In particular, a piece featuring the DEA’s position on THCA and how its inclusion in a Farm Bill amendment could impact not only the U.S. hemp industry, but also cannabis seed sales and cannabis flower marketed as hemp, led CBT’s top 10 most-read articles this month.
“Any hemp, anywhere, whether it’s in the ground or whether it’s in a finished good anywhere along that line, would have to adhere to the [proposed] total THC definition, whereas now it just applies with respect to that pre-harvest material,” international cannabis attorney Rod Kight said in the article.
Additional coverage of the Farm Bill and a possible ban on hemp-derived cannabinoids—from a national alcohol group pressuring lawmakers to address a “public health crisis” to industry reactions to Rep. Mary Miller’s proposed amendment to another piece about that amendment possibly being included in a House committee’s appropriation bill—also landed in the top 10.
Overall, six of CBT’s top 10 articles for June centered on the Farm Bill and/or hemp. These also included an exclusive interview with Dr. Peter Grinspoon on the inherent safety of delta-8 THC and other intoxicating products, and a Texas business council telling its lawmakers not to mess with hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
Non-hemp-related articles that CBT readers engaged with most in June included those on The Cannabist Co.’s divestiture of its Florida license and assets and on Ohio’s adult-use sales launch riddle, which continued to unfold this week.
