Hemp Industry News

The FDA and CDC issued warnings this week against consumer products containing hemp-derived delta-8 THC, which has yet to be thoroughly studied.

Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture announced the state’s industrial hemp program will transfer to federal control next year.

Global Hemp Group Inc has acquired 664 acres of land in Hayden, Colorado to build affordable housing with hemp-based materials over the next 25 years.

The U.S. Department of Energy has invested in Hempitecture, a firm that manufactures a hemp wool insulation product that is highly thermal resistant and has a low carbon footprint.

A Texas man has been indicted on theft charges after allegedly bilking investors out of tens of thousands of dollars he said would be used to purchase a hemp license.

Hawaii regulators last week banned CBD gummies and beverages and all smokeable hemp products—critics are saying the new rules could make hemp production in Hawaii less desirable.

Kentucky-based Victory Hemp Foods, a B2B food ingredient processing company, has raised about $4.5 million to expand its production capacity.

Idaho officials are preparing to submit a plan to regulate hemp to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by September 1.

Oregon’s new hemp regulations give police more authority against illicit cannabis grows, limit THC in hemp products (including Delta-8 THC), and increase product testing.

The Kentucky Hemp Association and other hemp businesses in the state are suing to stop crackdowns on hemp businesses selling Delta-8 THC.

A Colorado hemp seed genomics company is among the five firms selected to participate in the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator for indoor agriculture.

A White House committee is recommending changes to business categories that would re-classify cannabis retail stores alongside smoking shops, among other updates.

The Oregon legislature has passed a bill that more tightly regulates both Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC and more closely regulates total THC in hemp.

Cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts are now allowed to sell most consumer-ready hemp products including hemp seeds, oils, powders, proteins, clothing and other items made from hemp fiber, hemp building materials, and non-food CBD products.

New York banned the sale of Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC under new hemp industry regulations released last week.

A Senate bill is seeking to finally regulate the production and sales of hemp-derived CBD products including infused foods, beverages, and dietary supplements.

Colleges in the South are launching cannabis/hemp research programs and partnering with southern cannabis cultivators to grow legal, medicinal cannabis.

Colorado cannabis regulators have banned hemp-derived and synthetic forms of THC, including Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC, from being sold in licensed dispensaries.

The Better Business Bureau issued warnings about a CBD free trial scam that has cost customers hundreds of dollars.

Minnesota’s hemp production plan was given final approval by the USDA this week; it will be the state’s first year not operating under its 2014 pilot program.

A political consultant working for the agriculture commissioner of Texas has been arrested for his role in an alleged pay-to-play hemp licensing scheme.

The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources is granting hemp and cannabis farmers access to 73,000 acres of protected farmland in the state. The land was preserved for future agricultural use under a program established in 1979.

Vermont regulators have officially categorized hemp-based Delta-8 THC products as illegal under state law.

Three members of Congress — Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Barbara Lee, and Earl Blumenauer — sent a letter to the executive director of the U.S. Botanic Garden requesting them to display hemp plants.