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Hawaii Hemp Program Delayed by Noncompliant Jamaican Seed

Hawaii’s industrial hemp cultivation program has suffered a setback after seeds imported from Jamaica not only arrived late but also failed… Read More

Vermont Hemp Industry Takes Over Burlington City Hall for Holiday Market

The CBD and Hemp Holiday Farmers Market took over Burlington, Vermont’s City Hall – yes, City Hall – on Sunday… Read More

Pennsylvania Hemp Cultivation Could Reach 5,000 Acres in 2018

Pennsylvania hemp production is expected to increase from just 50 acres this year to possibly more than 5,000 in 2018,… Read More

Canopy Growth Acquires Saskatchewan Hemp Cultivator

Canopy Growth Corporation, a licensed medical cannabis producer in Canada with interests and operations in seven countries, is set to… Read More

Indiana Attorney General: CBD ‘Unlawful’ in the State

In an official opinion released last week, Indiana Attorney General Curtis T. Hill Jr. said that CBD products “remain unlawful… Read More

U.S. Hemp Production More than Doubled in 2017

Acreage of hemp crops in the U.S. more than doubled from 9,770 acres in 2016 to 23,346 in 2017, according… Read More

Australian MMJ and Hemp Firm Expands into China

Australia’s Creso Pharma is expanding its reach into China, announcing the company has established a strategic partnership and commercial distribution… Read More

Alberta, Canada Proposes Provincial Cannabis Industry Rules

Alberta’s provincial government has released proposed regulations for retail cannabis operations as Canada moves forward with their tax-and-regulate plan, which… Read More

Wisconsin Legislature Unanimously Approves Industrial Hemp Bill

Wisconsin’s legislature has unanimously passed a bill to implement an industrial hemp pilot program. The measure falls in line with… Read More

DEA Spokesman: Agency Not Going to ‘Break Down Door’ of Parents Administering CBD to their Children

In an interview with Indiana’s WTHR, Drug Enforcement Agency spokesperson Rusty Payne admitted that while parents giving CBD oil to… Read More

UC Davis Partners with Colorado Biotech Firm to Decode Hemp DNA

The University of California, Davis has partnered with Front Range Biosciences, a Boulder, Colorado-based agricultural biotech company, on a project… Read More

Kentucky Seeks Feedback, Accepting Applications for Hemp Pilot Program

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its 2018 industrial hemp research pilot program and seeking public comments… Read More

Belize House Passes Decriminalization, Hemp Production Bill

Belize’s House of Representatives has approved a measure to decriminalize cannabis possession up to 10 grams and legalize industrial hemp… Read More

Indiana Excise Police Continued CBD Enforcement Actions After Announcing Policy Change

Indiana excise police – the state Alcohol and Tobacco Commission law enforcement arm – has at least twice cited stores… Read More

Canadian Abattis Bioceuticals Strikes South Korea Distribution, CBD Product Development Agreement

Vancouver, Canada-based Abattis Bioceuticals Corp. is partnering with Global Damon Pharma to distribute and sell Abattis’ hemp-based product lines exclusively in… Read More

Wisconsin Tribe Adopts CBD Program

The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin have adopted a “comprehensive control program” for hemp-derived CBD and announced plans to… Read More

Hemp Cultivation Applications Open in New York

Applications for farmers to participate in New York’s recently expanded hemp research program are now open until Nov. 22 after… Read More

Inaugural Vermont Hemp Fest Hosts Thriving Industry Entrepreneurs

Some of Vermont’s finest hemp-derived products were on display at the state’s inaugural Hemp Fest – and the event surpassed… Read More

House Committee Blocks All Cannabis-Related Budget Amendment Votes

The Republican-controlled House Rules Committee has blocked multiple cannabis-related amendments from receiving consideration by the full chamber, effectively preventing the… Read More

Nebraska Attorney General: CBD Sales Illegal

The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office and Nebraska State Patrol has sent a letter to county attorneys and law enforcement advising… Read More

Utah Demands Retailers Stop Selling Pet Food Containing Hemp

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has sent warning letters to 27 Utah companies asking them to stop selling… Read More

Vermont Brewers Partner with Hemp Farm for CBD-Infused Beer

Vermont-based Long Trail Brewing Company is partnering with local hemp cultivators Luce Farm on an infused beer using the farm’s… Read More

Queensland, Australia Advances Plan to Allow Hemp Products for Human Consumption

The Queensland, Australia government has introduced legislation to amend the Drugs Misuse Act of 1986 to allow the cultivation of… Read More

Report: Hemp-Derived CBD Market Could be $1B Industry by 2020

Hemp-derived CBD sales reached $170 million in 2016 and the market is estimated to hit a billion dollars in the… Read More