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Connecticut

Connecticut Law Regulating THC-Infused Beverage Sales Takes Effect

The beverages, including those with hemp-derived cannabinoids, are now restricted to adults 21 and older for purchase in licensed establishments.

July 1, 2024

Florida

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.

June 27, 2024

California

Cheech and Chong's Global Holding Company Announces Opposition to AB 2223, Which Would Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products

The celebrity-run company says the bill, which passed the Assembly Floor in May, ‘unnecessarily upends [the] low-dose beverage market’ thriving in the Golden State.

June 24, 2024

Ecommerce Cannabis Market

Curaleaf Launches Hemp-Derived Product Line, Direct-to-Consumer E-commerce Marketplace

The portfolio will include THC edibles and beverages from Select and Zero Proof brands in addition to third-party products.

June 24, 2024

New York

Class Action Suit Calls New York City’s Crackdown on ‘Illegal’ Cannabis Shops Unconstitutional

Dozens of businesses are suing the city and several of its officials for enforcing the SMOKEOUT Act and closing allegedly illegal stores without judicial review.

June 14, 2024

Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids

‘Devastating’ Hemp Amendment Language Included in FY 2025 Agriculture/FDA Bill

The House Appropriations Committee’s FY 25 Agriculture/FDA Appropriation bill released June 10 includes language from ‘the Mary Miller amendment’ that was added in late May to the draft 2024 Farm Bill to change the definition of hemp and ban synthetic, intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids.

June 11, 2024

Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids

Nonprofit S3 Collective Forms Governmental Advisory Committee Supporting Scientific Standards to Enhance the Quality and Safety of Cannabinoid Products

National nonprofit S3 Collective announces the formation of its Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to supports S3 Collective’s mission to converge scientific research and standards to build an objective global framework that enhances the quality and safety of cannabinoid-containing products.

June 10, 2024

Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids

Criminalization Will Make Delta-8, Delta-10 THC, etc., ‘All the More Dangerous,’ Says Harvard Medical Instructor and Leading Cannabis Expert

In this exclusive interview, Dr. Peter Grinspoon shares his insights into the inherent safety of delta-8 and other intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids, the draft Farm Bill 2024 amendment that would ban products containing them, and why he believes legislators need to learn from past mistakes of the failed war on drugs.

June 10, 2024

Florida

Florida Governor Vetoes Controversial Hemp Bill

Gov. DeSantis shot down S.B. 1698, which would have banned the sale of synthetic and intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids and changed the definition of ‘hemp’ under the state hemp program.

June 8, 2024

Farming Hemp in U.S. States

National Alcohol Group Urges Congress to Address Hemp’s ‘Public Health Crisis’ in Farm Bill

Wine & Spirts Wholesalers of America sent a letter to U.S. lawmakers recommending they ban synthetically derived hemp compounds.

June 6, 2024

Texas

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.

June 3, 2024

Texas

Texas Hemp Business Council Tells Texas Lawmakers ‘Don’t Mess With Hemp’

The organization’s members testified May 29 at a public hearing on banning delta-8 and delta-9 THC, listing 10 reasons to keep hemp products legal in Texas.

May 28, 2024