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Revamping Texas’ Medical Cannabis Program Is the Key to Ending the State’s Opioid Crisis

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With a worsening opioid situation and an emerging acceptance of medical cannabis, the Lone Star State has a unique opportunity to develop a successful medical marijuana (MMJ) program for its millions of residents battling chronic pain and numerous other conditions. Vital Changes to Texas’ Medical Cannabis Program.

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NY: Audit says New York Department of Agriculture and Markets Not Up To Speed on Hemp

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DiNapoli’s office, the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets inspected only 57 percent of growers authorized to produce hemp under a state pilot program that authorizes the limited cultivation of the plant. According to the report from the Division of State Government Accountability under Comptroller Thomas P.

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Alabama accepting hemp-growing, processing applications starting Tuesday

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12, Alabama hemp growers, those who process and handle hemp and universities can apply for an industrial hemp license from the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. This is the department’s fourth year to administer the hemp program. Beginning Tuesday, Oct. percent of THC.

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Document AB-1656 Cannabis: industrial hemp. (2021-2022) Published: 01/14/2022

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The Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act of 2016 (AUMA), an initiative measure approved as Proposition 64 at the November 8, 2016, statewide general election, authorizes a person who obtains a state license under AUMA to engage in commercial adult-use cannabis activity pursuant to that license and applicable local ordinances.

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Hawaii’s New Hemp Regulations Could Deter Cultivators

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Things began to change in 2014 with the introduction of the Farm Bill , which legalized hemp research programs. In July 2016 Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed an act establishing Hawaii’s Industrial Hemp Pilot Program , which allowed for the cultivation of hemp for the purpose of agricultural and academic research.

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Australian Scientists Say They Have “developed the world’s most complete medicinal cannabis genomic reference.”

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Australia’s Victorian government says Agriculture Victoria Research scientists have developed the world’s most complete medicinal cannabis genomic reference. In 2016, Victoria became the first Australian state to legalise the use of medicinal cannabis and its first government grown crop was also harvested that year.

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Minnesota Department of Ag hosting Industrial Hemp Production Forum

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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is hosting its 2022 Industrial Hemp Production Forum from 9 a.m. The state previously worked under a hemp pilot program from 2016-2020. to noon on Wednesday, Feb. The half-day virtual event is designed for anyone interested in hemp and hemp production. It is free to attend.

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