WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to establish a new regulatory pathway for hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD), stating that existing foods and dietary supplement authorities provide only limited tools for managing many of the risks associated with CBD products. The agency claims a new regulatory pathway would benefit consumers by providing […]
Among circular economy projects to recently score cash from Canada’s Government of Alberta is one relating to advanced bio-composite materials made with hemp. “Circular economy” is a concept whereby markets give incentives for reusing products, rather than disposing of them and then extracting new resources to create more of the same. The Government of Alberta […]
Last week, Politico released a ProAnalysis on minor cannabinoids in which the U.S. Hemp Roundtable was cited as a “Power Player” alongside leaders such as Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and FDA senior public health adviser Norman Birenbaum. The article states — The industry trade organization has been a vocal proponent of the hemp industry as […]
Meet the New Team and Get Updated on the Program – Virtually – on March 1 The U.S. Hemp Authority®(USHA), announced today a new partnership with Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety, Inc. (PJRSFSI) to bolster the hemp industry’s initiative to provide high standards, best practices, and self-regulation for hemp and hemp products like CBD. PJRFSI, a […]
US Hemp Roundtable – highlights the following issues this week In Virginia and Washington State, an unholy alliance of cannabis prohibitionists and marijuana monopolists has emerged in ways that would destroy the non-intoxicating, full-spectrum hemp extract industry and potentially CBD isolates as well: Virginia In Virginia, HB 2294 would criminalize hemp extract products that contain more […]
In 2018, Zimbabwe became the second African country to legalise medicinal cannabis/marijuana production for medical and scientific purposes. With 2023 just over a month old, Zimbabwe is now poised to follow this up with an amended industrial hemp legislation set to take effect early this year. Progressive legislation Authors, Small and Cronquist (1976) generated scientific […]
Update from the Texas Farm Bueau The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is releasing a new weekly National Hemp Report. The free and publicly available report provides unbiased, timely and accurate data to help industry stakeholders make business decisions. The National Hemp Report contains retail advertised prices of hemp products nationally and […]
After 60-plus years of negativity and prohibition the tide has turned for hemp at the highest levels of global governance, explain Lorenza Romanese, Managing Director and Francesco Mirizzi, Senior Policy Advisor, at the European Industrial Hemp Association. MOST of the legal issues around hemp started at the United Nations with the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic […]
By Hilary Bricken, Principal at Harris Bricken Not much thought is given to ancillary CBD liability. Why is that? Probably because the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) hasn’t taken any… The post Direct and Ancillary CBD Liability Under the FD&C Act appeared first on Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news.
According to a study published Feb. 13 in JAMA Network Open, when THC was combined with CBD in edibles, they produced significantly stronger subjective drug effects, greater impairment of cognitive and psychomotor ability. The study supports what Harvard Professor Dr. Lester Grinspoon and many others have said all along: that CBD combined with THC produces […]
Hemp has plenty of industrial applications, and while some consumers might tout the benefits of ingesting hemp for constipation, high cholesterol, eczema, arthritis, and other conditions, evidence supporting these uses is still limited. However, new preclinical data suggests that hemp hulls contain some essential helpers for your gut. Biosciences and artificial intelligence company Brightseed announced […]
Lawmakers in Kentucky and Virginia have floated laws that would ban delta-8 THC products, citing safety concerns over the popular synthetic compound, which is made from hemp-derived CBD. Stakeholders in … Lawmakers in two more states turn up the heat on delta-8 THC Read More »
Hemp-derived synthetic forms of THC, the psychoactive element in cannabis, do not meet the federal definition of hemp and are therefore controlled substances, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has … DEA asserts hemp-derived THC products are controlled substances Read More »
A regional court in Italy has upheld a lawsuit filed by four cannabis associations, overturning a decree issued one year ago that classified hemp as a narcotic in contravention of … Italian trade groups cheer court ruling that hemp is not a narcotic Read More »
A Canadian hemp composite producer has received a $10 million (US $7.4 million) grant that will support development of a manufacturing facility to turn out products for the automotive, marine, … $7.4 million grant backs Canadian hemp composite maker Read More »
