A hemp producer is among a group of small- and medium-sized businesses in Saskatchewan that received funding from the Canadian federal government. Saskatoon-headquartered Blue Sky Hemp Ventures received 749,115 Canadian dollars ($618,800) to upgrade a facility in Saskatchewan for hemp oil pressing and CBD oil refining, according to the announcement by Western Economic Diversification Canada. […]
Members of the Connecticut state Senate have approved legislation, Senate Bill 1118, to legalize the adult use of marijuana and regulate its commercial retail sales. SB 1118 allows adults 21 and older to legally purchase and possess up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana in public and up to five ounces of marijuana in their private […]
(An abbreviated version of this interview appears in the May-June issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) It seems everyone in cannabis has an opinion on delta-8 THC, a minor cannabinoid that exists rarely in nature but can be synthesized easily from CBD isolate. It’s an isomer of the better-known delta-9 THC, and it creates milder psychoactive […]
A federal judge last week dismissed an Oregon hemp producer’s lawsuit claiming that Josephine County officials seized and destroyed legal hemp worth $2.5 million after mistaking it for marijuana. However, the judge dismissed the case without prejudice, leaving Oregonized Hemp Co., a hemp farm and farm service contracting business based in Grants Pass, and owner […]
Members of the Louisiana state Senate approved legislation to remove the threat of jail time for low-level marijuana possession offenses. House Bill 652 reduces the penalty for the possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana for first-time as well as subsequent offenses to a $100 fine only. While there would be no possibility of […]
This story first appeared at MJBizDaily. Sales of CBD-only products at recreational marijuana retail outlets have been falling since 2018 in four Western states as more of these goods move into mainstream stores and online, according to an analysis of sales data from Seattle-based Headset. The market share of noninhalable pure CBD products in adult-use […]
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! This week, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) signed legislation into law easing marijuana possession penalties for minors and amending the state’s per se driving limits for THC. Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) signed a bill into law to regulate marijuana delivery services in the state. […]
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 […]
Members of the Colorado Senate have approved legislation, House Bill 1317, which seeks to amend the state’s long-standing medical cannabis access program. The measure makes numerous changes to the state’s medical program — several of which may hamper patients’ access to medical cannabis products. Changes imposed by the bill include: Requiring authorizing physicians to provide […]
