by Madeline Grant, NCIA Government Relations Manager With all the action in the 116th Congress so far, NCIA strives to support as many cannabis champions on Capitol Hill as possible. It is key to keep Members of Congress that support cannabis reform in the halls of Congress, as they... Read more
Stringent sampling and testing protocols mandated by federal agriculture officials in the new hemp production regulations could make the hemp flower market go up in smoke, according to industry observers. Farmers and industry advocates worry the lucrative smokable hemp flower that many farmers are producing – with hopes of... Read more
An association that represents the top officers of the departments of agriculture in all 50 states and four U.S. territories has joined other voices on Capitol Hill in asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a 60-day extension on submitting public comments about hemp production. In a letter... Read more
Front Range Biosciences is the inaugural winner of the MJBizDaily Awards’ Hemp Game Changer Award. The 2019 award was presented to Front Range Biosciences CEO Jonathan Vaught on Thursday night at the MJBizDaily Awards gala during MJBizCon Week in Las Vegas. “I’m really honored,” Vaught said after winning the award.... Read more
The U.S. Senate has confirmed a cancer specialist from Texas to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Dr. Stephen Hahn was confirmed Thursday. He replaces Dr. Scott Gottlieb. Hahn hasn’t said how he believes cannabis extracts such as CBD should be regulated, though he said at his... Read more
by Heidi Orpilla, Digital Content Specialist at Star Micronics The cannabis industry is booming – and it’s expected to continue doing so. According to Grand View Research, the global legal marijuana market is expected to reach $66.3 billion by the end of 2025, and each year brings new legalization... Read more
by Vince Chandler, NCIA’s Social Media Manager On October 31, 2019, the USDA released its Final Interim Rule governing the domestic production of hemp within the United States. Going into effect immediately upon its issue, the interim rule regulates industrial hemp after the 2018 Farm Bill removed its Schedule... Read more
by Milan Patel, Co-Founder and CEO of PathogenDx As a new industry, cannabis has the opportunity to do business the right way. From day one. Many industries have come before ours, making missteps as well as setting best practices. In fact, we have the Harvard Business Review articles to... Read more
In 2020, one in five lots of hemp will need to be destroyed because the plants exceed the legal THC limit, according to new estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). These USDA estimates are some of the figures outlined in Hemp Industry Daily’s new special report, “USDA... Read more
The legal battle between the U.S. arm of Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth and a Nevada-based hemp producer appears to be over. Canopy filed notice that it is dropping its lawsuit accusing Go Farm Hemp of squandering a $12 million advance to grow hemp. Canopy’s filing to dismiss came... Read more
