Virginia governor amends controversial hemp bill
Virginia’s governor amended a contentious bill that would have limited hemp-derived products in the state to 2 milligrams of THC per container.
Virginia’s governor amended a contentious bill that would have limited hemp-derived products in the state to 2 milligrams of THC per container.
Delta-8 THC products sold in Kentucky after Aug. 1, 2023, will be subject to product testing, labeling and age-restriction requirements under a bipartisan bill passed by both chambers of the state Legislature.
A recent ruling from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration classifying a synthetic cannabinoid as a Schedule 1 drug has furthered the ire between the licensed cannabis industry and the largely unregulated cannabinoid sector, which has grown into a multi-billion market amid the proliferation of CBD and Delta-lineage products since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill.
Hebrew University Professor Raphael Mechoulam, considered the “father of cannabis research,” has died in Israel.
Medical groups in Virginia are asking the governor to sign a bill as written that adds new restrictions to hemp-derived products in the state.
The Republican speaker of Louisiana’s House of Representatives is displeased with the state health department because hemp-derived products containing significant amounts of delta-9 THC made it to market.
Virginia’s recreational marijuana industry is on indefinite hold.
Less than two years after the state became the first in the South to legalize adult-use marijuana for adults 21 and older, the projected start date for legal sales of Jan. 1, 2024, has been effectively scrapped.