All posts tagged "2018 Farm Bill"

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...

Politics

CBD-Only States: A Win for Medical Marijuana?  

What’s next for CBD in the United States after the passage of the Farm Bill? The...

Economics

Pulp Fiction: Hemp vs. Wood-Based Paper

How switching to hemp paper can help save the environment.

Economics

What Will the Farm Bill Mean for Hemp-Derived CBD?

A CBD industry that has been growing fast in a legal grey zone now stands to...

Legal

The Arbitrary Legal Line That Separates Hemp & Marijuana

Even the scientist who set forth the 0.3 percent line separating hemp and marijuana thinks it...

Economics

Farm Bill Set to Legalize Industrial Hemp

A compromise on the 2018 Farm Bill is good for hemp, but better for food stamp recipients —...