Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 10, 2022

Our champions in Congress, upon the advocacy of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, were able to secure report language in the new omnibus spending bill that resolves it’s time to Regulate CBD Now. Now, more than ever, your advocacy is critical to ensuring Congress continues to take steps forward. They write. 741 of Division A ( p.120

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Hemp Growers Association (USHGA), www.ushempga.org , the only national farmer-directed hemp trade association, was announced this week in Indianapolis. Hemp Growers Association, announced the formation of the organization to a crowd of hemp growers attending Hemp College in Indianapolis, Ind. SOURCE U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2021

High-Priority State Hemp and CBD Bills. Hemp Roundtable currently employs lobbyists on the ground to advocate for your interests. These bills are priorities for the Roundtable and are deserving of your advocacy. It also establishes testing and labeling requirements for hemp products. State Alert: California.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

For example, the University of Illinois has its first official cannabis-related RSO, The Hemp Club. Heim, who also works at Cookies Bloomington , plans more advocacies for the plant and cannabis cardholders in the area. Cannabis Club Redbirds has 95 members and two advisors, Dr. Rob Rhykerd and Alex Kraft. “I

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

Leading global equipment manufacturer New Holland has partnered with the National Hemp Association, the nation’s leading non-partisan hemp advocacy group. Our partnership with New Holland Agriculture will be the beginning steps towards that end.”. Source: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD. GenCanna trustee seeks $50K paid to trade advocacy group. legislation will merge hemp, cannabis supply chains. county proposes 180-acre cap on hemp cultivation in unincorporated areas. Law 360 (sub. edhat Santa Barbara.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

hemp farming has arrived. Hemp once served as the fabric of the American imagination. gentlemen farmers such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, hemp was one of the nation’s leading cash crops until a misguided prohibition emerged in the early 20th century. hemp farmers are protected. The moment for U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Vote Hemp Releases 2018 U.S. Hemp Crop Report Documenting Industrial Hemp Cultivation and State Legislation in the U.S. WASHINGTON, DC —Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization, has released its 2018 U.S. Hemp Crop Report. Hemp Crop Report, please visit: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Southern Hemp Marketplace (SHM), LLC., announced it will host as many as a thousand or more farmers, growers, processors and traders at the first-ever International Hemp Auction and Market (IHAM), a three-day event with a minimum target goal of one million pounds. NASHVILLE, Tenn. , Sept.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 26, 2022

More than 1000 Hemp Supporter emails were sent to Governor Glenn Youngkin urging a veto of SB 591 , a bill that could criminalize the sale of most full-spectrum hemp products. Also in Florida, the Roundtable worked with legislative staff to find a vehicle for language clarifying that hemp supplement products for animals may be sold.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 31, 2021

Think of it like a conference center containing an enormous head shop with networking, advocacy, and education thrown in. The Champs trade show is highly regarded as a decent show to attend if one is looking for “glass,” pipes, bongs, and other smoking accessories. Trade Show Raided for Delta-8 THC.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #Indiancountry — Santa Fe Farms , a company leading the development of the industrial hemp industry, announced today executive leadership changes and strategy to supply tier 1 customers with industrial hemp-based materials at scale while helping them meet their ESG commitments. About Santa Fe Farms.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2020

Just two weeks ago, a representative from the Administration 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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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

Seasoned investment strategist charged with advancing initiatives in sustainability, carbon sequestration, and industrial hemp. Under Kim’s strategic direction, our company can make a powerful impact by leveraging hemp as a tool for positive change around the world.”. SANTA FE, N.M.–(BUSINESS

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 25, 2019

Advocacy , CBD , Commerce , Farmers , Federal Commerce- USA , general , Hemp , Industry Professionals , Kight On Cannabis , News , Products , Providers & Retailers , Rod Kight , States Commerce . SMOKABLE HEMP IS SPARKING AN INTENSE DEBATE IN MANY STATES. Part 1: Why smoke hemp? July 22, 2019.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

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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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Cannabis advocacy group Initiative for Change in the Legal Regulation of Cannabis (IRKA) has been lobbying the government since 2016 and there have been protests for medical cannabis dating back to 2005. Industrial hemp is legal as long as it contains less than 0.3% CBD regulations. CBD exists in a legal gray area in Serbia.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

The illegal grows are “depleting precious groundwater and surface water resources” and jeopardizing agricultural, recreational and residential water use, the county ordinance says. Under the law, hemp’s maximum THC content — the compound that gives cannabis its high — must be no greater than 0.3%. Read full piece.

