Texas officials want to enforce a ban on smokable hemp that has been on hold since September. According to Law360, the Texas Department of State Health Services told a three-judge state appeals court Thursday that it should be cleared to enforce a 2020 legislative rule that laid out a smokable hemp ban. Four hemp businesses […]
(This is the seventh installment in an ongoing series offering tips and advice for marijuana and hemp extraction companies. The sixth installment is available here.) Three words that can wreck a cannabis manufacturer’s day, week, month, maybe even year: mold and microbials. Extracted hemp and marijuana products that have been improperly handled and stored are […]
Carbon is a hot commodity – literally. And it’s become the biggest buzzword in agriculture in recent months, as the potential for paying farmers to sequester carbon through environmentally responsible land stewardship becomes more likely following U.S. re-enrollment into an international treaty on climate change and President Joe Biden’s proposed carbon market to directly pay […]
Hemp food products are appearing more often in major supermarket advertisements in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The number of ads featuring hemp protein, oil and shelled seeds has grown fivefold since this time last year. In April 2020, the USDA began tracking the advertised retail price of select hemp-grain products published […]
Members of the Nevada state legislature have given final approval to legislation seeking to regulate on-site cannabis consumption. The measure now heads to the desk of Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak, who is expected to sign the bill into law. Assembly Bill 341 would allow adults 21 and older to purchase and consume adult use cannabis […]
A record six bills regarding cannabis policy passed from the Texas House to the Senate this session, including five bills on our priority list. Two of those will become law (HB 1535 & HB 567). Bills were sent to the Senate which would: Reduce the penalty for THC concentrates from a felony to Class B […]
(A version of this story first appeared on MJBizDaily.) As the U.S. eases out of the coronavirus pandemic, marijuana, hemp and CBD retailers are slowly adjusting their store protocols for customer-mandated mask-wearing, social distancing and other requirements. Many still require customers – particularly those who haven’t been vaccinated – to wear masks or adhere to […]
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Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! The Nevada legislature sent multiple marijuana reform measures to the desk of Governor Steve Sisolak this week amending marijuana penalties for minors, rescinding per se driving thresholds for THC, and permitting consumers to obtain cannabis products via curbside pickup. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) signed legislation […]
The state House, with bipartisan approval, passed legislation to close a gap in Michigan marijuana law that has allowed untested, hemp-derived products to be sold. According to the Associated Press, the legislation – which now heads to the state Senate – would include all THC products in the legal definition of marijuana, therefore subjecting all […]
