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Over 40 Members of Congress Request SBA Access For Small Marijuana Businesses

NORML

A representative from the Small Business Administration previously acknowledged , “With the exception of businesses that produce or sell hemp and hemp-derived products (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334), marijuana-related businesses are not eligible for SBA-funded services.”

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Hunter Buffington Joins Santa Fe Farms as a Products Division Vice President and Director of Policy and Advocacy

Cannabis Law Report

Widely respected industrial hemp industry leader brings deep regulatory and product delivery experience to new role at Santa Fe Farms. Furthermore, she will be working on policy connecting the supply chain with rural economic development grants in Indian Country and other rural communities to create circular economies with hemp.

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House adjourns before voting on cannabis omnibus and hemp bill

Illinois News Joint

spring-session deadline yesterday morning but ultimately did not bring either House Bill 4293 , the Hemp Consumer Products Act, nor House Bill 2911 , a cannabis omnibus, to the floor for a vote. The cannabis omnibus and the Hemp Consumer Products Act are still alive and have paths forward.

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The Untold Story of Black Hemp Farmers in America

PrestoDoctor

The history of Black hemp farmers in America is a story that has been largely ignored. Many people are unaware of the important role that these pioneering farmers played in the development of the hemp industry. Black farmers played a critical role in the development of the hemp industry, but their stories have gone untold.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18

NORML

Update: SB 440 was heard by the Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee, but no action has been taken yet. Legislation is pending, House Bill 213, to establish an industrial hemp program to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. AR resident? GA resident? IN resident? MN resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/21/19

NORML

Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to deschedule hemp and hemp-derived CBD from the state’s list of controlled substances. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 315, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 4/5/19

NORML

Governor Janet Mills (D) of Maine signed legislation into law to allow the production and retail sale of hemp-derived CBD products. Governors Doug Burgum (R) of North Dakota and Henry McMaster (R) of South Carolina signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. Legislation is pending, H. Update : H. FL resident? Update : H.122