Amid explicit racism in enforcement and unprecedented budget shortfalls, NYC must redirect $1 billion of NYPD FY21 budget to impacted communities New York, NY — New York City criminalizes drugs and low-level broken windows offenses at a startling rate, with enforcement in these areas accounting for a vast proportion of the NYPD’s policing activities and […]
Houston-based hemp processor and extractor Bayou City Hemp has purchased a retail company that makes hemp-derived CBD skin care, cosmetics and wellness products. Bayou City Hemp, which applied for a Texas license in March and was busy setting up operations in Houston this spring, announced that the completed acquisition of Dallas-based LeafLife Wellness is part […]
Hemp Industry Daily Conference Direct will feature a dynamic networking engine that uses artificial intelligence to suggest the right people to meet at the event. The new feature – called Network Builder – will empower attendees, speakers, and exhibitors to meet with a smart event-engagement platform that drives unparalleled professional connections. The Network Builder feature […]
ACS Laboratory, a chain of federally licensed and ISO-accredited marijuana and hemp laboratories based in Tampa, Florida, has acquired another Florida-based, certified hemp and CBD testing laboratory, expanding its national presence to 44 states. The purchase of Botanica Testing Inc., headquartered in Gainesville, brings 500 new hemp and CBD clients, according to a company statement. […]
Louisiana penalties for the possession and sale of all smokable hemp products, alcoholic beverages containing CBD and food and beverages containing CBD are now in effect. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed the hemp limits into law earlier this month. Louisiana created an industrial hemp program last June, but banned all smokable hemp products and […]
A group of health and consumer advocacy organizations are urging Congress “to reject any attempts to force federal regulators” to legalize CBD immediately. In a June 17 letter to Congress members, the organizations say Congress itself “is not the right evaluator of the safety of consumer products” because representatives and senators can be influenced by […]
His impact on NORML and the drive to legalize marijuana has been unique, and significant. Willie is a living billboard for marijuana smoking!
New regulations clarifying the types of hemp and CBD products that are legal to sell and purchase in Iowa took effect with the enactment of the Hemp Consumer and Public Safety law on Wednesday. The law changes certain provisions of the Iowa Hemp Act, which Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed to legalize hemp production in […]
Canadian hemp company Sweet Earth Holdings Corp. has named former politician Amrik Virk as its new president. The company said in a news release that Virk will also be joining the board of Sweet Earth. Virk has previously held senior positions in Canadian government, including Minister of Advanced Education and most recently Minister of Technology […]
U.S. farmers are planting less hemp than they did last year due to regulatory uncertainty, a surplus of hemp flower and biomass held over from 2019 and continuously falling wholesale prices. As of Thursday, licensed total hemp acreage to date has reached 465,787 acres for the 2020 production season, with 47 state departments of agriculture […]
