The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued its hotly anticipated Interim Final Rule (IFR). The IFR implements the hemp-related provisions of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”). Both the IFR and 2018 Farm Bill apply equally to states and Indian tribes. To avoid repetition,... Read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued its hotly anticipated Interim Final Rule (IFR). The IFR implements the hemp-related provisions of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”). Both the IFR and 2018 Farm Bill apply equally to states and Indian tribes. To avoid repetition,... Read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued its hotly anticipated Interim Final Rule (IFR). The IFR implements the hemp-related provisions of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”). Both the IFR and 2018 Farm Bill apply equally to states and Indian tribes. To avoid repetition,... Read more

KELOWNA, B.C, Dec. 23, 2019 /CNW/ – PRESS RELEASE – Valens GroWorks Corp., a vertically integrated provider of extraction products and services, including a diverse suite of extraction methodologies, next generation cannabinoid delivery formats and an ISO 17025 accredited analytical lab, has announced a multi-year extraction and white label... Read more

KELOWNA, B.C, Dec. 23, 2019 /CNW/ – PRESS RELEASE – Valens GroWorks Corp., a vertically integrated provider of extraction products and services, including a diverse suite of extraction methodologies, next generation cannabinoid delivery formats and an ISO 17025 accredited analytical lab, has announced a multi-year extraction and white label... Read more

DENVER, Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PRESS RELEASE — Akerna, a cannabis compliance technology provider and developer of the cannabis industry’s first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning (ERP) software technology (MJ Platform), has named John Fowle, chief financial officer (CFO). As CFO, Fowle will leverage his 20 years of... Read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued its hotly anticipated Interim Final Rule (IFR). The IFR implements the hemp-related provisions of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”). Both the IFR and 2018 Farm Bill apply equally to states and Indian tribes. To avoid repetition,... Read more

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) issued 60 medical cannabis cultivation licenses Dec. 26. Over 500 applications were submitted to the state, according to a local KRCG report. The DHSS used a blind process to review and score each application, which consisted of at least 17... Read more

Two groups are competing to bring adult-use cannabis legalization initiatives to the November 2020 ballot. A group of cannabis advocates in Oklahoma filed a new adult-use cannabis petition with the secretary of state’s office Dec. 27 after withdrawing a similar proposal. The original petition, called State Question 806, was... Read more

TORONTO, Dec. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PRESS RELEASE — WeedMD Inc., a federally-licensed producer and distributor of medical-grade cannabis, and Starseed Holdings Inc., a medically-focused, federally-licensed cannabis company, have announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition of Starseed Holdings by WeedMD. Concurrent with the closing, WeedMD also... Read more