Tag: agriculture
How Much U.S. Farmland Should Be Dedicated to Hemp Crops?
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, Google searches for CBD and hemp have risen steadily since 2014. The growing public interest,...
Hemp Industry Members File Suit Over DEA Regulatory Overreach
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Hemp Industry Association (HIA) and RE Botanicals, Inc. on Monday filed a complaint in federal court against the Drug Enforcement...
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...
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...
Hemp Farmers, Related Businesses Included in $484 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hemp industry farmers and businesses have been included in the latest stimulus legislation—under The Economic Injury Disaster Loans program—signed on Friday...
FDA Continues Public Comment Period on CBD ‘Indefinitely’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday published a report in response to the U.S. Congress’ request for guidelines...
Price for Hemp Plunges; Experts Blame Oversupply
DENVER, Colo. – They say it grows like a weed, and according to the chief executive officer of Denver-based Physical Commodities Exchange (PanXchange), the...
EPA Issues List of Pesticides Approved for Hemp Crops
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a list of pesticides that are allowable for use on hemp crops.
Per provisions passed...
Hemp Crops in Hawaii Too High for Regulators
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Hawaiian hemp growers are feeling the challenges of a problem that recreational cannabis growers pray for—too much THC in their crops....
