California Will Regulate CBD April 29, 2022 Rob Meagher Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken For many years, we’ve written about California’s truly bizarre animus towards hemp-derived CBD. Many efforts to regulate CBD failed. Last year, the state finally managed to pass AB-45 but the California Department of… Read More→
Jazz Pharma Backs Crackdown On UK CBD Industry Amid Inquiry Into UK Drug Law April 28, 2022 Ben Stevens Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments YESTERDAY morning the Home Affairs Committee held the opening session of its new inquiry into drugs, seeking to examine the impact and efficacy of the ‘current legislative framework’. This opening session saw the committee take oral evidence from a selection… Read More→
Six Requirements for CBD Product Labels April 25, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that CBD-infused foods and dietary supplements cannot be lawfully sold or marketed in the United States, we’re left with a patchwork of often inconsistent state… Read More→
The Tip of the Spear Piercing the Regulated Cannabis Industry: How Intoxicating Hemp Cannabinoids and the Illicit Market Pose Significant Challenges to the Emerging Industry April 18, 2022 Neil Willner Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Gary S. Kaminsky and Neil M. Willner Consumer demand and public support for cannabis legalization has led to sweeping reform across the Country. Unfortunately, this appetite combined with a lack of access to regulated marijuana has perpetuated both a… Read More→
FTC Cannabis Litigation Picks Up Steam April 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments by Jihee Ahn, Attorney at Harris Bricken The days where the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) pays no mind to cannabis businesses (marijuana and hemp) are long gone. These days, the FTC is treating consumer complaints regarding hemp and marijuana businesses… Read More→
CBD Industry Welcomes FSA’s Public List As ‘Milestone Moment’ Bringing Much Needed ‘Clarity’ To Sector – But Questions Remain Over Its Handling Of The Process April 4, 2022 Ben Stevens Hemp Industry News, Hemp Policy & Legal, United Kingdom 0 Comments LAST week saw the highly anticipated publication of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Public List, including 3536 CBD products which will now legally be allowed to remain on sale in the UK. Although no products are expected to be fully… Read More→
One Year Late The FSA Publishes List Of Eligible UK CBD Products – For Now March 31, 2022 Peter McCusker Hemp Policy & Legal, United Kingdom 0 Comments AFTER a delay of exactly one year the long-awaited Public List of validated UK CBD products has been published by the Food Standards Agency. This shows that around some 3,500 products are still permitted for sale in the UK –… Read More→
High from hemp: States wrestle with chemically made THC March 24, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments Over the past few years, Jonny Griffis has invested millions of dollars in his legal marijuana farm in northern Michigan, which produces extracts to be used in things like gummy bears and vape oils. But now that farm — like… Read More→
State Bill Threatens Hemp-Derived THC (Like Your Delta 8 Gummies) in Tennessee March 23, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments “This is to all but make [Delta 8] and all other hemp-derived THCs illegal." State lawmakers will review a bill Wednesday that threatens a number of hemp-derived THC product sales in Tennessee, would slightly increase felony incarcerations, and would cost… Read More→
Governor Hochul Announces Opening of Application Portal for Hemp Farmers Seeking a License to Grow Adult-Use Cannabis March 16, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, New York 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE First Licensing Opportunity for New York Adult-Use Cannabis Industry Advances Governor’s Seeding Opportunity Initiative Positions New York Farmers as First to Grow Adult-Use Cannabis in New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of the web-based application… Read More→
Lawmakers crack down on cannabis compound Delta-8 following safety concerns March 12, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, Virginia 0 Comments Hemp farmers fear it will destroy the industry As Virginia puts recreational marijuana sales on hold, lawmakers are cracking down on another widely-sold substance that’s causing safety concerns. Delta-8 and other cannabinoids are sold in stores across the Commonwealth; however,… Read More→
New February Deadline Set For CBD Companies Looking To Secure UK Novel Food Authorisation January 24, 2022 Peter McCusker Hemp Policy & Legal, United Kingdom 0 Comments THE UK Food Standards Agency has set a new deadline of the end of February for the submission of data to support some CBD Novel Food applications, it has emerged. This comes as one UK company – British Cannabis –… Read More→
French Cannabis Industry Awaits Court Decision On Status Of CBD Flowers This Week January 18, 2022 Peter McCusker France, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments THE French hemp and CBD industry is waiting for a court decision this week which it hopes will overturn the Government’s ban on the sale of CBD flowers – following hearings on two successive Fridays. On Friday gone, in the… Read More→
UK Government Fails To Back New Measures To Boost Medical Cannabis Access December 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, United Kingdom 0 Comments CONSERVATIVE MPs have blocked efforts to boost UK medical cannabis access with the Government saying the existing legislation is sufficient. With just three prescriptions written under the National Health Service system in the three years, since the law changed, even… Read More→
Delta-9 THC Products from Hemp Are a Risk Not Worth Taking November 29, 2021 Ian Stewart Hemp Policy & Legal, Insurance 0 Comments The hemp-derived cannabinoid market continues to grow and evolve despite lingering questions over federal legality and numerous state laws that try to keep pace. Much has been written about new “legal” hemp products that contain intoxicating delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC… Read More→