Hemp Industry News & Information

South Dakota Gov. Outlines Hemp Legalization ‘Guardrails’

Wed / Jan 15th

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has outlined four “guardrails” that the state’s hemp industry must have if she is… Read More

Oregon Hemp Research Center Gets $2.5M in Federal Funds

Mon / Jan 13th

Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center is set to receive $2.5 million to help establish the center, the Corvallis… Read More

Hemp Driver Freed After a Month in Texas Jail

Wed / Jan 8th

A hemp delivery driver jailed on federal drug charges in Texas has been freed and his charges dismissed after laboratory… Read More

Murky Waters: How “Nano” CBD Misleads Consumers

Mon / Jan 6th

The CBD industry is both exceedingly popular and exceptionally under-regulated. This combination has led to a surge of products entering… Read More

Low-level Cannabis Cases Fall 66% in Texas After Legalizing Hemp

Mon / Jan 6th

Since Texas legalized hemp production on June 10, 2019, the number of cannabis possession cases filed in the state have… Read More

Kentucky College Offers Hemp Production Course

Thu / Jan 2nd

Kentucky’s Maysville Community and Technical College is set to offer a course on hemp production in the spring semester, Morehead… Read More

South Carolina Destroys Seized Hemp Crop After It Tests Hot

Thu / Jan 2nd

South Carolina police who seized a more than 180-pound hemp shipment headed to from North Carolina to Texas have destroyed… Read More

Hemp Producer Applications Open in Missouri

Mon / Dec 30th

The Missouri Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the first season of hemp cultivation in the state in more… Read More

Cannabis Decriminalization & CBD Bills Introduced in Indiana

Fri / Dec 27th

Three bills have been filed in Indiana to reform the state’s cannabis laws, including a measure to decriminalize possession up… Read More

USDA Rolling Out New Pilot Insurance Program for Hemp

Thu / Dec 26th

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is rolling out a new pilot insurance program for hemp, which will provide Actual Production… Read More

EPA Approves 10 Pesticides for Hemp

Mon / Dec 23rd

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the use of 10 pesticides for hemp cultivation, nine of which are biopesticides and… Read More

Oregon Regulators Ban THC & CBD From Beer

Mon / Dec 23rd

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the state’s cannabis regulation agency, has banned CBD and THC from alcoholic drinks effective January… Read More

South Carolina Police Seize Interstate Hemp Shipment

Fri / Dec 20th

Police in Wellford, South Carolina have seized a hemp shipment that originated in North Carolina on its way to a… Read More

USPS Intercepts Hemp Shipment from Vermont

Mon / Dec 16th

A 25-pound hemp shipment from Vermont has been intercepted by the U.S. Postal Service on its way to an out-of-state… Read More

New York Gov. Signs Hemp & CBD Regulations Bill

Fri / Dec 13th

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has signed a bill to establish rules and regulations for the sale of hemp and… Read More

Texas Energy Company Planning Nation’s Largest Hemp Facility

Thu / Dec 12th

Dallas, Texas-based Panda Biotech is planning to build the largest industrial hemp processing facility in the U.S. in Shallowater, KCBD… Read More

Brooklyn DA Drops Charges Against Hemp Shipment Recipient

Wed / Dec 11th

The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office has told a judge it is dropping all charges against the man who received a… Read More

New Mexico Makes Third Hemp Industry Investment This Year

Fri / Dec 6th

The New Mexico Economic Development Department is investing $200,000 in 420 Valley LLC, a Las Cruces-based hemp productions and processing… Read More

Federal Regulators Lift Hemp Industry Banking Barriers

Wed / Dec 4th

Federal financial regulators will no longer treat hemp businesses as suspicious, removing a major barrier between hemp-related businesses and traditional… Read More

Charges Persist Against Hemp Shipment Recipient In Brooklyn

Tue / Dec 3rd

The Brooklyn District Attorney has yet to drop the charges against a man who received a 106-pound shipment of hemp… Read More

Wyoming Tribe Moves Toward Hemp and Medical Cannabis Legalization

Mon / Dec 2nd

Wyoming’s Eastern Shoshone Tribe is considering hemp and medical cannabis to help diversify the Wind River Reservation economy and offer… Read More

FDA Issues Consumer Update Claiming CBD Has Harm Potential

Wed / Nov 27th

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a CBD-focused consumer update claiming that the cannabinoid “has the potential to harm”… Read More

McConnell Discusses CBD Regulations with FDA Commissioner Nominee

Tue / Nov 26th

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) met with U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner nominee, Dr. Stephen Hahn last week… Read More

Idaho Gov. Executive Order Allows Hemp Transport Through State

Fri / Nov 22nd

Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) has issued an executive order allowing hemp to be transported through the state. The action… Read More

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