The U.S. triathlon team has signed a deal with Colorado CBD company Pure Spectrum in a first move toward cannabis use by an Olympic team. The deal was made after the team determined that Pure Spectrum uses industrial hemp to manufacture its products and adheres to “strict third-party testing protocols,” deeming the company’s products safe for […]
The hemp industry continues to look for federal guidance on production for 2020. It’s been over a month since Hemp Industry Daily first reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had completed its draft of the federal hemp production rules and submitted it to the White House Office of Budget and Management, which reviews all […]
Farmers across the nation who produced hemp this year are using any means necessary to sell crops that are either still waiting in their fields to be harvested or drying postharvest. From posting hemp for sale on LinkedIn to working with brokers, farmers this season are looking for strategies to profit from hemp even if […]
North Carolina is giving a hemp processor $100,000 to set up a new facility. Carolina Botanicals, a commercial processor of hemp biomass, will invest $3.46 million in its new processing plant in Tabor City, in southeastern North Carolina. The plant is projected to create 30 jobs. The $100,000 grant comes from the One North Carolina […]
New York, NY – Below is a statement from Melissa Moore, New York Deputy State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance, in response to the regional summit convened today by the governors of New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New Jersey to discuss a joint approach to cannabis legalization for adult use. The governors cited the lack of […]
A 23-member task force has issued explicit policy recommendations to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham regarding the legalization and regulation of cannabis. The Press Secretary for the Governor says, “The next steps will be to incorporate the recommendations of this working group into balanced legislation and working to win the support of legislators and stakeholders ahead of the session.”
Santa Fe, NM – Below is a statement from Emily Kaltenbach, New Mexico State Director and Senior Director of Criminal Justice Reform Strategy for the Drug Policy Alliance, who served on the Governor’s working group on cannabis legalization, in response to the recommendations that were released today by the group: “Having worked towards cannabis legalization […]
In light of the first year of legalization, NORML Canada has monitored the Canadian cannabis landscape closely, to determine the next steps for crafting achievable and functional reform of cannabis regulations.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to bring the state’s hemp laws into compliance with the 2018 Farm Bill. The measure, which was signed Saturday and will take effect Jan. 1, updates the state’s definition of industrial hemp and terminology to match the federal language. It also requires the California Department of Food and Agriculture […]
A Canadian greenhouse vegetable producer making an expansion into hemp is bracing for Latin American competition as it expands its operations. “The confidence that I have in Canada is, I think we can actually compete on oil with Latin America,” Village Farms’ CEO Michael DeGiglio said last week in a webcast with MJBizDaily’s Investor Intelligence. “I […]
