California CBD Policy Shelved…Again

Category: Hemp

California CBD Policy Shelved…Again

News that California’s CBD legislation did not move forward is unfortunate for the segment.  California would have joined a handful of states that include Virginia, Florida, and Colorado that have explicitly allowed for CBD in dietary supplements, as well as food and beverage.  Attempts at legislation were deferred last fall and renewed recently with an amendment that would both allow CBD to be incorporated into the above products, and also regulate the industry there. Currently a full range of CBD products are widely...

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Ecofibre

Ecofibre

Just when we wondered if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) had abandoned hemp, he’s proven he’s still...

Batten Down the Hatches

Batten Down the Hatches

New York Agriculture & Markets Commissioner Richard Ball said on Friday that the agency is bowing out of regulating...

FSA Offers First Glimpse of 2020 Crop Numbers

FSA Offers First Glimpse of 2020 Crop Numbers

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) gave us our first look at planted hemp acreage yesterday.  We had...

Courts Have Key Role in Developing Hemp Markets

Courts Have Key Role in Developing Hemp Markets

Hemp markets developed under unique circumstances, with unique regulatory pressures that shaped hemp’s novel supply and demand fundamentals. ...

Hemp Standards and Grading

Hemp Standards and Grading

Product standards and specifications for hemp have yet to be sufficiently developed, and this continues to be an...

Maturing Hemp Markets

Maturing Hemp Markets

Prior to the 2018 Farm Bill, the hemp industry was entirely fragmented between a handful of states, and...

Hemp Flower Markets

Hemp Flower Markets

Hemp flower markets are following The Jacobsen’s forecasted trend, gaining consistently over the period since our June forecast...

IP Protection in Hemp

IP Protection in Hemp

The emergence of a new industry depends on vital Intellectual Property (IP) development, particularly with hemp, in all...

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