Mikel became Arizona NORML’s State Director in 2015. He was passionate in his reform advocacy endeavors, stating that “his main devotion is, and has been, advancing the work of Arizona NORML.” He was especially proud of the group’s successful efforts to reform the state’s medical cannabis access laws and was working on the state initiative to legalize marijuana at the time of his passing.
France’s blanket ban on the marketing of all hemp-derived CBD products contradicts EU law on the free movement of goods, an adviser to the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a legal opinion on Thursday. The advocate general’s opinion, if followed by the top EU court, would set a binding precedent and […]
Agriculture officials in Arkansas are saying most of the state’s hemp farmers lost money last year, but the agriculture department is still seeing increased interest from new farmers and processors for 2020. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has issued licenses to 152 growers and 39 processors for the 2020 season, up from 125 growers and […]
EU flags wave in front of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. European regulators say they are willing to accept the hemp industry’s joint application efforts to demonstrate CBD safety in foods – but they have some words of caution about what collaborations will be acceptable. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has indicated to […]
Hemp farmers and businesses could get additional banking and financing help if the $3 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill introduced Tuesday by U.S. House Democrats becomes law. The SAFE Banking Act, which passed the House last September but has stalled in the Senate, is included in its entirety in the latest stiumulus proposal. A vote on […]
A cannabinoid scientist in Colorado is being tapped to develop mushroom products for a CBD company that is exploring the market for psilocybin mushrooms. Canadian CBD business NewLeaf Brands Inc. announced that the former research director of a Colorado hemp company, Ebbu, will be their new chief science officer. The announcement Tuesday that Robert Roscow was joining […]
Farmers in Texas are showing great enthusiasm for producing hemp, with interest in growing flower and biomass for cannabinoid production and fiber to complement their cotton crops. That has Coleman Hemphill, president of the Texas Hemp Industries Association, a little worried. He told Hemp Industry Daily that he is encouraging farmers to go slow and […]
Hemp grain and food producers interested in tapping federal assistance have a new option for finding out how to apply. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has scheduled a webinar for Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT for producers interested in applying for direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The program is part of a $19 billion […]
Included in the language of the bill is HR 1595: The SAFE Banking Act, which amends federal law so that explicitly banks and other financial institutions may work directly with state-legal marijuana businesses. Members of the House of Representatives voted 321 to 103 in favor of the Act in September. Reform advocates, including NORML, had lobbied leadership to include banking reform in the latest COVID relief measure.
An unlikely activist fighting for reform in the Commonwealth of Virginia and on Capitol Hill
