This week, Colorado has issued a memo clarifying how industrial hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) businesses can interact with adult-use and medical cannabis dispensaries as well as product manufacturers. Meanwhile, a recent survey has revealed insights into the 2020 hemp growing season, including what farmers will be growing for, how many have insurance and more.
Here are this week’s top headlines you might have missed.
National: A recent survey taken by The Jacobsen reveals insights into the 2020 growing season, including how many farmers will be producing hemp for CBD, how many will have insurance and more. Read more
Meanwhile, industry groups have launched the “Hemp for Our Future” campaign, a new social responsibility effort that shines a spotlight on the possibilities of the hemp crop at a particularly fraught juncture in the industry. Read moreColorado: Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division has issued a clarifying memo on how industrial hemp businesses may interact with the state-licensed cannabis market, offering a solution some states have been grappling with. Read more
Montana: Farmers in the state have voted to establish a checkoff program to direct 1% of their sales toward industry research, market development and education. Read more
Oregon: HempNova Lifetech Corp., a company offering hemp post-harvest services based in Eugene, recently announced it has acquired Seven Oaks Hemp Center for $2.03 million. Read more
Washington, D.C.: Vote Hemp is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Organization leadership discussed with Hemp Grower its enterprises such as advocating for hemp farming in states and on Native American reservations, and now pushing for adjustments to the USDA’s interim final rule. Read more
