EPA Approves 10 Pesticides for Hemp
Mon / Dec 23rd
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved 10 different pesticides for use on industrial hemp crops — the new approvals include nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide product.
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Mon / Dec 23rd
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved 10 different pesticides for use on industrial hemp crops — the new approvals include nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide product.
Mon / Dec 23rd
Oregon cannabis regulators have issued a statewide ban on including CBD and THC in alcoholic beverages; the ban takes effect starting January 1.
Fri / Dec 20th
Police in Wellford, South Carolina seized a hemp shipment destined for Texas after the 183-pound shipment was discovered during a traffic stop.
Mon / Dec 16th
Yet another hemp shipment coming out of Vermont has been seized by authorities despite federal rules specifically allowing for the interstate transfer of industrial hemp.
Fri / Dec 13th
A bill signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will establish rules and regulations for the New York’s hemp and CBD industry; the bill establishes a licensing process for hemp growers, processors, and manufacturers, and includes lab testing and product labeling requirements.
Thu / Dec 12th
Dallas-based Panda Biotech has unveiled plans to build the country’s largest industrial hemp processing facility in Shallowater, Texas.
Wed / Dec 11th
Brooklyn’s DA office dropped the charges against a man who was arrested after receiving a 106-pound shipment of legal hemp; the shipment was seized and recipient arrested following a tip from FedEx, who delivered the product.
Fri / Dec 6th
New Mexico’s Economic Development Department this week announced a $200,000 investment into 420 Valley LLC, a Las Cruces-based hemp productions and processing plant.
Wed / Dec 4th
Federal regulators have removed barriers that blocked industrial hemp companies from accessing traditional financial services despite the crop’s federally legal status.
Tue / Dec 3rd
Criminal charges have not been dropped against a Brooklyn man who received a 106-pound shipment of hemp from Vermont; two weeks ago, police said the charges would be dropped after confirming the shipment to be hemp.
Mon / Dec 2nd
The Eastern Shoshone Tribe in Wyoming is pursuing a plan to legalize hemp and medical cannabis in an effort to diversify the Wind River Reservation economy and offer alternative medical treatments.
Wed / Nov 27th
A new FDA consumer update claims that CBD “has the potential to harm” and suggests that symptoms could range from potential mood swings to even male infertility.
Tue / Nov 26th
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently met with FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Stephen Hahn and discussed the need for a federal CBD regulatory framework.
Fri / Nov 22nd
Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued an executive order to allow interstate hemp transport through Idaho.
Wed / Nov 20th
The district attorney in Brooklyn, New York has announced that charges against the recipient of a large hemp shipment will be dropped; police had confiscated the shipment and described it as a major cannabis bust.
Wed / Nov 6th
The NYPD seized a 106-pound legal hemp shipment after receiving a tip from FedEx despite third-party lab reports showing the plants’ THC content to be well below the 0.3% federal threshold.
Tue / Nov 5th
Virginia’s first industrial hemp fiber processing center has been announced; the firm involved says it plans to purchase more than 6,000 tons of hemp over the next three years for processing.
Wed / Oct 30th
Purdue University in Indiana has received a $1 million grant from the USDA for researching organic hemp production.
Tue / Oct 29th
The USDA has released draft rules for the federal hemp industry and should soon be able to launch its review process for individual states’ hemp programs.
Thu / Oct 24th
In a recent survey conducted by YouGov for Colorado’s Joy Organics, more than half of those polled admitted to concerns about the safety of CBD products — specifically, due to the potential for the products to contain pesticides or heavy metals.
Wed / Oct 23rd
A hemp delivery driver from Colorado was indicted in South Dakota on charges of cannabis possession and intent to distribute; the driver faces a potential prison sentence of up to 15 years if convicted.
Tue / Oct 22nd
A judge in Hanover County, Virginia has tossed a cannabis possession charge after a laboratory supervisor claimed in court that their lab could not differentiate between illegal cannabis and legal hemp CBD flower.
Fri / Oct 18th
The United Natural Products Alliance has added its first CBD company to its ranks and released rules for accepting additional industry members.
Thu / Oct 17th
Regulators in the UK have banned a $2.56 million ad campaign for Dead Man’s Fingers, a hemp CBD-infused rum product from Cornish Rum Company that leaned on cannabis innuendos in its marketing strategies.
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