South Carolina Bill Would Tax, Regulate Delta-8 THC
FeaturedHempSouth CarolinaTrending Stories November 30, 2023 0
The delta-8 THC market is bigger than ever before, regulated like hemp, but South Carolina could change that if one proposal takes root. Rep. Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (D-Spartanburg) filed a bill under South Carolina’s upcoming legislative session that seeks to create regulations around delta-8 THC and similar products, which can... Read more
Feds Tell Farmers To Grow Hemp or Weed, But Not Both
FeaturedHempTrending Stories November 28, 2023 0
Hemp farmers in several states are being told by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that they can grow cannabis or hemp but not both, according to a report from Politico. Thousands of farmers from coast to coast saw the 2018 Farm Bill’s legalization of hemp agriculture as a new... Read more
Napoleon Bonaparte Banned Cannabis Because His Soldiers Were Getting Too High
FeaturedHempTrending Stories November 23, 2023 0
In Ridley Scott’s historical epic Napoleon, the titular French conqueror, played by Joaquin Phoenix, marches into the deserts of Egypt and orders his soldiers to aim their cannons at the pyramids. The whole scene is a fabrication – one Scott, who directed the equally sensational Gladiator, also starring Phoenix,... Read more
Going on a cruise is intended to be a break from reality, and a place where you vacation your way, whether that means being active and going on excursions in foreign destinations or sleeping in and relaxing on the deck. However, one individual recently received a lifetime ban for... Read more
Thailand Leaders Scramble To Backpedal Law as 6,000 Pot Shops Open
FeaturedHempTrending Stories November 16, 2023 0
Thousands of cannabis shops opened across Thailand after the nation became the first in Asia to decriminalize cannabis, and there are no signs of a slowdown as opposition to the industry grows, led by the country’s new prime minister. On June 9, 2022, Thailand removed cannabis from the nation’s... Read more
Avoid ‘Diet Weed,’ Johns Hopkins Expert Says
FeaturedHempTrending Stories November 14, 2023 0
The hemp-derived cannabinoid market is hotter than ever but experts warn that people should educate themselves about the fundamental differences between delta-8 THC and delta-9 THC products. High Times previously reported that delta-8 THC was first partially synthesized in 1941, yet there’s still a lot of controversy surrounding the... Read more
Wyoming Legislative Panel Advances Delta-8 THC Ban
FeaturedHempTrending Stories November 13, 2023 0
A key Wyoming legislative committee last week voted to advance a bill that would ban hemp products with substances that have psychoactive properties such as delta-8 THC, despite reservations from some members of the panel that the bill has shortcomings. The bill, which seeks to ban psychoactive hemp products,... Read more
Hemp Growers, Manufacturers Sue Alaska Over THC Ban
AlaskaFeaturedHempTrending Stories November 9, 2023 0
A group of Alaska hemp growers and manufacturers has filed a lawsuit against the state challenging its new hemp regulations, arguing that they are unconstitutional and contrary to federal law. The new rules, which were approved in October and went into effect last week, are designed to regulate intoxicating... Read more
Virginia Judge Rejects Injunction on Law Limiting Delta-8, Total THC in Hemp Products
FeaturedHempTrending Stories November 2, 2023 0
Since the 2018 Farm Bill authorized hemp production and removed the crop from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) schedule of Controlled Substances, the hemp-derived cannabinoid industry has boomed across the nation — including the sale of hemp-derived, psychoactive delta-8 and delta-9 THC. Virginia is one of the more recent... Read more
When Congress legalized industrial hemp in 2018, it prompted a tidal wave of CBD-based products while also eliminating a front in the war on drugs. But in Texas, some local law enforcement officials continue to fight the old battle, as a report this week in the Dallas Observer highlights.... Read more