Hemp Industry Taking Off In Sunshine State: USDA Approves Florida’s Hemp Program April 27, 2020 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved Florida’s hemp program that will allow farmers to grow hemp in the future, marking the official start of the hemp industry in the Sunshine State. On April 16, the Department of Agriculture announced… 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→
The Resources Already Exist, Let’s Get Pest Management Right March 31, 2017 Tim Cullen Cultivation, The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments Fifteen years after Colorado voters ushered in medical cannabis, Governor John Hickenlooper declared “zero tolerance” of any off-label pesticide on cannabis. This started a wave of confusion and unnecessary expense for cultivators that still exists. While any other farmer in… Read More→
USDA Awards Organic Certificates to Colorado Hemp Company February 26, 2016 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments Considered dangerous drugs by the federal government, marijuana and industrial hemp are still listed in the Controlled Substances Act as Schedule I drugs. While the federal government has issued legislative promises to not spend money in prosecution of cannabis activity… Read More→