Hemp Industry News

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.

Oregon cannabis regulators have issued a statewide ban on including CBD and THC in alcoholic beverages; the ban takes effect starting January 1.

Police in Wellford, South Carolina seized a hemp shipment destined for Texas after the 183-pound shipment was discovered during a traffic stop.

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.

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.

Dallas-based Panda Biotech has unveiled plans to build the country’s largest industrial hemp processing facility in Shallowater, Texas.

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.

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.

Federal regulators have removed barriers that blocked industrial hemp companies from accessing traditional financial services despite the crop’s federally legal status.

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.

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.

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.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently met with FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Stephen Hahn and discussed the need for a federal CBD regulatory framework.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued an executive order to allow interstate hemp transport through Idaho.

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.

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.

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.

Purdue University in Indiana has received a $1 million grant from the USDA for researching organic hemp production.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The United Natural Products Alliance has added its first CBD company to its ranks and released rules for accepting additional industry members.

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.