U.S. Hemp Roundtable Board Member and Texas rancher, Jeff Williams of Williams Ranch Company is testifies before the Texas House of Representatives & joining him is Roundtable General Counsel Jonathan Miller.
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Food and Drug Branch (FDB), has released a \...
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SCDA plans to name the 40 growers by mid-September.
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It took some time but eventually there appears to be movement…
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As you undoubtedly know by now, history was made last week when the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill, which included, in whole, the Hemp Farming Act of 2018.
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Not in our usual remit but just learning that the shipping pallet industry could be worth $76 billion by 2025 is an eye opener for us.
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The write…”The Hemp Industries Association and businesses that served as co-plaintiffs will not ask a federal appeals court to take another look at their unsuccessful challenge to a 2016 rule by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.”
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Only 1 grower so far…
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Freedom Leaf, Inc. (OTCQB: FRLF), a group of international vertically integrated hemp businesses focused on health, wellness, education and media products, has acquired a 430,000-square-foot greenhouse complex near Valencia, Spain for €4,100,000 ($4.75 million).
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APH sales director Skye Patterson said demand for hemp seed has boomed since the dehuller had been up and running.
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Here are the various reports… and reactions
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For one reason or another he’s filed an amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill which would “devastate the industry’s efforts to promote full legalization of hemp and hemp products.” Specifically, Grassley’s amendment would explicitly exclude “cannabinoids,” “extracts” and “derivatives” from the definition of hemp.
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The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the leading non-profit hemp trade association founded in 1994 and comprised of nearly 1,000 hemp businesses, has issued this statement regarding its settlement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reached on Friday, May 25, 2018, in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the legality of consumption, manufacturing and sale of hemp food products.
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The Jamaica Observer has reported…”“A major motor car company is interested to grow hemp in Jamaica for use as an alternative in the fabric and decoration of their vehicles,” Shaw announced. “That is being actively pursued right now,” he added.”
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We’re finding their weekly updates more useful than most news reports out there at the moment.
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MJ Biz write, “Hemp badly needs his help right now as the industry explodes – without the trade protections afforded to other crops.”
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When the bill was originally introduced, it did not specifically exempt hemp products from regulation as a controlled substance, which could have posed a real problem for the industry. However, an effort led by US Hemp Roundtable board members – and the forward-looking leadership of Rep. Curtman and Sen. Munzlinger — ensured the insertion of the following language extending hemp’s exemption to hemp products such as hemp-derived CBD:
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Concerning modifications to the “Colorado Food and Drug Act” to allow products containing industrial hemp, and, in connection therewith, establishing that products containing industrial hemp are not adulterated or misbranded by virtue of containing industrial hemp.
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With the Northern Territory deciding on hemp regulation in the coming months, Australia’s Broadcasting Corporation outlines how it could benefit the territory’s economy.
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Jonathan has penned this piece for Kentucky Sports Radio. He also acts as General Counsel for the US Hemp Roundtable.
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Lawyer Who Helped Draft Oaklahoma's Medical Marijuana Regs Charged With Sending Threatening Emails To Herself https://t.co/NCw2PKoq5H Seth Goldburg Cannabis Practice Leader Duane Morris: Making Cannabis Banking Easier Is in the Public Interest https://t.co/KLht8tyxvNLoad More...
