Lack of Expertise in Cannabis Creates Lobbying Opportunities

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Lack of Expertise in Cannabis Creates Lobbying Opportunities

The lack of expertise in hemp issues among legislators and key staff opens a unique window for hemp stakeholders.  This has been especially true for MJ, where experience is especially thin and the issues are complex. 

We describe cannabis policy as iterative because it’s a trial and error approach.  There are plenty of successes in states.  Many of these are borne on the heels of failure. 

Oregon is a good illustration of hemp policy producing outcomes that were entirely unexpected.  The state was inundated with illicit...

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Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard Begins July 1

Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard Begins July 1

 

Canada's Clean Fuel Standard

The Canadian Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), part of the Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) under the Canadian...

DCO Prices Climb Despite Sinking SBO Market

DCO Prices Climb Despite Sinking SBO Market

The market was fairly quiet today with not a lot of action reported. Choice white grease did trade lower...

Pasture and Range Conditions Well Above 2022 Season

Pasture and Range Conditions Well Above 2022 Season

Wide ranges were indicated on the poultry-by pet grade and chicken meal markets for Tuesday, as participants report a...

Soybean and Corn Planting Remain Well-Above 2022 Pace

Soybean and Corn Planting Remain Well-Above 2022 Pace

Market Update

Corn gluten items had limited confirmed trades for Tuesday. A lower CIF NOLA, MW barge, and MW rail...

Heavy Native Steers Steady, But Under Price Pressure

Heavy Native Steers Steady, But Under Price Pressure

Sellers put together offer lists today with asking levels close to steady with the last traded levels on most...

Midwest RBD Bean Oil Basis Moves Up Again

Midwest RBD Bean Oil Basis Moves Up Again

Basis on crude-degummed and refined, bleached, and deoderized (RBD) soybean oil was holding strong early this week. With positions...

EU Organic Grain Prices Continue to Slide

EU Organic Grain Prices Continue to Slide

 

European organic grain prices are slowly edging lower, and activity is light. Merchandisers tell Fastmarkets that organic soybean meal...

Industrial Hemp Innovation Continues

Industrial Hemp Innovation Continues

Industrial hemp continues to attract investment and innovation with widespread conviction that the economics will work.  Despite additional funding...

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06.06.2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 6, 2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 6, 2025

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05.30.2025

Sausage casings bulletin, May 30, 2025

Sausage casings bulletin, May 30, 2025

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05.23.2025

Sausage casings bulletin, May 23, 2025

Sausage casings bulletin, May 23, 2025

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