Texas at center of hemp-derived cannabinoid market
Industry stakeholders looking for how federal regulation for hemp-derived cannabinoids could unfold might find a crystal ball in Texas.
Industry stakeholders looking for how federal regulation for hemp-derived cannabinoids could unfold might find a crystal ball in Texas.
An analysis of smokable hemp products found that 93% of tested samples contain more than 0.3% THC, which is the federal legal limit as outlined in the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill.
Iowa will restrict hemp-derived cannabis products and expand its medical marijuana program under a bill headed to the governor’s desk.
U.S. lawmakers might address intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids in the new Farm Bill, which could adversely affect a budding industry.
Georgia is set to prohibit sales of hemp-derived cannabinoid products to anyone younger than 21, including goods containing CBD as well as intoxicating, synthetically derived cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC and delta-9 THC.
Organigram Holdings has dipped into its strategic investment pool to pick up a minority stake in Roxboro, North Carolina-based Open Book Extracts as part of its plan to target emerging cannabis markets in the United States and elsewhere.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a genetically modified hemp strain without THC or CBD that could help hemp farmers reduce waste.