A $1.4 billion federal spending bill that passed both houses of Congress and was expected to be signed Friday by President Donald Trump reportedly includes provisions that would benefit hemp and CBD businesses. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 secures nearly $20 million in funding for the growing hemp industry, according to U.S. Senate Majority […] Federal appropriations bill includes nearly $20 million in hemp industry provisions is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Federal agriculture officials are giving the hemp industry more time to provide feedback on new nationwide production rules. After requests from state officials and members of the U.S. Congress seeking additional time for public feedback, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Tuesday it will extend the comment period on the U.S. Hemp Production Program interim final […] USDA extends public comment period for hemp interim final rule by 30 days is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs More
Stringent sampling and testing protocols mandated by federal agriculture officials in the new hemp production regulations could make the hemp flower market go up in smoke, according to industry observers. Farmers and industry advocates worry the lucrative smokable hemp flower that many farmers are producing – with hopes of earning some of the highest profits […] USDA hemp-production regulations endanger smokable hemp flower market, business leaders say is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs More
The nominee to take charge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says he wants to see more research to answer “open and unanswered questions” about CBD. Dr. Stephen Hahn, a cancer specialist from Houston who is awaiting Senate confirmation to lead the FDA, is telling U.S. senators that CBD already has “a pathway […]
FDA nominee: CBD shows promise, but many ‘open and unanswered questions’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
The absence of any guidance from health officials or government agencies hasn’t done anything to slow the meteoric increase in the number of people turning to CBD products. In fact, the lack of any clear guidelines for using CBD seems to be prompting people to try it as a treatment for just about everything. That,...
