House Republicans Investigating Spread Of Chinese-Backed Marijuana Farms In United States January 15, 2024 AggregatedNews China, Federal 0 Comments Top House Republicans are requesting a briefing from the Department of Homeland Security and the Drug Enforcement Agency on the spread of illegal Chinese-backed marijuana farms across the United States. The letter from House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green, Rep.… Read More→
‘Cannabis college’: Five universities to offer first ever online marijuana courses, seeing opportunity amid coronavirus May 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Training & Education 0 Comments As federal lawmakers in Washington continue to slow-walk — or outright oppose — the legalisation of marijuana, the budding industry is plowing ahead making crucial inroads with another institution of prestige to help lend it legitimacy: higher education. Five universities —… Read More→
One doctor vs. the DEA: Inside the battle to study marijuana in America April 30, 2020 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Early in Dr. Sue Sisley’s medical career, military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder told her that smoking marijuana prevented nightmares and helped them sleep. Sisley, a primary care physician and psychiatrist in Scottsdale, Arizona, who has treated vets for two… 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→
Look, But Don’t Touch: Big Box Stores And ‘Hemp CBD’ December 6, 2017 Hilary Bricken Compliance and Regulations, Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News 0 Comments Media recently reported on Target’s short-lived effort at selling cannabis-based CBD products online. By the end of the day on which the reporting was made, the major retailer had already removed the product from its website. The Phoenix New Times quoted Target spokesperson Kate Decker… Read More→
Congress: Include recreational cannabis, protect states’ rights – it’s not a heavy lift April 30, 2017 Dan Anglin The Buck Stops Here 1 Comment Cannabis is freedom. Whether possessing it for personal consumption, or building a large-scale cultivation, manufacturing, or retail business, it’s all an expression of freedom. It’s the freedom to choose what type of medicine you want, or intoxicant to consume recreationally,… Read More→
Washington State Will Move Ahead With Marijuana Research Plan August 22, 2016 AggregatedNews Washington 0 Comments Washington state is moving ahead with its plans to allow scientific research of marijuana, sidestepping federal rules that critics say have hampered study of the drug for decades. The state has a new marijuana research license that will allow laboratories… Read More→
Rescheduling Marijuana: What It Would Mean For Researchers April 19, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments The federal government said recently that it is reviewing marijuana's status as a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act, a move that could loosen tight restrictions on cannabis research. In a memo to U.S. lawmakers, the U.S. Drug Enforcement… Read More→