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22nd Century Group selling hemp operations for $2.25 million

Biotech company 22nd Century Group is selling off its hemp operations in a deal worth $2.25 million as…

News November 29
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MN adult-use marijuana market on track for early 2025 launch, regulator says

Minnesota’s top marijuana regulator expects the state to launch adult-use sales in early 2025 as planned, despite several…

News November 27
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Delta-8 THC, hemp producers in limbo as Congress extends Farm Bill

The emergency funding bill that President Joe Biden signed into law on Thursday to avoid a government shutdown…

News November 17
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Alaska hemp growers sue over state’s new regulations

A coalition of hemp cultivators in Alaska filed a lawsuit arguing that the state's new regulations for intoxicating…

News November 8
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Hemp-derived cannabinoids aren’t controlled substances, GA court says

Hemp-derived cannabinoids such as delta-8 and delta-10 THC could be legal to sell in Georgia after the state's…

News November 3
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Judge rejects challenge to Virginia’s hemp-product restrictions

Virginia’s controversial new regulations on hemp-derived products - including an outright ban on intoxicating products containing delta-8 THC…

News October 31
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Nebraska ramps up delta-8 THC crackdown with retailer lawsuits

Nebraska's attorney general filed several consumer-protection lawsuits in another effort to clamp down on sales of hemp-derived delta-8…

News October 30
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New Farm Bill addressing hemp might push until 2024, key senator says

Congress might not pass the 2023 Farm Bill until 2024, a leading Senate Republican recently indicated.

News October 26
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Low-dose CBD to be legal without a prescription in New Zealand

Low-dose CBD products will be legal to buy without a prescription in New Zealand, but it might be…

News October 25
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Hemp biotech firm 22nd Century Group cuts debt by $8.1 million

Agricultural biotechnology company 22nd Century Group, which focuses on hemp, tobacco and hops, says it has reduced the…

News October 25
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