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The USDA is awarding funds to research the transportation of hemp pollen in the wild; the study will use mathematical models and drone technology to monitor hemp’s pollen paths.

Jason Ambrosino is founder of the Veterans Hemp Market, a New York-based organization dedicated to providing hemp flower products for “military veterans, patriots, and the everyday warrior.”

The first cannabis tasting lounge in Nevada, where patrons will be able to smoke, vape, and consume edibles, is set to open on sovereign Paiute Tribal Land.

A study found that three out of four Canadians believe adult-use cannabis legalization has not had an impact on workplace health and safety incidents.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in Nebraska says it has developed a test capable of differentiating hemp from cannabis plants; the field test was validated by the sheriff’s laboratory.

The National Industrial Hemp Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation are teaming up to lobby the EPA into approving 10 submitted pesticide applications for hemp production.

A new law in Delaware will let physicians certify patients for medical cannabis even if they don’t have one of the state program’s qualifying conditions — patients thusly approved, however, must have a severe and debilitating condition and all standard care practices must be exhausted.

A new experimental cannabis marketplace in The Netherlands will require all distributed cannabis products to utilize plain white, “unattractive” packaging that includes health warnings and only black Helvetica font.

A proposal in San Diego, California would ban cannabis billboards within 1,000 feet of schools, playgrounds, public parks, daycare centers, and youth centers.

Canada’s cannabis industry contributed $8.26 billion to the country’s national gross domestic product as of July; that rise corresponds with a decline in other traditional industries, like mining, construction, and manufacturing.

A $1 million private donation to the Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center will fund research into hemp’s industrial applications and use in consumer goods and health products.

The first adult-use cultivation licenses have been awarded in Illinois; shops are expected to open their doors to adult-use customers on January 1, 2020.

A Kentucky hemp farm is suing an Oregon hemp seed supplier over $44 million in lost profits after the Oregon firm allegedly failed to provide feminized seeds during a cross-country, 6-million hemp seed deal.

Connecticut health officials have recommended adding chronic pain and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome as qualifying conditions for the state’s medical cannabis program.

77 percent of patients affected by the vape-linked pulmonary illness were using vaporizers containing both THC and nicotine; “nearly all” of the cannabis vape products, however, were obtained from “friends, family members, illicit dealers, or off the street.”

Kentucky hemp applications are set to open in about a month; interested farmers will have until March 15, 2020, to submit applications.

GW Pharmaceuticals is partnering up with New York’s Montefiore Medical Center to study CBDV, or cannabidivarin, as a treatment for autism.

A hemp farm in Whitefield, Maine has opened its doors as a pick-your-own establishment; it’s the first farm in Maine to do so and is believed to be the second publicly accessible hemp farm in the nation.

In light of the Australian Capital Territory’s recent legalization reforms, the country’s Health Minister confirmed that federal officials have “no plans” to fight the new legislation.

Maryland’s latest medical cannabis licensing round has been delayed due to an allegedly flawed application process that blocked many applicants from submitting all of the necessary materials on time.

Meg Sanders is co-founder of the Canna Provisions Group — a boutique dispensary in Lee, Massachusetts — and co-owner of the successful MiNDFUL dispensary brand in Colorado.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has formally announced his support for adult-use cannabis legalization and called for lawmakers to craft legislation to end cannabis prohibition in the state.

The latest round of medical cannabis reforms in Massachusetts has done away with the $50 annual patient registration fee.

A CBD shop in Chicago is suing its landlord after being told they couldn’t display their logo, which contains a hemp leaf, on local signage because the landlords claim it would promote “marijuana usage.”