Using ‘organic’ is taboo for marijuana growers, but there are options
Cannabis cultivators can't claim USDA organic certification, but other sustainable-growing certifications exist.
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Canadian hemp license numbers decline for third straight year
Active Canadian hemp licenses declined for the third year in a row with all provinces or territories showing…
News July 11
USDA approves genetically modified hemp strain that’s THC- and CBD-free
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a genetically modified hemp strain without THC or CBD that could…
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More than half of US hemp flower grown in California
California led the nation in hemp flower acreage and production in 2022, according to an MJBizDaily analysis of…
News March 7
Advocates celebrate inclusion of hemp in USDA’s Census of Agriculture
Advancing the federal regulation of hemp and other cannabis industry priorities will be easier now that hemp has…
News February 14
Hemp given special status, added to USDA advisory committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will include hemp in the title of one of its Agricultural Technical Advisory…
News June 9
USDA extends deadline for DEA-approved lab tests on hemp by one year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving hemp cultivators one more year to secure a lab that is…
News December 15
Vermont shuffles hemp oversight in advance of adult-use marijuana sales
Vermont is punting hemp cultivation oversight to the U.S. Department of Agriculture as it sets up a single…
News July 13
Hemp farmers eligible for new $6 billion USDA disaster relief fund
Hemp growers who lost crops during natural disasters in 2021 and 2020 are eligible for relief payments from…
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