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A Minnesota hemp farmer facing felony drug charges over a 2018 crop that went hot still has the right to challenge the loss of his hemp license, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Luis Hummel, who owns 5th

Relative hemp newcomers Louisiana, New Jersey and Ohio have leapfrogged states with more established hemp programs in winning first approval for their 2020 regulations. The U.S. Department of Agriculture

Federal agriculture authorities on Monday unveiled a new pilot crop insurance program for hemp producers. The Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering a new option

A $1.4 trillion federal spending bill that passed both houses of Congress and was expected to be signed Friday by President Donald Trump reportedly includes provisions that would benefit hemp and CBD

California’s long-awaited legislation to legalize hemp-derived CBD in foods, beverages, and cosmetics has been put on hold, rendering it dead on arrival for this legislative session. The Senate Appropriations

Canada has a 20-year head start on the United States is growing and processing hemp. But Canada’s acreage shrank in 2018 as the nation lagged behind its southern neighbor in developing a market for hemp

More than six months after hemp was made legal in the United States, federal drug authorities have updated their guidance to remind law enforcement that hemp is no longer a controlled substance. A notice

Posted By: HempToday™ July 30, 2019 A UK hemp farming operation has destroyed its 2019 crop after failing to receive a growing license amid continuing regulatory confusion. Hempen, which is based in Goring

A court in Florida has ruled that the medical cannabis rules put in place by lawmakers created an “oligopoly” inconsistent with the constitutional amendment that a huge majority of voters approved in 2016.

The FBI says it is seeking information about cannabis companies who may have obtained a permit through illegal means, such as by bribing a corrupt public official. On the most recent episode of its weekly

Most American farmers are in full-fledged panic mode after companies in China suspended their use of U.S. agricultural products in response to tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Chinese goods.

California has lagged behind other states in passing hemp policy. That could change in the next month. Two long-debated hemp and CBD proposals are awaiting California lawmakers when they return from their

“Whatever obstacles Kentucky hemp farmers, processors, and manufacturers might encounter as they try to take full advantage of this hemp revolution, I’ll be there to help in any way I can,” the Senate

Museum director Ben Dronkers and Jack Herer in front of the museum in Amsterdam, in the mid-nineties. The Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum and the Hemp Gallery are located thirty meters apart along the

By Dan Nosowitz They’re in for a major disappointment if they try to smoke it. Since the legalization of industrial hemp, farmers across the country have eagerly planted the crop. Industrial hemp has many

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Texas expects to make millions off the CBD oil boom. To make it legal, the legislature passed and Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law creating a THC limit to tell the

By Felicia Gans Globe Staff,July 1, 2019, 9:12 a.m. The exterior of the American Shaman CBD shop on Newbury Street. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) Across Massachusetts, customers can find CBD everywhere, from

Published 12 hours ago | By Marijuana Business Daily staff Here are some notable stories and events in the cannabis industry to watch for in the coming days: STRIKING OIL: A Georgia law making it legal

Julia Jerome, production manager at Healing Rose, and David Ferragamo, owner of Euphoric Food, a cannabis catering company, hold up signs to support hemp growth at the State House. It doesn’t take more

Unanimous support in the Legislature Gov. Ron DeSantis closed out Tuesday signing a raft of 15 bills, including legislation authorizing a state hemp program. SB 1020, which creates an industrial