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Hemp bill could solve medical patient dilemma

Illinois News Joint

As reported earlier , HB4161 focuses mainly on safety concerns, including permits, licensing, testing, taxes, and a new Hemp Social Equity Fund, but HB4161 also contains amendments that would affect registered Illinois medical cannabis patients and cottage hemp operators as well. Seeds may not be given or sold to any other person.”

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CBD Market Report

Project CBD

HerbalGram, the acclaimed quarterly journal of the American Botanical Council, recently published its 2021 “Herb Market Report,” which included data on sales of CBD as an herbal ingredient in mainstream and natural retail channels in the United States. E-commerce sales of CBD in the U.S. increase in annual sales.

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Quick List of February 2020 Cannabis Events

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 2020 CANNABIS INDUSTRY EVENTS. Seed to Sale Show. Hemp Conference & Expo. Cannabis Career Fair+Expo: St. February 1, 2020. The SPAC Conference 2020. February 6, 2020. New York, NY. International Cannabis Business Conference. February 6, 2020 – February 7, 2020. San Francisco, CA. Tropical Expo East.

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Washington Bans Hemp-CBD in Food

Canna Law Blog

If you’ve been following the hemp scene in Washington state, you know it’s been a bit of a roller coaster. The latest “drop” comes in the form of an August 1 memo from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) titled Restrictions on the use of hemp CBD as a food ingredient.

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Washington Cannabis: The Proposed Hemp Overhaul is Here

Canna Law Blog

In light of the recent federal legalization of industrial hemp, Washington lawmakers are taking a hard look at the state’s hemp program. The stated purpose of SB 5719 is as follows: Authorize the growing of hemp as a legal, agricultural activity in this state. Food and Hemp. completely.

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The Week in Weed: February 18, 2022

The Blunt Truth

The Democratically-controlled Senate just passed a bill that would begin sales in September. Further bulletins as events warrant. Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Then, we look at the latest news from Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio. south carolina.

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Medical Marijuana in Japan

Canna Law Blog

Passed in 1948, Japan’s Cannabis Control Act bans the import, export, production, sale, possession, and research of marijuana. Japan is friendlier to industrial hemp, but not by much. was before the 2018 Farm Bill, the cultivation of hemp in Japan is strictly controlled by the government. Similar to how the U.S.