Safety data, legislative action next steps for CBD, hemp leaders say

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series on the future of CBD. Coming tomorrow: Does CBD need regulation? In the weeks following U.S. health regulators’ rejection of two applications to sell full-spectrum, hemp-derived CBD as a dietary supplement, the hemp industry has been left wondering what this development means for the future […]

Delta-8 THC vape company signs national distribution agreement with convenience store group

Consumers are about to see more delta-8 THC products stocked on retail shelves across the country, following an agreement between the nation’s largest network of convenience stores and retailers and DD8, LLC, a New York City vaporizer company specializing in the lab-created products. The Asian American Trade Associations Council, a network of 80,000 independently owned […]

Hemp groups submit $1B infrastructure amendment to US House leaders

A coalition of hemp associations is working together to secure $1 billion in funding as part of the recent infrastructure legislation package introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The National Hemp Association and its Standing Committee of Hemp Organizations has submitted a $1 billion amendment to the pending House Budget Reconciliation measure in an […]

California: State NORML Affiliate Recommends Voting ‘No’ on Gubernatorial Recall

California voters will decide next week on whether to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The September 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election ballot will ask voters if they wish to remove the governor from office. If a majority of voters decide ‘yes’ on the question, the replacement candidate with the most votes will be declared […]

Mitigating loss: How hemp producers can protect crops against disaster

Wildfire smoke makes the sky eerily orange near East Fork Cultivars in Takilma, Oregon on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 (Photo courtesy of Nathan Howard) A version of this story appeared on MJBizDaily. Crop production conditions this year are, in a word, risky. From record drought conditions throughout the U.S. and especially across the Western regions, […]

Cultivation experts bust 3 common cannabis lighting myths

Myths about lighting pervade the cannabis industry. Because the industry was underground for so many years, it led to growers doing things in ways that “make no sense,” said Marc van Iersel, horticulture professor at the University of Georgia. “Old-school cannabis growers believe it’s a special crop, different than any other plant,” van Iersel said. […]

USDA will send first hemp acreage and production survey in October

Hemp farmers should check their mailboxes in October for the first hemp survey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will mail its first Hemp Acreage and Production Survey seeking information about total planted and harvested hemp acreage as well as yield, production and crop value, the USDA announced Friday. […]

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