New Jersey Legislature Kicks Marijuana Legalization Back to Voters in 2020; Passes Bill to Expunge Low-Level Drug Offenses 

New York, NY – In response to the New Jersey legislature’s passage of a measure (SCR183/ACR840) to put marijuana legalization on the 2020 ballot, as well as a bill to expunge records for low-level drug offenses, Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, issued the following statement:  “Given the legislature’s inability to pass […]

State agriculture departments ask USDA to extend comment period by 60 days

An association that represents the top officers of the departments of agriculture in all 50 states and four U.S. territories has joined other voices on Capitol Hill in asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a 60-day extension on submitting public comments about hemp production. In a letter to federal agriculture officials, the National […]

USDA hemp-production regulations endanger smokable hemp flower market, business leaders say

Stringent sampling and testing protocols mandated by federal agriculture officials in the new hemp production regulations could make the hemp flower market go up in smoke, according to industry observers. Farmers and industry advocates worry the lucrative smokable hemp flower that many farmers are producing – with hopes of earning some of the highest profits […]

US Senate confirms Hahn as new head of FDA

The U.S. Senate has confirmed a cancer specialist from Texas to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Stephen Hahn was confirmed Thursday. He replaces Dr. Scott Gottlieb. Hahn hasn’t said how he believes cannabis extracts such as CBD should be regulated, though he said at his confirmation hearing that he wants to see […]

Front Range Biosciences is honored as Hemp Game Changer at MJBizDaily Awards

Front Range Biosciences is the inaugural winner of the MJBizDaily Awards’ Hemp Game Changer Award. The 2019 award was presented to Front Range Biosciences CEO Jonathan Vaught on Thursday night at the MJBizDaily Awards gala during MJBizCon Week in Las Vegas. “I’m really honored,” Vaught said after winning the award. “I’ve got an incredible team that […]

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