Uruguay eases hemp, marijuana exporting rules

Uruguay is making it easier to export marijuana and hemp by eliminating the requirement that plants be registered first as medicine. But the change signed by President Lacalle Pou applies only to crops grown from 2018 to this year. Deputy Secretary of the Presidency Rodrigo Ferrés announced the actions late last week. Uruguay distinguishes marijuana […]

Drug Policy Alliance Leads Extensive Coalition of Public Health Organizations and Professionals in Calling on Congress to Support Marijuana Reform

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) led a group of 16 public health organizations and over 100 public health professionals in calling on members of Congress to support comprehensive marijuana reform by bringing the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment & Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884) to the House floor for a vote in September. […]

USDA approves hemp plans for Maryland and Lower Sioux tribe

Federal agriculture officials have approved hemp production plans last week for one additional state and one American Indian Tribe. The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave the green light to plans from the state of Maryland and the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota. The two new approved plans bring the USDA’s tally of approved state, […]

Epidiolex maker GW Pharma turns in flat second quarter on pandemic impact

United Kingdom-based GW Pharmaceuticals posted marginal revenue growth in the second quarter over the previous quarter, citing challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Epidiolex maker GW Pharma turns in flat second quarter on pandemic impact is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

State ag departments, industry advocates, ask USDA to delay new regulations

The National Industrial Hemp Council and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture say “many states will be unable to meet” the Oct. 31 deadline to switch to new rules for hemp production. In a letter to Congress this week, the organizations ask that implementation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s interim final rule, […]

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