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2018 Farm Bill Special Report: What’s Next for Hemp? Published By Hemp Industry Daily

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The hemp industry experienced a seismic shift with the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill: Cultivation of hemp is now federally legal, and so is hemp-derived CBD. Hemp Industry Daily breaks down the new rules for you in our SPECIAL REPORT on the future state of the industry, 2018 Farm Bill: What’s Next for Hemp? Access Now ».

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Congress Wants to Hear from You on CBD by August 18th

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The short answer is that Congress has another shot at the Farm Bill, which is the primary agricultural and food policy instrument of the federal government. In 2018, the Farm Bill removed hemp (and hemp-derived CBD) from the Controlled Substances Act. Why is this happening now? Meanwhile, almost no one is growing hemp.

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2018 In Review: Wrapping Up the Rollout of Legalization in Canada

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With the federal government fulfilling a campaign promise to legalize and regulate the cannabis market, it is not an exaggeration to call 2018 the most important year in Canadian history for cannabis policy. February 2018. March 2018. October 2018. November 2018. RELATED STORY. RELATED STORY. RELATED STORY.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

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The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Theme 3 involved access to capital.

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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Reports Says States Have Collected $US10 Billion In Cannabis Taxes So Far

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Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Here’s what they say. Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. As of December 2021, states reported a combined total of $10.4 46,104,922.

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NORML: DEA Reports Significant Uptick in Marijuana-Related Seizures, Arrests

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million cultivated marijuana plants and made more than 6,600 marijuana-related arrests in 2021, according to annual data compiled by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. . Since that time, annual arrests have generally trended below 6,000 per year, while cannabis seizures fell to an all-time low in 2018 (when an estimated 2.8

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Mastercard Directives Block Cannabis Purchases on Debit Cards

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However, this rigid federal stance contrasts starkly with state-level policies. Lastly, the absence of card transactions severely restricts the financial data available to these businesses for analysis and strategic planning. THC dry weight is legal for sale, based on the 2018 farm bill. THC by dry weight.

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