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Hemp
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Cannabis
Tidal Shift or Bump in the Road? The Story of Industrial Hemp
By Justin E. Hobson, Lewis M. Horowitz, Benjamin Pirie
Lost in the rubble left by last week’s noisy collapse of H.R. 2 (the Agriculture and Nutrition Act, commonly known as the Farm Bill) are some significant developments in the…
Cannabis Law Now
Husch Blackwell Cannabis Team to Speak at Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
By Shane Riedel
On May 31, Husch Blackwell Cannabis team members Steve Levine and Marshall Custer will present on Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Industries: The Impact on Colorado’s Economy at the Denver Metro…
Corporate Law
Garden State Cultivates Industrial Hemp Growth
By Jordan A. Fisch, Samantha B. Epstein
As the State of New Jersey continues to evaluate the expansion of current legislation related to medicinal use cannabis and the legalization of recreational cannabis, proposed legislation advancing in the…
Cannabis Law
Garden State Cultivates Industrial Hemp Growth
By Samantha B. Epstein, Jordan A. Fisch
As the State of New Jersey continues to evaluate the expansion of current legislation related to medicinal use cannabis and the legalization of recreational cannabis, proposed legislation advancing in the…
Administrative and Regulatory
Federal Court Denies Review of DEA’s Marijuana Extract Rule
[caption id="attachment_26247" align="alignright" width="388"] The law on CBD is still a maze.[/caption] If you were hoping for some clarity as to the legality of industrial hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) derived…
Cannabis Law Now
Will Hemp be Legalized Soon?
By Steve Levine
Yesterday, Senator Mitch McConnell spoke to a group of hemp advocates in his home state of Kentucky that he will introduce legislation to legalize industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity. If…
In The Weeds
Will Florida Trade Orange Trees for Hemp Fields?
Citrus greening, a disease that has been slowly spreading throughout Florida since 2004, has been putting the squeeze on Florida's key agricultural crop (the citrus industry in Florida is worth…
Canada-U.S. Blog
What Should An Importer Know About Importing Industrial Hemp And Derivative Products Into Canada?
The commercial production of industrial hemp was legalized in Canada in 1997. Industrial hemp is different from cannibis, which the Liberal government announced would be legalized in Canada on July 1,…
Long Island Land Use and Zoning
Hemp: Coming to a Farm Near You?
DEREGULATING INDUSTRIAL HEMP Plans to expand New York’s Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program were recently announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo at one of his State of the State addresses. The program,…
Cannabis Law Now
Organic Certification of Industrial Hemp Production Allowed by USDA
By Steve Levine
The USDA retracted its previous policy today and has permitted the organic certification of industrial hemp by certified agents accredited by the NOP, if produced in accordance with USDA organic regulations. For…