Major Win for Florida Hemp Industry: DeSanti Vetoes Senate Bill 1698
In a significant victory for the hemp industry, Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed Senate Bill 1698, which would have imposed stringent regulations on hemp-derived products.
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Uplift Goes Back to the Roots
Months after launching, the health-focused cannabis company came face to face with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What is Rick Simpson Oil?
All You Need to Know About RSO In 2003, a man named Rick Simpson was diagnosed with skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma). Rick had self-medicated with cannabis in the past and saw promising medicinal value and thus he wanted to investigate if cannabis had the potential to treat his cancer. He used alcohol to extract…
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What is THCA?
We take a look at the compound from a scientific, medicinal, and legal standpoint and pick apart the logic that gave rise to THCA hemp flower as a viable product in the marketplace.
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Hemp Alert: Georgia’s Hemp Farming Act Substantiates Industry – At a Cost
Business owners in the state will benefit from added clarity regarding the sale of hemp products, but as we dig in, we will find that everything is not all peachy.
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Hemp Alert: New Developments in Louisiana, Massachusetts & Chicago Threaten Hemp Industry
The State-by-State Assault on Hemp Continues Once again, our weekly deep dive has unearthed yet another litany of impending regulations that threaten to cripple the hemp industry, with only smattering of good news between the would-be disasters. Strap in and get ready. Massachusetts As of April 3, 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)…
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Hemp Alert: The Fight is Going National
Urgent Update: 21 State Attorneys General Implore Congress To Pose Strict Regulations In recent developments that could significantly impact the hemp industry, attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., have made a concerted push for Congress to make strict amendments to the 2018 Farm Bill to regulate hemp products. This move, highlighted by the…
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Hemp Alert: Updates from Florida, Tennessee & Minnesota
Hemp Industry Highlights: Your Weekly Spotlight Florida Hemp Alert: Your Voice Needed Now! Florida’s hemp industry is at a pivotal juncture with the passage of Senate Bill 1698 by the legislature, setting the stage for potential sweeping changes. Despite the tight vote, reflecting the community’s strong advocacy, the bill’s current form threatens to significantly contract…
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Hemp Alert: Florida, South Carolina & More
Hemp’s Future: Uncertain The hemp landscape is a perpetual state of flux as state legislators and regulators around the country continue to grapple with the emergence of federally legal THC and its various isomers—an unexpected but logical result of the language of the 2018 Farm Bill. Keeping up with new restrictions and regulations is now…
