Proposed CBD Legislation Receives Criticism from Consumer Groups
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 4, the Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act...
Amended PACT Act Could Disrupt Vape Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In December, the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act passed by Congress and signed into law by former President Donald Trump expanded the reach...
Industry Members React to USDA’s Release of Final Rule on Hemp Production
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its final rule on hemp production. The rule, which incorporates feedback provided to...
CME Group Brings Hemp Benchmarks Online for its DataMine Customers
STAMFORD, Conn. – Valuable business insight for the CBD and hemp industry could soon be expanding. For years, data analytics firms have been helping...
Baker Mayfield Causing Additional NFL Controversy with CBD Endorsement
CLEVELAND – Baker Mayfield is making headlines again, but this time it is not for his antics on the field. The third-year quarterback for...
Congress Approves Funding to Extend Federal Hemp Pilot Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate approved funding that will extend the hemp pilot program through September 2021. The funding was part of a...
OSU to Study Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Hemp Crops amid Historic Fires
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center have put together a team to study the effect of wildfire smoke...
Hemp Farmers Now Eligible for Federal COVID-19 Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hemp farmers—who have been hard hit by the COVID-19 crisis and hampered by slow reforms to federal drug regulations—are now eligible...
Complaint Filed Against DEA for Violation of 2018 Farm Act Hemp Provisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two hemp industry representatives on Friday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the District...
Legislators Introduce Bill to Allow CBD in Dietary Supplements
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Representatives Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) and Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) on September 4 introduced the Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and...
