New York and New Jersey lawmakers want to make it easier to grow hemp and sell CBD products. Legislators in both states sent bills to their respective governors making their states friendlier to hemp businesses. The measures both authorize CBD foods and dietary supplements. Rampant confusion in New York... Read more
Today, the House of Representatives voted in favor of an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, State (CJS) Appropriations Bill that prevents federal interference in state cannabis programs. The NCIA team is beyond excited that we’ve made this incredible progress to protect all state-legal cannabis businesses, including adult-use operators. This... Read more
Congress is joining calls from the hemp industry for federal health regulators to tell CBD manufacturers how to put the product in foods and dietary supplements. The U.S. House approved a budget amendment Thursday setting aside money for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to set a “safe level... Read more
(Fourth in a five-part series examining the shortage of feminized hempseeds and clones and its effects on the hemp industry. To read the previous installments, click here.) As the number of states approving hemp production increases, so does the demand for certified, feminized hempseed and clones for CBD production.... Read more
U.S. health regulators are giving hemp entrepreneurs and the public more time to weigh in on looming CBD rules. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in an announcement posted Thursday that comments will be accepted until July 16, two weeks longer than before. The FDA forbids the use of... Read more
This week, the House of Representatives will vote on protecting adult-use cannabis businesses, consumers, and state programs from the federal government and we need your help now. The Blumenauer-McClintock amendment states that no funds from the Department of Justice may be used to prevent any adult-use cannabis states from implementing their... Read more
Pharmacies in Alabama now can join gas stations and other retailers cleared to flout federal restrictions on CBD products. A new law removing hemp from Alabama’s controlled-substances list allows pharmacies to carry CBD dietary supplements, something other retailers in Alabama already had been given permission to do. Pharmacies in Alabama... Read more
(Third in a five-part series examining the shortage of feminized hempseeds and clones and its effects on the hemp industry. To read the previous installment, click here.) When the 2018 Farm Bill passed in December, it opened up myriad new opportunities for hemp professionals, including better access to genetics. But... Read more
A Minnesota hemp farmer faces two felony charges after a traffic stop led to authorities seizing his hemp products and finding elevated THC levels. Luis Hummel, who owns 5th Sun Gardens in Lanesboro, Minnesota, haves felony drug-possession charges for growing the seized hemp, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.... Read more
by Michelle Rutter, NCIA’s Government Relations Manager On Wednesday, June 19, the House Committee on Small Business will hold a hearing entitled “Unlocked Potential? Small Businesses in the Cannabis Industry.” This is the first time in history that this committee has ever considered this topic! As the nation’s oldest... Read more
