Stories By Steven Hoffman
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CBD
Hemp and CBD Industry Responds to FDA’s Announcement on CBD
January 31, 2023By Steven Hoffman For many in the CBD industry, it was a blow but not completely...
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Hemp Business
Policy, Politics & Industrial Hemp: Q&A With Colorado Governor Jared Polis
December 20, 2022Prior to being re-elected in November 2022 to a second term as Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis began...
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CBD
Hemp Advocacy in the MJ Space: NoCo Hemp Expo Team Goes to MJBizCon
November 22, 2022The team at We Are for Better Alternatives, publisher of Let’s Talk Hemp and producer of NoCo Hemp Expo —...
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Hemp Business
2022 Elections: Youth Vote, Congressional Wins Promise to Advance Hemp, Cannabis Business
November 15, 2022“Three issues in this election cycle were important to younger voters: student loans, abortion … and...
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CBD
‘Hemp for Victory’: Rallying Cry Remains Vital as Industry Leaders Set to Convene at 9th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo
October 25, 2022“The Broadmoor, with its own commitment to sustainability, is a perfect place to host an international...
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CBD
CBD Makes the Big Leagues: MLB, Charlotte’s Web Strike $30.5M Sponsorship Deal
October 18, 2022“Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.” —...
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Hemp News
U.S. Hemp Roundtable to Congress: 2023 Farm Bill Should Address FDA’s Inaction on CBD
August 2, 2022By Steven Hoffman In a historic, first hearing held by Congress on hemp and CBD, U.S....
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Hemp Business
Decriminalization of Psychedelics: Coloradans Confused Over Which Ballot Initiative to Support
July 6, 2022By Steven Hoffman Colorado voters in favor of decriminalization and legalization of plant-based psychedelics, such as...
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CBD Companies
Interview with Jared Stanley: How Charlotte’s Web Leads in an Evolving Industry
May 24, 2022By Steven Hoffman Charlotte’s Web, founded by the Stanley Brothers, is an industry leader in hemp-derived...
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Hemp News
CBD, Nutrition Industry Sound Alarm Over Proposed Dietary Supplements Listing Bill
May 24, 2022CBD, Nutrition Industry Sound Alarm Over Proposed Dietary Supplements Listing Bill; Could it Be a Slippery...
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Hemp News
Colorado Hemp Industry Taken Aback by Proposed Bill that Would Require CBD Companies to Get a Marijuana License
April 25, 2022By Steven Hoffman More than 80 people with interests in the hemp, CBD and cannabis markets...
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Hemp News
Exploring Hemp with Cait Curley Educational Video Series Debuts on YouTube
April 19, 2022By Steven Hoffman When filmmaker Susie Cody met social media influencer and hemp advocate Cait Curley,...
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Hemp News
Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree Introduces Hemp Advancement Act of 2022 to “Unburden the Hemp Industry”
February 8, 2022By Steven Hoffman U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) on February 8 introduced the Hemp Advancement Act...
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CBD
CBD and Professional Sports and Entertainment – A Mutually Beneficial Relationship
February 1, 2022By Steven Hoffman Professional athletes and entertainers at the highest level are some of the biggest...
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CBD
FDA Objects to CBD Being Sold as a Dietary Supplement; Industry Leaders Speak Out
August 18, 2021By Steven Hoffman FDA’s recent decision to reject New Dietary Ingredient applications for full-spectrum CBD from...
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Hemp News
Organic Trade Association “Strongly Supports” Senate Hemp and CBD Bill; Launches Resource Page for Organic Hemp Producers
August 10, 2021By Steven Hoffman “The Organic Trade Association’s simplified position? Grow organic hemp. Demand organic hemp.” –...
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Hemp News
Hoban Law Group Merges with 130-Year-Old International Law Firm Clark Hill
July 14, 2021By Steven Hoffman Robert “Bob” Hoban, the renowned attorney and cannabis legal expert, along with his...
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Hemp News
Hemp Industry to Congress and FDA: “Regulate CBD Now”
June 21, 2021Photo: Let’s Talk Hemp. Members of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable announced on June 18 the launch...
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Hemp News
U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Sale of Hemp-derived CBD
May 25, 2021By Steven Hoffman In a bipartisan move, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY) and...
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Hemp News
USDA Publishes Final Rule for U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program
January 20, 2021By Steven Hoffman The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 15 announced the Final Rule...