FDA to face questions about CBD rules from key congressional committee
The U.S. House Oversight Committee plans to grill Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf about why the agency still hasn’t created CBD regulations.
FDA needs to ‘do their job’ and clarify hemp rules, Kentucky ag commish says
Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner is calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to clarify its stance on hemp-derived cannabinoids.
2022 US hemp harvest projected to shrink by nearly half of last year’s
This year’s U.S. hemp harvest is expected to shrink by 46% compared to 2021, according to commodity exchange PanXchange.
Former Rhode Island, New York marijuana regulator tapped for FDA job
Norman Birenbaum, a former head of marijuana programs in Rhode Island and New York, has taken a job as senior public health adviser for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Industrial hemp farm begins harvesting first seeds in Idaho
A hemp farm in Buhl, Idaho, has started harvesting the first crop of industrial hemp seeds in the state.
Delta-8 THC hemp products are legal in Kentucky, judge rules
A Kentucky judge has sided with the state hemp industry over law enforcement, ruling that products containing delta-8 THC derived from hemp are legal, a hemp trade association said in a news release.
How the marijuana industry can shift its focus away from THC potency
Marijuana customers around the world by and large shop based on one number: THC percentage.
Marijuana flower that doesn’t test above 20% THC often doesn’t make it on the shelf, and shoppers many times will pay a premium for flower that tests above 25% THC.
