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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

A new study from an industry advocacy group in California examines the content of dozens of unregulated intoxicating “hemp” products that are easily available in the Golden State despite being banned by state law. The study, entitled The Great Hemp Hoax , was released Feb. Hemp not really hemp Speaking in a Feb.

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Colorado Continues Enforcing Intoxicating Hemp Regulations – Will More States Follow?

Canna Law Blog

25-5-427 and regulated by 6 CCR 1010-24 ), a landmark bill regulating intoxicating hemp products in the state. This legislation followed recommendations from the Intoxicating Hemp Task Force, which was established a year earlier under SB 22-205. In June 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 23-271 (codified in C.R.S.

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Pride and Plant Medicine: How the LGBTQ+ Movement Shaped the Cannabis Industry

The Cannigma

Despite this significant consumer presence, less than 5% of cannabis businesses are LGBTQ+-owned, with even fewer led by queer women, people of color, or nurses—underscoring the need for more inclusive economic opportunities within the industry. Demand the expungement of cannabis-related convictions.

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Oregon’s Hot Hemp

Canna Law Blog

Surprising no one, recent findings show that most hemp in Oregon runs hot. This hemp is often sold and marketed online without age verification, in packaging attractive to minors, or at unlicensed retail stores. Those are semisynthetic substances like delta-8 THC or CBN derived from CBD. Not a great look overall.

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Miami Cannabis Doctor Explains Florida Medical Marijuana Laws for Patients

LifeCannMD

Products that have more THC than CBD (whether they’re pills or drops you put under your tongue) really do help with chronic pain. Every few months there’s some new rule about hemp products, or a new bill about home growing, or changes to how dispensaries can operate. And honestly? It’s not their fault.

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Will Texas Ban Hemp Products?

Veriheal

Recently, Texas took a bold step towards potentially banning hemp products that contain any trace of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) , the compound responsible for marijuana’s psychoactive effects. This move comes just six years after the state legalized hemp, which makes this potential ban even more controversial.

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Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses

Canna Law Blog

In yet another setback for hemp and marijuana-adjacent businesses, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has quietly reintroduced a policy that effectively disqualifies most of them from critical federal loan programs. Cannabis is the plant species that includes both marijuana and hemp. Otherwise, be specific.)

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