A Canadian company that specializes in indoor marijuana production is ramping up its move to grow hemp in the United States. Future Farm Technologies of Vancouver, British Columbia, is adding 100 acres to its Maine hemp farm, nearly doubling its acreage, according to...
A budget proposal from Washington's governor could spell doom for that state's struggling hemp industry. State agriculture officials have stopped issuing hemp licenses, and they say they'll end the hemp program without an infusion of cash to pay for oversight....
From taking the letters C-B-D off labels to moving product out of state, companies selling cannabidiol in Indiana say they’re managing just fine with ongoing legal confusion about the product. And they say the state's CBD mess is boosting sales and awareness of the...
An Idaho business owner who tried to open a storefront selling dietary supplements has been stymied by local officials who say the CBD products he wanted to sell may be illegal in the state. Michael Larsen applied for a business permit to open a retail store called...
Add Kentucky and Colorado agriculture officials to the list of people who disagree with federal drug authorities about hemp. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles has written to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration requesting a meeting about hemp,...
A vaping shop in Nebraska has been shut down and the owners and two employees charged with crimes for selling cannabidiol, which Nebraska considers a controlled substance. The arrests in Herman, about 35 miles north of Omaha, come two months after Nebraska Attorney...
An international health organization determines that CBD shouldn't be a scheduled drug, Denver sees its first applicant for a public consumption club, and Ohio's medical marijuana licensing process comes under fire. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in...
Hawaii may expand its limited hemp program dramatically in 2018, when state lawmakers join policy makers in other states and consider allowing farmers to sell the plant. Hawaii already allows hemp production thanks to a 2016 law allowing limited research plots and...
New York typically goes big, and when it comes to hemp, the Empire State is writing the nation’s fattest check yet to promote its new crop. After a late start authorizing hemp production and a program that is relatively small compared to bigger agricultural producers, New York hopped to the front of the nation’s hemp line in July, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo invited hemp entrepreneurs to compete for $5 million in development grants.
More than a year after Denver voters approved marijuana social-use lounges, the city has its first applicant - a coffee shop that plans to allow vaping and the consumption of cannabis edibles. The Coffee Joint's application comes more than five months after Denver...
A former GOP congressman from Utah has started a CBD company, where the Republican plans to conduct studies on the possible medical benefits of cannabidiol. Former U.S. Rep. Chris Cannon told the Standard-Examiner he created the company after his state passed a 2017...
Michigan sets emergency rules for its medical marijuana program, Washington state stops issuing hemp licenses, and Maryland MMJ businesses encounter a supply shortage after sales begin. Here’s a closer look at some notable developments in the marijuana industry over...
