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US hemp farmers are facing devastating crop rot due to a lack of processing capability and limited access to financial measures, according to an industry expert ...
North America
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Regulatory briefing
The US FDA has issued a warning to Curaleaf, which it says is selling CBD products with improper claims to treat diseases like cancer, withdrawal from opioids, pain, and anxiety ...
North America
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s request for comments on regulating cannabis-related products drew 4492 responses covering a dizzying array of views ...
Massachusetts
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The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has confirmed that farmers and processors in the state cannot add CBD to food ingredients ...
Colorado
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US states and tribal territories have no right to stop the transportation of legal hemp that conforms with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) guidelines or was produced under the terms of the 2014 Farm Bill ...
North America
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CBD continues to gain ground across sports in North America; with recent visibility in sports like rugby and baseball, and no general proscription against CBD use from the World Anti-Doping Code, it may be making headway into American...
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Banking associations from all across the US have written to the Senate to advocate for a hearing on cannabis banking reform ...
Colorado
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Cannabinoid extracts require human intervention to change them from their natural state, a judge has ruled in a dispute that will help develop case law ...
North America
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The US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (ATTB) has said it will not approve the use of "hemp-CBD" in alcohol products ...
North America
Tennessee
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The Tennessee legislature has enacted a bill which defines "smoking hemp" ...
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Elavon Inc, a subsidiary of US Bank that processes card transactions, will cancel payment services for CBD businesses this week, documents seen by CBD-Intel reveal ...
North America
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US attorney general William Barr has said the current patchwork regulatory situation for CBD in the country is “intolerable” and given qualified support to an act which would allow states to decide their own policies ...
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Use of the federal mail to deliver CBD products has remained a vexed question for companies in the US since the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill. Now the US Postal Service has shone some light on the...
North America
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A high-level working group will explore legal pathways to market for certain CBD products, according to the US FDA – which also revealed it had sent warning letters to three companies it accused of “unfounded claims” ...
Colorado
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Several US states and territories are reporting changes to hemp policies following the passing of the 2018 US Farm Bill. One surprisingly positive example is Pennsylvania, which is backing growth ...
Alabama
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Momentum in the American CBD market continues to build, but a confusing patchwork of differing interpretations by various state authorities has led to local officials starting to clamp down on retailers ...
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Regulations governing hemp-derived CBD are likely to increase sharply in the near future but then tail off as the product is integrated into general regulatory frameworks for food, cosmetics and industrial products, according to a legal expert ...
Georgia
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Congressional politicians in Tennessee have been turning their attention to possible regulation of farming for CBD, while those in Georgia have been addressed by military veterans eager for CBD to be legalised ...
North America
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Regulatory briefing
The US Congress has approved a compromise version of the 2018 Farm Bill which will remove industrial hemp from the federal narcotics Schedule 1 list, potentially giving a green light to development of the CBD industry ...
Canada
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Securing cannabis supplies for research purposes is the focus of an information request from the US federal government. They are asking businesses about the ability to analyse, produce, and even distribute cannabis products for research. The National Institute...
North America
United States
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Regulatory briefing
With the ousting of attorney general Jeff Sessions from the Trump administration, members of the US cannabis industry have perked up, hoping the anti-cannabis agenda will exit with him ...
North America
United States
Regulation and Legislation
Regulatory briefing
Voters in Michigan have voted to legalise the recreational use of cannabis, while those in North Dakota rejected it. In Utah and Missouri medical cannabis use was approved on the day the US turned out to vote in...
North America
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A deadline for the federal legislature to pass a bill expected to remove hemp and low-THC cannabis from the federal list of narcotics lapsed on 30th September, leaving US hemp farmers in regulatory uncertainty ...
Massachusetts
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Cannabis growers in Massachusetts have indicated they may sue the state’s Cannabis Control Commission over a dispute that appears to have delayed the start of legal sales there ...
North America
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Synthetic cannabinoid products being sold in convenience stores and gas stations across the US are contaminated with an ingredient commonly found in rat poison, the US FDA says ...
North America
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The first ever FDA-approved cannabis-derived product came a step nearer reality when an independent panel at the agency recommended it as a “safe” and “efficacious” treatment for childhood seizures ...