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No Small Matter: Why Participation in the Administrative Process Matters for CBD and Hemp Industry Groups Hoping to Accelerate Progress
No Small Matter: Why Participation in the Administrative Process Matters for CBD and Hemp Industry Groups Hoping to Accelerate Progress Ninth Circuit denies petition from Hemp Industries Associations seeking to review…
Cannabis
California Cannabis: Industrial Hemp Regulation Moves Ahead
[caption id="attachment_27525" align="alignright" width="388"] Coming soon?[/caption] Last week, California’s industrial hemp bill, SB 1409, received a unanimous passing vote from committee. We last wrote about SB 1409 in March, and…
Kight on Cannabis
Is the “Joint Statement of Principles on Industrial Hemp” still relevant? Was it ever?
By Rod Kight
In the rapidly developing hemp and CBD industry, the Statement of Principles on Industrial Hemp (Joint Statement), issued two years ago by the US Agriculture Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and…
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Farm Bill Conference Coming Soon: Will Industrial Hemp Make the Cut?
At the end of June, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill, which included the full text of McConnell’s Hemp Farming Act of 2018. If the…
Cannabis
Oregon Industrial Hemp: Back to the Basics
In the past year, we have seen a remarkable uptick in individuals and businesses pursuing Oregon industrial hemp production, processing and sale. This accelerated interest has coincided with the CBD…
Food, Drug & Agriculture
Hemp-Derived CBD Not Allowed in Food (or Pretty Much Anything Else) in California
Last week, the California Department of Public Health's Food and Drug Branch (CDPH-FDB) issued a revised FAQ on cannabidiol (CBD) in food products that will likely block the sale of…
Cannabis
Labeling CBD Products: The Unique Case of Indiana
[caption id="attachment_26974" align="alignright" width="378"] Home of legal CBD sales![/caption] Indiana has uniquely positioned itself with some of the most robust regulations of hemp-derived CBD products. On March 21, 2018, Senate Bill…
Cannabis
The End of Industrial Hemp Prohibition: Almost There!
[caption id="attachment_26906" align="alignright" width="389"] We like this one.[/caption] For the past few months, the U.S. Senate has made significant strides toward legalizing industrial hemp. That is welcome news to many…
Cannabis
Top Five Things Your CBD Business Needs to Consider
It is no secret that cannabidiol (CBD) is having a moment right now. Unlike its cousin tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is another cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant, CBD is not…
Cannabis
Industrial Hemp: Don’t Forget About State Law!
As CBD and hemp continue to grow in popularity we are receiving an increasing number of calls and emails from companies that want to distribute hemp across the country. We…