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Newsletter – December 13, 2023
The Law Come To Get You If You Don’t Walk Right—Hemp Law, Policy And The Courts (Part 4/5)
By Robert Hoban, Contributor, Forbes
Remember that movie, Don’t Look Up? The movie was a mixed bag in terms of critical review, but it was intended to depict what happens if we wait too long to interrogate our culture and ourselves, lose sight of truth, and fail to take action. In many ways, I feel like the cannabis industry is refusing to “look up.” What I mean is that there appears to be a disconnect between what the law says, and what people believe about the present iteration of the cannabis industry. Again, to level-set here, the cannabis industry has two distinct sectors – the marijuana sector, and the hemp sector. Got it? You with me?
We live in the land of confusion – intentional or otherwise. The misinformation is deep. The desire to understand what the law allows for is lacking, but “you ain’t gonna learn what you don’t wanna know.” The desire to malign and dismiss the hemp sector is great because it does not fit what many activists believed would happen next, i.e., federal marijuana legalization or the (CSA) de-scheduling of marijuana.
On this week’s Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast, Eric Hurlock talks with Morris Beegle, founder of the NoCo Hemp Expo, the largest industrial hemp convention in North America.
The tenth annual expo will be held April 11-13 in Estes Park, Colorado.
“It’s really a beautiful mountain resort location where we can get 2,000-3,000 people up there and basically take over the town,” Beegle said.
He expects it to be a good meet-up, full of constructive conversations on how to shape the industry, develop supply chains, influence regulation and do business.
Hemp News Spotlight
PUMA’s experimental RE:SUEDEs use circular hemp fibres
Sustainability Magazine
Industrial hemp will be used to build affordable housing for farmworkers in Huron
Yahoo News
This Ain’t No Loophole—Hemp Economics And The Market (Part 3/5)
Forbes
New York Governor Vetoes Bills To Allow Hemp Seed In Animal Feed, Calling On State To Collect ‘More Information’ On Safety
Marijuana Moment
Woman-Owned Australian X-Hemp Raises $1M via Crowdfunding
HempBuild Mag
Biotech firm utilizes hemp to boost sustainability
ARAB NEWS
Farm Bill Extension Offers Mixed Blessings for US Hemp
Green Market Report
Exploring the Benefits and Uses of Hemp: A Versatile and Sustainable Plant
The JoeHovasMF
Can You Be Regenerative and Not Be Organic? ‘That Would Be Impossible’
AgNet West
Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa): An ancient remedy for ailing Sri Lankan economy
The Daily FT
To expand hemp construction, combine latest materials and quick-build systems
HempToday
Waukegan mayor wants to ban licensed tobacco retailers from selling hemp, THC, and Kratom
Lake County Gazette
EVENTS
ICBC Barcelona
March 14, 2024, Barcelona, Spain
Spannabis 2024
March 15-17, 2024, Barcelona, Spain
10th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo & 1st Innovate Earth Symposium
April 11-13, 2024, The Estes Park Events Complex & Convention Center, Estes Park, CO
Experience Hemp Prague and the 21st Annual EIHA Conference
June 5-7, 2024, Prague, Czech Republic – Save The Date / Apply to Speak!
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