Budding Hemp Farmers Struggle To Find Success In The ‘Green Rush’ November 17, 2019 AggregatedNews Hemp Industry News 0 Comments Hemp farming exploded after the 2018 Farm Bill passed last December. The bill decriminalized the plant at the federal level, opening the door for many U.S. farmers to grow and sell hemp. Over the past year, licensed hemp acreage increased more than… Read More→
The Importance of Testing to the Standardization of Hemp Research September 17, 2019 Coleman Hemphill Hemp Policy & Legal, Letters to the Editor, Op-Ed 0 Comments The legalization of hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill has opened many new opportunities for research by universities across the country. One example is that of the Oregon State University Global Hemp Innovation Center. This program is the latest example of… Read More→
Hemp Regulation: USDA Struggles with Drafting THC Testing Rules September 5, 2019 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Nathalie Bougenies, Attorney at Harris Bricken Hemp stakeholders have been eagerly waiting for the release of rules and regulations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). Although the 2018 Farm Bill removed the hemp and its derivatives from the… Read More→
Credit Unions Greenlighted to Bank with Hemp Businesses August 21, 2019 Laura Bianchi Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments On August 19, 2019, the National Credit Union Association (NCUA), a federal agency that regulates, charters, and supervises federal credit unions, released updated guidance on federally-backed credit unions working with hemp-based businesses. The guidelines clarify that credit unions are permitted… Read More→
Proceed with Caution: Marketing Claims for Cannabis and CBD Products August 5, 2019 Paula Krasny Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments The CBD market is exploding, prompting companies to use bold and creative marketing moves to differentiate themselves in the sea of products beginning to flood the market. But what happens when a company’s eagerness to convey the supposed revolutionary effectiveness… Read More→
Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: California July 17, 2019 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a… Read More→
Removing Roadblocks in the Hemp Industry Six Months after the 2018 Farm Bill June 5, 2019 Susan Gunelius Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News 0 Comments Nearly six months have passed since the 2018 Farm Bill was enacted on December 20, 2018, but the road to developing a successful business in the hemp industry is still filled with roadblocks. Some of these obstacles are becoming easier… Read More→
Capitalizing on Legal Hemp! April 1, 2019 Mark Goldfogel Hemp Industry News 0 Comments An Entrepreneur's Guide By Mark Goldfogel In December of 2018, the U.S. Government legalized hemp; joining China, France, Great Britain and most of the developed world in recognizing that rope is not dope. This ended a prohibition on hemp dating… Read More→
Market Confusion on CBD and Hemp; FDA Commissioner Resigns amid Congressional Pressure for Federal Guidance March 7, 2019 Ian Stewart Hemp Policy & Legal, Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Ian Stewart & Neil Willner The Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Scott Gottlieb MD, who has received high marks for his leadership of the agency since May 2017, announced his resignation on March 5, 2019, stating that… Read More→
Federal Courts Are Split on the Legality of Transporting Hemp and CBD in Interstate Commerce February 19, 2019 Ian Stewart News & Insights, Policy & Legal, Press Releases, Science and Technology 0 Comments By Ian Stewart When the 2018 Farm Bill was signed by President Trump on December 20, 2018, there was widespread optimism that hemp and hemp-derived products, including cannabidiol (CBD), soon would be freely moving in interstate commerce without interference by… Read More→
FDA Updates its Position on CBD upon Signing of Farm Bill January 2, 2019 Ian Stewart Cultivation, Hemp Policy & Legal, News & Insights, Policy & Legal, Retail 0 Comments Hours after President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law, the FDA released a lengthy statement from its commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updating its position on CBD products intended for human consumption. Flexing its muscle, the FDA points out… Read More→
New Law Removes Major Barrier for Hemp-based CBD Industry December 17, 2018 Rebecca Gwilt Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Rebecca Gwilt On December 12, 2018, Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill (The “Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018” or the “Bill”), which includes provisions that exempt Cannabis plants with lower than 0.3% THC content (also called “Hemp”) from the… Read More→
Will the FDA/DEA Epidiolex Rulings and the 2018 Farm Bill Change the Industry? October 4, 2018 Courtney Elder Hemp Industry News, Policy & Legal 0 Comments In late June 2018, the Food and Drug Administration announced approval for a new medication that could potentially change the way the world views cannabis. Epidiolex is a CBD-based oral solution that is prescribed to treat two forms of rare… Read More→