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NORML

APRIL 22, 2020

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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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Here’s their press release about the launch of the practice… With federal and state enforcement activities ramping up, the new EHS practice will focus on helping marijuana and hemp companies maintain compliance with environmental regulations that carry serious penalties. About Vicente Sederberg LLP. and around the world.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

JANUARY 22, 2020

In just over one year since the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) have seen an explosion in popularity. 3] However, Representative Collin Peterson of Minnesota recently introduced legislation that would require the FDA to classify CBD derived from hemp as a dietary supplement. House Resolution (H.R.)

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Veriheal

AUGUST 31, 2020

These students showed knowledge and passion for the future of cannabis and posed revolutionary ideas rooted in their training across business, agriculture, biochemistry, public health, pharmacology, medicine, and liberal arts. . Essay: “The Nature of Hemp and Law: Hazy Regulation”. The club now has 3,000 members nationwide. .

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NORML

JUNE 19, 2020

Farming is a risky business in the best of times, and a stretch of bad weather or the occurrence of floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters can easily force a family farmer into bankruptcy or force them to sell their farm to corporate agriculture. Neil Young and Willie Nelson meeting with members of the Senate Agriculture Committee.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to allow the production of industrial hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. Legislation is pending, House Bill 138, to remove hemp and “cannabidiol when contained in a drug product approved by the FDA,” from the list of controlled substances.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. Senate Bill 1003 / House Bill 2273 to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. AZ resident?

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Several bills have been introduced in the state legislature, ranging from legal hemp production to adult-use marijuana legalization, and the fight for freedom has never been more widely supported than now. It was referred to the Environment and Agriculture Committee on 1/03/2019.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

Department of Agriculture held a hemp listening session this week as regulators work to establish rules and regulations for production. At the state level, activists in Idaho have begun efforts to qualify a medical cannabis and hemp ballot initiative for the 2020 ballot. The bill will now be transmitted to the governor.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

On the same day, the Department of Health, Surgeon General, and Drug Director issued a public health advisory regarding “the risks of harm associated with use of products derived from Cannabis, including marijuana and hemp, that claim to benefit health.” Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

The new practice group will focus on helping marijuana and hemp businesses maintain compliance with state and local EHS rules, as well as federal regulations handed down by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and other agencies.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Pakistan has legalized hemp cultivation. The plants included in the decree were licensed for production under the supervision of the Agriculture Ministry’s horticulture directorate general. The decree will be revised soon,” said the Agricultural Ministry’s vegetable and medicinal plant director, Tommy Nugraha.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

House Bill 491 would regulate industrial hemp production as well as allow the production and retail sale of hemp-derived CBD products. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of regulating hemp and CBD. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of descheduling hemp. LA resident? LA resident? NV resident?

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SpeedWeed

JULY 19, 2021

The wave of cannabis legalization is a net good: Growers are coming out of the shadows, the agricultural economy is getting a boost, and millions of people have access to the plant for a variety of purposes. In addition to its public policy and advocacy efforts towards legalization, Hawthorne has committed $2.5

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

Legislation is pending, House Bill 459, to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp. South Carolina. SC resident? Connecticut.

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Senate Bill 1353 seeks to amend the state’s existing industrial hemp law to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production. Update : HB 2173 was approved by the House Committee on Agriculture on 3/20. HI resident? KS resident?

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NORML

JANUARY 18, 2019

Legislation is pending in the House and Senate, HB 1131 / SB 5155, “Allowing residential marijuana agriculture.”. Legislation is pending, House Bill 625, to establish an industrial hemp pilot program to be in compliance with the new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of hemp production.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 26, 2019

In May 2019, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried announced that a newly-created and appointed Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee of 18 doctors, lawyers, patients, industry leaders, and advocates will be implemented in order to “advance and modernize policies” to move Florida into the future of medical marijuana.

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Veriheal

JUNE 6, 2022

Origins Council is an advocacy organization with about 900 members consisting of rural cannabis farms throughout California. Hemp seeds are also found on the shelves of many grocery stores and in markets around the world. .” This could be good news for many small local farmers across the region.

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