Hemp in the United States: An Opinion

Hemp in the United States: An Opinion

The Agriculture Improvement Act, also known as the Farm Bill, was signed into law in December 2018. A major provision in the law legalizes hemp as an industrial crop. In August of 2016, USDA, DEA, and FDA published a Statement of Principles in the Federal Register (FR...
Is the Green Rush Over?

Is the Green Rush Over?

Ever since California legalized medical use of cannabis in 1996, entrepreneurial people and people with money have been looking to turn the cannabis trade into a bonafide industry. The cannabis Green Rush has been a fast and chaotic ride as growing legalization opened...
Harvest Connect Aims to Advance Georgia Hemp Market

Harvest Connect Aims to Advance Georgia Hemp Market

Georgia doesn’t have a hemp market yet, but that is about to change. In 2019, the Georgia state legislature passed two bills: HB 213, the Georgia Hemp Farming Act and HB 324, the Hope Act, which legalized low-THC oil. While the regulatory framework for the program is...
Is Australian Cannabis Going Corporate?

Is Australian Cannabis Going Corporate?

Patient numbers in Australia are going in only one way – up. As of last month, the Australian government reported that it had approved a record 3,594 cannabis prescriptions in October 2019 – or about twice as many as it had approved in only July. As...
What’s Going Down In The Danish Cannabis Market?

What’s Going Down In The Danish Cannabis Market?

Despite the fact that the Danes are going to do something that is still verboten in Germany and many other European locales (namely allow a recreational trial), the overall bloom is off the first heady days of the cannabis rose here in Denmark. Medical sales have...
FDA Issues Warnings to 15 CBD Companies, Updates Safety Concerns

FDA Issues Warnings to 15 CBD Companies, Updates Safety Concerns

On November 25th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent out warning letters to 15 different companies for “illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).” They also...