NORML

MARCH 3, 2021

This message is from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Florida, this is important. While other… The post Florida Guest Post: They’re Politicians, Not Physicians appeared first on NORML.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 28, 2025

The Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Division of Cannabis Regulation published a notice to inform all licensed transporting organizations about potential modifications that can be made to transporter operation and security plans. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, subscribe to Illinois News Joint s newsletter here.

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Agriculture Compliance Compliance Cannabis 105

Project CBD

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to the climate crisis, and it must be a key part of the solution.

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Agriculture 207

Illinois News Joint

MARCH 24, 2025

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and the Division of Cannabis Regulation announced today an official Metrc implementation timeline for licensed cannabis businesses transitioning from BioTrack to Metrc as Illinois’ track-and-trace data system. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Supply Chain Agriculture Packaging Dispensary 77

Americans for Safe Access

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

There are loopholes written into the language that will allow individual municipalities to reject the law and keep medical cannabis illegal in their jurisdictions, and the bill limits cannabis businesses to operate in industrial or agricultural zones, which limits patient access. ASA strongly opposes both of these provisions.

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Access Patients Law Agriculture 264

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In June, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and Division of Cannabis Regulation released a notice providing reminders and general information that focused on pre-operational deadlines and extension forms, including extending the operational deadline for (Group 1) Craft Growers to August 1, 2024.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 10, 2024

According to the Department of Agriculture (IDOA), around 30 percent of businesses that have been awarded cannabis licenses are actually operational. “This growth has allowed for the creation of new jobs, increased access to cannabis for consumers, and shows the State’s commitment to social equity in its cannabis programs.”

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Seed-To-Sale Data Dispensary Agriculture 110

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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Access Business Marijuana Patients 354

NORML

MARCH 25, 2020

In a statement issued this week, 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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Business Supply Chain Access Agriculture 256

NORML

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

However, the United States Department of Agriculture is still in the process of finalizing federal regulations to oversee the plant’s commercial production. .” Congress enacted legislation in December removing industrial hemp (defined as cannabis containing less than 0.3

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Two weeks ago, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced that proposed amendments involving provisions to the Illinois Industrial Hemp Act had been moved to a Second Notice. Today, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) posted the wording for the proposed rulemakings for the Second Notice. 26, 2023.

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Hemp THC Agriculture Collective 103

Project CBD

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to the climate crisis, and it must be a key part of the solution.

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Agriculture 144

Cannabis Chronicles

MARCH 29, 2019

Truckers, now free to haul hemp from state to state, have been stopped and sometimes arrested by police who can’t tell whether they have intercepted a legal agricultural crop or the biggest marijuana bust of their careers. Department of Agriculture, which could take months.

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Hemp Legalization Agriculture Pets 186

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced today that proposed amendments involving provisions to the Illinois Industrial Hemp Act were moved to a Second Notice this week. The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) proposed the provisions on Dec.

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Hemp Agriculture Collective Cultivation 102

Illinois News Joint

JUNE 8, 2025

The notice for packaging and labeling addresses information for the Illinois Department of Agriculture licensees (cultivation center, craft grower, infuser) and Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation licensees (dispensaries).

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Packaging Dispensary Agriculture Cultivation 97

Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The annual cannabis report also includes data and feedback from several other state departments, including the Department of Agriculture (IDOA), State Police , Department of Revenue , Department of Human Services (IDHS), and Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). Refresh QA plans with a focus on staffing assignments.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

What began as an innovative public health and agricultural policy now faces potential reversal rather than regulation. Medical cannabis potential remains untapped Thailand could dominate global medical cannabis markets given its agricultural advantages and growing expertise.

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Decriminalization Policy Agriculture Compliance 73

NORML

AUGUST 2, 2019

Qualified patients are anticipated to finally begin accessing medical cannabis products next week, according to a statement issued by regulators at the state’s Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF).

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Leafly

APRIL 21, 2022

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried sues the Biden Administration. The post Medical marijuana patient gun rights lawsuit filed against Biden Administration appeared first on Leafly.

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Patients Agriculture Marijuana Law 137

NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Update: SB 440 was heard by the Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee, but no action has been taken yet. Update : The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a public hearing on HB 459 on 2/26/2019. Update : HB 1349 is scheduled for a hearing in the Agriculture Committee at 9:30am on 3/7/2019.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 29, 2025

In response to requests for additional time, the Illinois Department of Agricultures Division of Cannabis Regulation announced it has extended the deadline for product registration updates. Licensees now have until July 1, 2025 , to ensure compliance with updated product registration requirements.

