Hemp Industry
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Congressional lawmakers file amendments to improve veteran access to cannabis
VETERAN ACCESS More cannabis reform amendments to the NDAA filed by bipartisan lawmakers Congressional lawmakers filed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act that would both protect veterans who use cannabis who seek employment with federal bodies and would allow Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to authorize medical cannabis use, per Marijuana Moment.
- CBD Market
New York hemp cultivators get a head start on cannabis
CASH CROP New York hemp cultivators get a head start on cannabis More than 200 outdoor hemp cultivation companies are hard at work growing the state’s first adult-use cannabis products after being granted the first run of “conditional cultivator” licences, reports the Press Herald.
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Low-dose edibles are now legal in Minnesota—some potentially by accident
MISUNDERSTOOD EDIBLES Some edibles are now legal in Minnesota but some legislators didn’t understand the law Cannabis edibles with up to 5 mg of THC are now legal in Minnesota, per the Washington Post.
- Hemp Industry
The Texas Republican Party supports rescheduling cannabis but not legalization
SLIGHTLY MORE PROGRESSIVE? Texas Republican platform is anti-legalization, but supports rescheduling cannabis The new platform for Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Republican Party opposes cannabis legalization, reports Marijuana Moment.
- CBD Market
More than half of the most popular delta-9 THC products are mislabelled
DELTA-9 TESTING Some of the most popular hemp delta-9 products are mislabelled, lack child protection A study commissioned by CBD Oracle in partnership with InfiniteCAL tested 53 of the most popular hemp-derived delta-9 THC products on the market and found that more than half were mislabelled—and some are even stronger than marijuana-derived cannabis products on…
- Hemp Industry
Farmers launch mass civil disobedience campaign to legalise growing hemp
The campaigners are organising a ‘mass grow’ in Bristol on 18 June.
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The 2018 Farm Bill may have unknowingly legalized delta-8 THC
HEMP RULES Appeals court rules that delta-8 THC is federally legal In an opinion published last week, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit wrote that products containing delta-8 THC are “generally legal” because it is derived from hemp, per Marijuana Moment.
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Alternative cigarette producer TAAT eyes up expansion with hemp-free variation
The company plans to expand into international markets where hemp remains illegal.
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Senate candidate hoping cannabis will bring voters to the polls
HIGH HOPES PA Senate candidate is using cannabis legalization to draw voters to the polls Pennsylvania Lt.
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A professional sports team gets the ultimately cool sponsor
SOTG – IYKYK Star Buds makes history as the first cannabis logo on a pro-sports team uniform Owned and operated by Schwazze, Star Buds Dispensary is now an official sponsor of the Colorado Summit professional ultimate disc team and will earn a spot on the team’s jerseys, according to a press release.
- CBD Market
US strategy to get Brittney Griner out of Russia
WRONGFUL, INDEED US government classifies Brittney Griner as ‘wrongfully detained’ The American government’s approach to aiding WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, will likely change now that it has reclassified her as “wrongfully detained,” per ESPN.
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New York farmers planting their initial (legal) cannabis crop
PLANTING THE SEED New York cultivators get planting Fifty-two cultivators in New York state have been licensed to grow cannabis and “are literally planting the seeds for a new frontier,” per Spectrum Local News.
