Ramon González told a local news outlet, Noticel, that without hemp processing plants, “the business of investing in the fields is for nothing,” “I believe that a lot of expectations were […]
California’s new warning label as it appears on a La Vida Verde cannabis product. (Photo courtesy of La Vida Verde) A version of this story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. California’s hemp-derived CBD manufacturers are at risk of legal “whiplash,” one industry attorney says, after a new mandate requiring health warning labels for all […]
Washington, D.C. – This week, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “Opioid Overdose Prevention Act of 2019” (B23-0054)—a bill that unanimously passed the D.C. Council earlier this month—into law. This omnibus bill includes language that removes criminal penalties for possession of drug paraphernalia for personal use and allows community-based organizations to distribute desperately […]
Washington, D.C. – This week, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “Opioid Overdose Prevention Act of 2019” (B23-0054)—a bill that unanimously passed the D.C. Council earlier this month—into law. This omnibus bill includes language that removes criminal penalties for possession of drug paraphernalia for personal use and allows community-based organizations to distribute desperately […]
Michigan’s governor has signed legislation to allow veterinarians to talk with pet owner about giving cannabis to their animals for therapeutic use. Michigan lawmakers approved the proposal in December and lets veterinarians “consult” with pet owners about the use of either marijuana or hemp products for their pets, the Oakland Press reported Friday. Sales for […]
Could hemp baby greens be the next must-have superfood heading for consumers’ salad bowls? Researchers around the country are studying the viability of another potential revenue stream for producers, beyond the grain, fiber and flower crops for which the hemp plant has become most closely associated. Hemp baby greens are being grown and taste-tested as […]
Who could have predicted what 2020 would bring to the hemp industry? No one of course. But now thought leaders in the industry are looking forward with the hopes that 2021 is a bit more predictable. That’s why we asked 21 hemp insiders to share their insights and expectations for the next 12 months. Comments […]
According to statewide polling data, 61 percent of Virginia adults support “the legalization of marijuana for recreational use by adults.”
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Five more CBD manufacturers have received warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for making illegal medical claims, with the agency sounding the alarm on Tuesday because of how some of the products are taken — inhaled or dropped in the eyes. The agency said the latest round of targeted CBD products are […]
