Restrictive Massachusetts Guidelines on Selling CBD Products Worry Hemp Farmers

Farmers are pushing back against new regulations.

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June 20, 2019

BOSTON — Jonathan MacDougall of Baygrown Farms in Rochester refurbishes cranberry bogs to grow hemp, an attempt to rejuvenate a struggling industry.

His company recently worked with a local produce farm to create a new line of CBD-infused strawberry jam. But after the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources last week released a policy statement banning the sale of CBD-infused food, MacDougall expects to lose the thousands of dollars he put into developing the jam.

Hemp Industry Trade Association of Arizona Responds to Denied Temporary Restraining Order

Florida Bill to Restrict, Regulate Hemp Products Advances to Senate Floor

World Leaders Vote to Ban HHC, List as Schedule II Drug

Federal Court Rules Virginia’s Total THC Hemp Regulations Supersede 2018 Farm Bill

Hemp Industry Trade Association of Arizona Responds to Denied Temporary Restraining Order

The association filed a lawsuit against the state’s attorney general over a deadline to pull hemp-derived THC products from unlicensed stores.

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Florida Bill to Restrict, Regulate Hemp Products Advances to Senate Floor

The legislation would prohibit synthetic cannabinoids, require comprehensive testing and restrict where products can be sold.

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World Leaders Vote to Ban HHC, List as Schedule II Drug

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs approved a recommendation to include the cannabinoid in the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.

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Federal Court Rules Virginia’s Total THC Hemp Regulations Supersede 2018 Farm Bill

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that federal law does not preempt the state’s regulations, including a milligram cap on hemp products.

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California Judge Denies TRO Request That Attempted to Halt State’s Ban on Hemp-Derived THC Products

The Superior Court judge ruled that the U.S. Hemp Roundtable and others did not establish ‘irreparable harm’ in a temporary restraining order request.

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California Governor’s Proposal to Integrate Hemp Into Cannabis Supply Chain Comes to Halt

The state’s Senate Appropriations Committee did not vote on legislation that included Gov. Gavin Newsom’s amendments before a legislative deadline.

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Moving the Goalposts: State Regulation of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids

Intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids are proliferating on the open market, and state regulators’ responses are all over the map. Here’s a look at the constantly evolving landscape and what the future may hold.

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Special Report: 4 in 5 Cannabis Businesses Want Intoxicating Hemp Regulated; So Do Nearly 50% of Hemp Businesses

CBT’s new research reveals that 80% of cannabis businesses and 46% of hemp businesses feel intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids should be regulated like cannabis. Find these and other details about how the cannabis and hemp industries view intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids in Part I of this two-part special report.

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US Government Selling Reference Material to Hemp, Cannabis Testing Labs to Ensure Accuracy

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is charging $783 for three 1.5-gram hemp samples to help labs calibrate their methods for accurate labeling.

NIST chemist Brent Wilson passes ground hemp through a sieve to produce a reference material with a consistent particle size.

THCA Element of Farm Bill Leads CBT’s Top Stories in June

The Cannabist Co.’s Florida exit, Ohio’s adult-use sales riddle and myriad hemp-related coverage were also among the most-read articles this month.

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Florida in Spotlight for Controversial Hemp Legislation

Many in the Sunshine State's hemp industry are pushing for Gov. DeSantis to veto a bill that would prohibit synthetic and intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids and change the definition of ‘hemp’ under the state hemp program.

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THCA in the Farm Bill: Amendment Goes Far Beyond Closing ‘Loopholes’

Whoever wrote Rep. Mary Miller's amendment figured out ‘all the perfect cuts’ to ‘kill’ the entire hemp industry, international cannabis attorney says.

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