Federal agriculture authorities have awarded $200,000 to a West Virginia University professor to study what leads to inconsistent levels of THC in hemp plants, sometimes above what’s legal. Michael Gutensohn, an assistant professor of horticulture will be collaborating with two former WVU faculty members for the project, which includes seeing what genetics and environmental factors […]
(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the July issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) In a recession, there are bound to be business casualties—particularly in a high-risk, nascent industry such as hemp. Hemp companies have experienced a perfect storm of obstacles since legalization in late 2018—an uncertain regulatory environment, overproduction in […]
CPLANT, a hemp producer in Uruguay, has successfully sent half a ton of low-THC hemp flower to Switzerland via Germany, shipping what appears to be the South American country’s first major commercial export of CBD biomass to Europe. The shipments of 442 kilograms of low-THC flower were sent on July 17 at a listed price […]
Australia has exported its first shipment of hemp seeds to New Zealand. The export was made possible because the Australian government recently passed legislation to ease regulations on trade, Business News Australia reported Friday, but did not say how much was exported or when. Australian Minister of Agriculture David Littleproud said the federal government will […]
Federal food and drug officials submitted a CBD enforcement policy document for approval on Wednesday, Hemp Industry Daily has learned. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration submitted its “Cannabidiol Enforcement Policy” draft guidance for industry to the White House Office of Management and Budget. With approval from the OMB, which must sign off on new regulations from […]
Members of the New York state senate approved legislation by a 58 to 2 vote…
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Hemp industry legal experts said newly released guidelines on cannabis-based drug development that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration dropped on Tuesday will not necessarily affect any future regulations on CBD products and that it’s still unclear whether the recommendations will be turned into rules. Jonathan Havens “A guidance document doesn’t mean that they’re necessarily […]
Federal food and drug officials dropped draft guidance for clinical research related to developing cannabis and cannabis-derived drug products on Tuesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s seven-page draft guidance, titled “Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Compounds: Quality Considerations for Clinical Research Guidance for Industry,” focuses on pharmaceutical quality and chemistry, manufacturing and controls. The guidance doesn’t establish […]
The European Industrial Hemp Association says the European Commission’s decision to halt “Novel Food” applications as it considers labeling CBD a narcotic “stands against any logic and is nothing but unfair.” EIHA said in the statement Friday that if the commission makes its preliminary view final, the agency “will deprive farmers and food business operators […]
Sixty-two percent of likely general election voters “believe that marijuana should be legalized for adult use in the state of Arizona.”
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