(Part 2 of a two-part series looks at what ancillary businesses, industry associations and public figures have to say about the USDA’s interim final rule for federal hemp production. Part 1 examined comments submitted by hemp farmers.) In its open call for comments on federal hemp production regulations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has […]
Police in South Carolina have seized a shipment of 183 pounds of cannabis, believing it to be marijuana, but a hemp distributor said the product is hemp. Glen McDonald, a distributor from Texas, said he paid $20,000-$30,000 for 70 to 100 pounds of hemp from Bio Lab Global, a hemp farm based in Charlotte, North […]
Federal agriculture authorities on Monday unveiled a new pilot crop insurance program for hemp producers. The Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering a new option for protecting hemp crops that will provide Actual Production History coverage under 508(h) Multi-Peril Crop Insurance for eligible producers growing fiber, grain and flower. […]
(Part 1 of a two-part series looks at what hemp farmers have to say about the USDA’s interim final rule for federal hemp production. On Tuesday, we will examine comments submitted by ancillary businesses, associations and public figures.) In its open call for comments on federal hemp production regulations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]
A regulatory agency in Oregon announced a policy Friday that bans the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages containing CBD. However, according to state law, commerce of compliant, nonalcoholic, hemp-derived CBD products is allowed as long as they pass pesticide, solvent and potency tests under the Oregon Department of Agriculture, which regulates such products. […]
A $1.4 billion federal spending bill that passed both houses of Congress and was expected to be signed Friday by President Donald Trump reportedly includes provisions that would benefit hemp and CBD businesses. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 secures nearly $20 million in funding for the growing hemp industry, according to U.S. Senate Majority […]
Canadian health regulators have issued a recall of THC gel capsules that were incorrectly labeled as CBD. According to Health Canada, British Columbia cannabis producer Zenabis Global mislabeled one lot of its Namaste brand softgels. The labels indicate the product is “CBD Light gelcaps” containing 6.13 milligrams per capsule of CBD and 0.19 milligrams per […]
South Dakota voters will decide next November whether to permit medical cannabis access. South Dakota is one of only three states that has not enacted any legislation providing some form of medical cannabis or CBD access.
Looking for allies to loosen federal hemp restrictions, professionals in the hemp industry are teaming with state agriculture authorities and members of the U.S. Congress to push for change in areas such as hemp sampling and testing. Now that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the comment period on federal production rules, it’s wise […]
Hemp farmers will have the option to use new crop protection tools for the 2020 season after federal regulators’ approval of pesticide products to the hemp production arsenal. In a major step toward making the newly legal crop a national commodity, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday approved the use of 10 products to control […]
