Looking for allies to loosen federal hemp restrictions, professionals in the hemp industry are teaming with state agriculture authorities and members of the U.S. Congress to push for change in areas such as hemp sampling and testing. Now that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the comment period on federal production rules, it’s wise […]
Hemp farmers will have the option to use new crop protection tools for the 2020 season after federal regulators’ approval of pesticide products to the hemp production arsenal. In a major step toward making the newly legal crop a national commodity, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday approved the use of 10 products to control […]
The scene is heating up in South Africa and one can positively expect good things to come in 2020 for the cannabis industry after an enormously successful 2019.
“This … will make it possible for thousands of residents now and in the future to truly be able to turn the corner and not have long forgotten mistakes marking them like a ‘scarlet letter’ for the rest of their lives.”
Changing economic times have caused an Ohio marijuana and hemp retailer to rethink its latest acquisition. Green Growth Brands, which owns medical marijuana dispensaries and the nation’s largest chain of CBD retail locations in mall kiosks, on Wednesday dropped its $310 million all-stock bid to acquire Moxie Holdings, a Texas-based, privately held, vertically integrated, multistate […]
New York, NY – In response to the final FY2020 spending bill that Congress is voting on this week, Maritza Perez, Director of the Drug Policy Alliance’s Office of National Affairs, issued the following statement regarding the packages’ drug policy implications: “We’re encouraged that Congress has heeded our call to block the extension of the […]
Two more mainstream retailers have entered the CBD race this month, joining a multitude of other large retailers that carry CBD products, including grocery, convenience, cosmetics and clothing stores. Dollar General will sell 20 different CBD products in 1,100 stores in Tennessee and Kentucky. The discount retailer plans to expand CBD products to stores in […]
Rob Gronkowski, formerly of the NFL’s New England Patriots, left, partnered with Perry Antelman, CEO of Abacus Health Products, and now promotes the company’s CBDMEDIC line of products for athletes. (Photo courtesy of Abacus Health Products) CBD manufacturers looking for new market opportunities are making big investments in the sports nutrition market, signing up athlete […]
Federal agriculture officials are giving the hemp industry more time to provide feedback on new nationwide production rules. After requests from state officials and members of the U.S. Congress seeking additional time for public feedback, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Tuesday it will extend the comment period on the U.S. Hemp Production Program interim final […]
New York, NY – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance released a new report making the case for rethinking the way the United States responds to the “drug dealer.” Beyond being merely ineffective, the harsh criminalization of supply-side drug market activity may actually make drug use more dangerous, increasing overdose deaths and leading to more violence […]
