All posts tagged "2018 Farm Bill"

Legal

DEA Voices New Cannabis Seeds Decision 

The agency revealed in a legal decision that cannabis seeds, clones and other genetic material containing...

CBD

Comparing Hemp and Cannabis-derived CBD

Treat yourself to a science lesson with this quick primer on cannabis and its most popular...

Economics

A Quick Guide to Cannabis Patents: What You Need to Know

Patent law is a dense subject, but it’s important to understand as cannabis becomes increasingly commercial...

Hemp

Pulp Fiction: Hemp Paper vs. Wood-Based Paper

How switching to hemp paper can help save the environment.

Sponsored

Kush Hemp Is the Latest Innovation in Cultivation

Oregon’s Sovereign Fields has developed Kush Hemp, a hemp x Bubba Kush hybrid.

Cultivation

Hemp Licenses Quadrupled from 2018 to 2019. Will There Be a CBD Surplus?

Advocates warn that this could be the year that the supply of CBD outpaces demand. Plus,...

Legal

‘World’s Largest Marijuana Company’ Has the Largest Problem With the U.S. Government

The FDA is scrutinizing Curaleaf for its CBD product claims.

Economics

U.S. Patent Office Issues CBD Trademark Guidelines

The federal bureaucracy is finally starting to catch up with the law in the wake of...

Legal

Grandmother Arrested for Hemp CBD Will Sue Disney World

A legal battle with Disney is brewing for a woman arrested last month with hemp-derived CBD...

Economics

Oregon Welcomes Cannabis Businesses Into Its Auto-Enrollment Retirement Program

Oregon’s Department of Treasury is extending cannabis businesses the opportunity to sign up for its retirement...

Politics

Idaho Prohibitionists Block Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Idaho is considering legislation that would raise the number of signatures needed to get an initiative...

Politics

FDA Chief Resigns, Leaves CBD Purveyors in the Lurch

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb has suddenly announced that he is stepping down, leaving lots of unfinished...

Legal

Oklahoma Attempts to Advance Industrial Hemp

State lawmakers want a bigger and better industrial hemp industry in the Sooner State — where...

Politics

Congress Members Demand FDA Clarification on CBD

Following the crackdown on CBD-infused foods and beverages by local authorities, Capitol Hill lawmakers formally called...

Culture

Golf Legend Greg Norman Slinging CBD Products Nationwide

Golfer set to launch CBD-infused product line.

Industry Events

ICBC Kicks Off the 2019 Program in San Francisco

The International Cannabis Business Conference returns to San Francisco for the fifth consecutive year this February...

Legal

Test Shows Massive ‘Marijuana’ Bust Is Hemp

The DA still insists on testing the entire 9-ton shipment.

Legal

The Problem with the Farm Bill

Police say they’ve made the biggest marijuana bust of all time, but owners say it’s hemp.

Politics

What the Government Shutdown Means for Legal Hemp & Cannabis Protections

Thanks to the government shutdown, the Department of Agriculture hasn’t been able to build regulations for...

Culture

How Cannabis Crept Into the Cosmetics Industry, Thanks Mostly to CBD

Hemp for health is nothing new, but the extent to which the cosmetics industry has embraced...