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Packaging Compliance Compliance Agriculture 67

Canna Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

Qualified patients would need a certificate from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) to legally grow cannabis at home. The bill restricts cultivation to a maximum of two plants per residence, regardless of the number of eligible patients living there.

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Hemp Extraction Packaging Legislation 71

Americans for Safe Access

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The United States Department of Agriculture closed its comment period after requesting information on the establishment of a domestic hemp program.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Today we’ll take a look at New York.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

According to Hemp Industry Daily reporter Laura Drotleff , it an eventful week for hemp regulation at the National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA) meeting in Arlington, Virginia. Now, let’s talk about the audience which was made up of representatives from state departments of agriculture across the country.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 11, 2021

Department of Agriculture has approved Colorado’s state hemp management plan , Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Department of Agriculture Commissioner Kate Greenberg announced Tuesday. Colorado’s Department of Agriculture submitted comments for the plan over 18 months ago. Department of Agriculture website.

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Hemp Agriculture Food Compliance 105

CannaMD

OCTOBER 12, 2022

This week, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner, Nikki Fried, and State Senator, Shevrin Jones, implored Governor Ron DeSantis to consider a path forward where Floridians who have been convicted of simple marijuana possession might be pardoned.

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NORML

JUNE 23, 2019

The bill is scheduled for a hearing in the House Agriculture Committee on 6/25/19. Update : The Senate Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions Committee held a work session in SB 188 on 6/19/19. Update : S. 315 was approved by the Senate on 6/17/19, and now heads to the House. NC resident? New Jersey. WI resident?

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Legislation Hemp Decriminalization Agriculture 212

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Fiji Times reports… Works have already commenced by the Fijian Government in its study of growing industrial hemp as an alternative form of agricultural produce. He added the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) also had some guidelines around industrial hemp. “In Source: [link]. Fiji Village report.

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Hemp Agriculture THC Banking 105

The Cannigma

JUNE 3, 2021

“If energy efficiency isn’t considered at the outset of designing any indoor agricultural facility, a lot of energy will be wasted,” she told The Cannigma in an interview. If energy efficiency isn’t considered at the outset of designing any indoor agricultural facility, a lot of energy will be wasted.

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Food Agriculture Cultivation Environment 141

Leafly

MAY 19, 2023

The Garden State gets its namesake from New Jersey’s agricultural roots dating back to the 1800s. But as time has passed, New Jersey has been focused on a different kind of green since medical dispensaries opened across the state in 2021, and later expanded into recreational in 2022.

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Dispensary Agriculture Recreational Legalization 126

Cannabis Chronicles

JUNE 2, 2019

In December the $867 billion federal Farm Bill, among other things, classified hemp as an agricultural commodity and took it off the federal controlled substances list. In the past, TSA did not differentiate between marijuana and other hemp derivatives and warned that cannabis products wouldn’t be allowed in carry-on bags or checked luggage.

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Hemp CBD Agriculture Policy 173

The Cannigma

MAY 9, 2021

The significant energy required to create an artificial climate for plants indoors causes cannabis to be extremely greenhouse gas emissions intensive compared to other agricultural products, researchers wrote. If energy efficiency isn’t considered at the outset of designing any indoor agricultural facility, a lot of energy will be wasted.”.

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Agriculture Cultivation Wellness and Beauty Consumption 145

NORML

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Cannabis even won two first prizes at the 113th Agricultural Show show held in Bathurst, rural Eastern Cape. Cannabis First Prize at the 2019 Agricultural Show. The live plants were entered into the culinary herb and exotic fruits categories.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 2018 Farm Bill ) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Department of Agriculture to oversee the production of hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Hemp CBD Seed-To-Sale Agriculture 131

Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

HB4211 provides That cannabis business entities shall adhere to the traceability and consumer protection guidelines established by the Department of Agriculture when utilizing the cannabis plant monitoring system or cannabis transport GPS tracking system. Authorizes emergency rulemaking.

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Agriculture Events Business Access 104

Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This year’s focus was Cannabis Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) for the indoor production enthusiast and professional, and I spent the day taking in as much as possible. Groups include projects in the areas of Agricultural, Analytical, Biomedical, and Community. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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