Category: Hemp

March 21 2019: I recently wrote about deficiencies in the certification program proposed by the Hemp Authority that are concerning to a number of industry stakeholders. ..

Marielle Weintraub the President, of the US Hemp Authority writes, ” We need your help again.  It’s time for Guidance Plan 2.0.”

The roundtable writes, “As you might remember, a few months ago, the Roundtable’s intrepid attorneys at Frost Brown Todd identified a provision buried in the statutes of more than a dozen states – when there was a federal de-classification of a drug, the state must follow suit…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) held a webinar this week to solicit public comment on hemp and the 2018 Farm Bill.
“We do understand the importance of this crop and how much interest there is in growing this crop for the 2020 season,” Sonia Jimenez, deputy administrator for the USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Specialty Crops Program, said during this week’s webinar.

‘‘There is no question in my mind that normalizing hemp, like legalizing medical marijuana, is part of a larger strategy to undermine enforcement of the drug laws and make legalized marijuana inevitable,’’ Noem said in a statement along with her veto.

Interesting report outlining the first proper hemp harvest in WA. One company, Hemp Processors WA expects their production to increase 5000 per cent in the next 12 months.

Interesting numbers on permit applications have just come in as deadlines close in Wisconsin

We have a slew of prior investors in NSAV projects keeping us up to date with the company, mainly as a public service warning. The message we always receive from these individuals is be wary , be alert if you are funnelling  funds toward NSAV. The quote from James Tilton, president of NSAV has an important phrase you should be aware of . In the press release he says “It Finally Looks Like” which to us implies a lack of clarity as to whether Chinese officials have actually given the full go-ahead on this project.  Here’s his full quote…… 

In two separate meetings over the past two days, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration offered a glimpse of potential CBD regulations to come and promised an April hearing to start work. Reports the media outlet.

Regarding the commercial production of industrial hemp in the United States.

The House overwhelming supported House Bill 1212 to set aside $10,000 to create an industrial hemp licensing program. House members didn’t debate the bill before passing it in a 58-11 vote on Tuesday. 

Bipartisan legislation introduced Feb. 18 in the state Senate would allow hemp farmers to sell their product to in-state medical cannabis manufacturers.

An earlier proposal to create a commodity commission for hemp was unanimously approved by the House Agriculture Committee in 2017 but ultimately died for unclear reasons in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means

As everyone knows, the 2018 Farm Bill (formally known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-334) legalized industrial hemp by adding it to the list of agricultural commodities and removing it from federal controlled substance schedules. We have seen a rapid expansion in the number of hemp businesses in Oregon and the rest of the country, and hemp and hemp-based products are widely available for sale on the Internet and, in many cases, at your local convenience store. So how did a federal judge uphold an Idaho state police seizure of 7,000 lbs. of hemp biomass en route from Oregon to Colorado?

We can not expedite applications. There are approximately 1000 registrations expiring in the coming 3-4 months, and record numbers of new registrants joining the program. 

Also…. Stipulated Settlements for Recreational Marijuana Violations Approved

Here’s the agenda for todays meeting.

Doesn’t really encourage us to buy Australia hemp food products….