A Vermont hemp processor accused of stealing a contract farmer's hemp crop won't be held personally liable for any missing profits. A civil judge dismissed the personal liability case against Vermont Hemp Co. CEO Joel Bedard, according to Heady Vermont, a website that...
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Iowa licenses three retailers for upcoming low-THC marijuana sales
Iowa announced three medical marijuana retailers that will be allowed to sell low-THC cannabis, including the only company currently allowed to cultivate the plant. Two of the three companies plan to open a pair of dispensary locations, according to the Des Moines...
McConnell calls for removal of industrial hemp from controlled substances list
The Senate's top Republican says hemp shouldn't be a controlled substance, and he plans to introduce a new bill to make the change. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell made the announcement about the proposed change to federal hemp law Monday in his home state of...
CBD raids spread to Alabama as officials seize gummies over THC concerns
Police seized boxes of CBD-infused gummy bears from an Alabama company that distributes products to convenience stores after receiving complaints the candies may contain THC. Authorities are testing several boxes of gummies taken Friday from American Wholesale...
New Zealand hemp industry taking off with new uses, more acres
A hemp education hub opening Saturday in New Zealand comes as the nation prepares for a big uptick in hemp growing because of new rules expanding how the plant can be used. According to the New Zealand Herald, the hemp innovation hub will offer consulting and...
Indiana approves CBD for all, ending months of retailer confusion
Indiana's long-simmering CBD confusion ended with the state's governor signing a law clarifying that all CBD products are legal as long as they come from hemp and contain low amounts of THC. The new law specifies that anyone can sell or possess CBD products containing...
Maine’s largest hemp grower eyes blueberry plant for processing site
The largest hemp cultivator in Maine has identified a former blueberry processing plant as its future extraction site. Future Farm Maine - a subsidiary of Vancouver, British Columbia-based Future Farm Technologies - has signed a two-year lease for 12,960 square feet...
Canada hemp farmers blame overproduction for drooping prices
Hemp farmers in Canada say overproduction is depressing prices for seeds. The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance told the Commodity News Service that Canadian seed prices have fallen from about 75 Canadian cents (58 cents) a pound last year to 55 Canadian cents a pound this...
CBD limits loosening in states written off by marijuana reformers
Far from the bustling marijuana dispensaries in Las Vegas and California, rural and politically conservative states with limited cannabis laws are loosening restrictions that once had marijuana entrepreneurs writing them off as infertile territory.
“Progress is being made in places you’d never have thought possible,” said Keith Stroup, founder of NORML.
CBD manufacturing facility under construction in Kentucky
A Chinese hemp company and a California-based CBD company are building a new plant to manufacture CBD isolate in western Kentucky. The plant from HMI Group of Beijing and Kings Royal Biotech of Capistrano Beach, California, is expected to employ more than 100 people...
Week in Review: CBD in gas stations, AG Sessions hints status quo for cannabis & Arkansas hits MMJ snag
A cannabis company plans to offer low-dose CBD products at convenience stores, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal attorneys have bigger concerns than "routine" marijuana cases, and an Arkansas judge blocks regulators from issuing MMJ business licenses....
Washington hemp oversight restored after state allocates $100,000 for regulators
A $100,000 infusion for Washington agriculture regulators has saved the state’s hemp oversight program – but the lifeline has failed to convince the largest grower to plant another crop. The money came in the final budget agreement at the...













