Indiana House signs off on smokable hemp
IndianaIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics February 22, 2021 0
The Indiana state House has overwhelmingly voted to reverse a smokable hemp ban being challenged in federal court. A bill approved 69-28 last week would remove references to “smokable hemp” from the state’s 2019 law setting up hemp regulations. Those regulations banned the production and sale of hemp flower... Read more
One third of Southwestern Oregon hemp farms violated state water laws in 2020
HempIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsOregon February 22, 2021 0
Oregon has uncovered water violations by 33% of hemp growers last year in an audit reviewing operations in the southwestern region of the state. The state’s Water Resources Department reviewed 187 of the 1,000 hemp farms in the region, which represents about half of the hemp operations in the... Read more
Editor’s Notebook: Make the press your secret branding weapon
ColoradoFeaturedIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics February 22, 2021 0
(This opinion column appears in the February issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Everyone in the hemp industry knows the story of Charlotte’s Web: A group of well-meaning brothers working under Colorado’s medical marijuana system developed a cannabis strain that worked miracles on a sick little girl named Charlotte. Word... Read more
Republicans plan to throw out Evers’ efforts to legalize marijuana and raise minimum wage
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational MarijuanaWisconsin February 19, 2021 0
The Republican leaders of the Legislature’s budget committee said Thursday they would throw out central parts of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, including his plan to legalize marijuana, raise the minimum wage and overhaul the state’s juvenile correctional system. They also suggested they wouldn’t let the sales tax go... Read more
Oklahoma House approves expanding nonresident medical marijuana licenses
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOklahoma February 19, 2021 0
The Oklahoma House on Thursday approved extending the length of medical marijuana licenses granted to out-of-state residents. On a vote of 52-32, the House approved legislation to extend nonresident medical marijuana licenses from 30 days to two years. House Bill 2022 from Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, would also open nonresident... Read more
N.J. lawmakers whipping votes for recreational marijuana deal as deadline looms
Marijuana Industry NewsNew Jersey February 19, 2021 0
Lawmakers in New Jersey have shaken up their legislative agenda for the rest of the week to accommodate what could be the final deal on legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. Voters approved legal recreational marijuana in the November election, but lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy have yet to... Read more
