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Despite submitting plan to USDA, Georgia budget crunch could stifle hemp goals

Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics January 17, 2020 0

Georgia has authorized hemp farming and submitted its 2020 production plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). But to run a program, the state will first need funding. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black is asking state lawmakers for $1.6 million – $800,000 per year over the next two... Read more

Committee Blog: Ending The Ban On Interstate Commerce

California Illinois Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Michigan Nevada New York Oregon January 16, 2020 0

By Gabriel Cross, CEO of Odyssey DistributionMember of NCIA’s State Regulations Committee Oversupply and shortages, high prices and lack of choice for patients and consumers, illicit markets, tainted products, and the inability to access banking and capital all plague the burgeoning cannabis industry. While cannabis advocates and industry leaders... Read more

Drones top of mind for hemp producers considering artificial intelligence

Featured Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics January 16, 2020 0

Drones can give hemp farmers real-time information about their grows. (Photo courtesy of Parabug) (This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the January issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) As the hemp industry increasingly looks to artificial intelligence to cut costs and improve yields, drones are top of... Read more

Have a smart hemp idea? Share it at the 2020 Hemp Industry Daily Conference

Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics January 16, 2020 0

Are you passionate about hemp and want to share your thoughts, advice and innovative ideas with an engaged and sophisticated audience? Applications are now available to become a speaker at the second Hemp Industry Daily Conference, June 3-4 in New Orleans. Brought to you by the editors of Hemp... Read more

USDA publishes directory for DEA-certified hemp testing laboratories

Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics January 15, 2020 0

Facing confusion from hemp growers and testing companies, federal agriculture officials have published a list of laboratories authorized to test hemp THC concentration under the new interim final rule. The new hemp regulations require labs to be certified by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to handle hemp crops... Read more

Congress ramping up pressure to ‘provide a pathway forward’ for hemp, CBD

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New legislation introduced by the top-ranking member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee could require federal food and agriculture regulators to treat hemp-derived CBD as a dietary supplement. Agriculture Chair Collin Peterson, a Minnesota Democrat, suggests changing the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) to include the regulation... Read more

Oregon State University gets $2.5 million in federal funding for hemp research

Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics January 15, 2020 0

Federal officials designated money for hemp research at Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center as part of the nearly $20 million earmarked for the hemp industry in the massive appropriations bill that passed both houses of the U.S. Congress at the end of 2019. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkeley,... Read more

Congress Holds First Cannabis Policy Reform Hearing of 2020 This Week

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics January 14, 2020 0

by Morgan Fox, NCIA’s Director of Media Relations This week, Congress will hit the ground running by holding the first cannabis policy reform hearing of 2020 only weeks into the new session. The hearing, entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade,” will be held by the House Energy Subcommittee... Read more

Using artificial intelligence to cut expenses, improve plant quality and manage supply

Featured Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics January 14, 2020 0

(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the January issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly evolved in traditional indoor agricultural production in recent years, as companies use the vast amounts of data produced in their operations to make better... Read more

Oregon hemp farm suing processors for $11 million

Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics January 14, 2020 0

A farm in southern Oregon is suing a group of processors who they say failed to show up and harvest and process its hemp after receiving a six-figure down payment. Jefferson State Farms of Medford, owned by Ben and Kathleen Yuma, is suing: Palex Enterprises. Hemp Warehouse. Great Horizons.... Read more