NORML criticized statements made today by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who reiterated the President’s position that cannabis should be rescheduled under federal law (to Schedule II) rather than descheduled (removed) from the Controlled Substances in a manner similar to tobacco and alcohol. “It is impractical at best and disingenuous at worst for the […]
(Photo courtesy of Moka Hemp) Hemp farmers are positioned to be big winners if the United States begins paying farmers to sequester carbon as a method to battle climate change. But there are a lot more questions than answers right now about how so-called carbon farming would work, or how hemp operators specifically could benefit. […]
The SAFE Banking Act would improve the safety of legal marijuana marketplaces and foster more entrepreneurship in the emerging legal industry Members of the House of Representatives voted today in favor of a stand-alone piece of legislation, The SAFE Banking Act, to remedy the ongoing inconsistencies between state and federal marijuana laws. In a vote […]
Washington, D.C — Today, the Federal Cannabis Regulations Working Group released its Principles for Federal Cannabis Regulations & Reform, outlining what a federal regulatory framework—grounded in justice and social equity—should look like. The working group was convened by the Drug Policy Alliance at the beginning of this year. Throughout a series of meetings and in-depth […]
Washington, D.C — Today, the Federal Cannabis Regulations Working Group released its Principles for Federal Cannabis Regulations & Reform, outlining what a federal regulatory framework—grounded in justice and social equity—should look like. The working group was convened by the Drug Policy Alliance at the beginning of this year. Throughout a series of meetings and in-depth […]
A Washington hemp equipment manufacturer that sued the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for blocking its shipments saw its case dropped from the U.S. district court docket on Friday. A federal judge denied Keirton USA’s request for an injunction to prevent the CBP from blocking its imports and backed the CBP’s argument that the U.S. […]
Hemp industry members are cheering Idaho for becoming the last state in the U.S. to legalize industrial hemp, making the crop now legal to produce in every state in the union, more than two years after the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp as a commodity crop. Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed legislation Friday to legalize […]
By Jackie Berg Validated. That’s the overwhelming sentiment of the founders and CEOs behind the seven-month IRB-approved Validcare National CBD Liver Function clinical study, conducted, in part, to answer the FDA’s calls for more rigorous scientific examination of CBD’s impact on liver health. The clinical study revealed “no clinical evidence of liver disease or increase […]
Hemp sequesters carbon, presents low water and nutrient needs and is so versatile that many in the business have stopped counting the number of uses for the plant’s components. This is all great news, right? So imagine my surprise when a prominent figure in the sustainability space gave a lackluster assessment of hemp as a […]
Washington state is licensing hemp manufacturers for the first time, boosting opportunities for processors and extractors who want to sell out of state. A law signed Friday by Gov. Jay Inslee establishes a new hemp processor registration and hemp extract certification under the state Department of Agriculture. Washington will continue to ban hemp extracts in […]
