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Deadline nears to weigh in on FDA cannabinoid supplement review

Cannabinoid manufacturers have less than a week to submit data and comments to U.S. health regulators considering whether…

News June 1
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States struggle to set rules for hemp intoxicants such as delta-8 THC

Many U.S. states considered new laws to regulate hemp-derived intoxicants such as delta-8 THC this year, but few…

News May 31
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FDA warns hemp companies not to make CBD for animals

U.S. health authorities on Thursday ordered three hemp companies to stop marketing CBD products for animals, warning that…

News May 26
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Minnesota lawmakers approve THC from hemp for adult use

Minnesota adults older than 21 will be able to buy intoxicating hemp-derived THC products in grocery and convenience…

News May 24
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Reliable and legal cannabinoid seeds in Europe: Q&A with Enecta’s Jacopo Paolini

Enecta co-founder and Chief Science Officer Jacopo Paolini discusses how his company developed a certified cannabinoid variety and…

News May 24
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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…

News May 23
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US appeals court: Hemp-derived delta-8 THC products are ‘lawful’

Delta-8 THC derived from hemp is "lawful" and eligible for trademark protection, a federal appeals court ruled in…

News May 20
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New York approves 58 more hemp cultivators to grow adult-use marijuana

New York increased the number of conditional adult-use marijuana cultivation licensees from 88 to 146 after the state’s Cannabis…

News May 20
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FDA chief ‘very committed’ to making progress on CBD, other cannabinoids

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says he is "very committed" to making progress on…

News May 20
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$5 million plan to use marijuana taxes for hemp processing fails in Colorado

A Colorado proposal to use $5 million in marijuana tax collections to help buy machines to process hemp…

News May 18
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