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Newsletter – December 8, 2021
Seeds of the Future
By Natalie Kra
Like many in the industry, Matt Haddad’s cannabis journey started at home. His early days were spent growing and selling cannabis in forest preserves in & around Chicagoland. When Colorado legalized recreational THC consumption at the turn of 2014, Matt’s journey took him Westword. With him, he brought the brand and brains behind the prominent seed company – The Cali Connection. At the time, The Cali Connection was a pioneer in creating feminized seeds and creating new genetics for the medical THC market.
New US House Bill Proposes Guidelines for CBD in Food and Beverages
By Jean Lotus
A bipartisan group from the US House of Representatives introduced a bill last week that would provide a regulatory framework for hemp-based CBD in food and beverages.
The proposed CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act of 2021 would amend the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include CBD (cannabidiol) and provide recommendations on maximum daily usage and provide packaging and serving guidelines.
Shine on You: Let’s Talk Hemp Q&A Profile with
Jason Amatucci
By Morris Beegle
Welcome to my Let’s Talk Hemp weekly industry profile – Shine on You – where I get to feature folks involved in the industry and who are doing important and interesting work from various corners and crevices of the hemp space. This week I have Jason Amatucci, President of the Virginia Hemp Coalition. Jason came to NoCo2 (2nd Annual NoCo Hemp Expo) in Loveland, CO when we moved over to the Ranch Events Complex in 2015. Since that time, I’ve had the pleasure of connecting with Jason around the country and most notably in Cologne, Germany, for the EIHA Conference in 2018 and Queen with Adam Lambert, Live At Lanzess Arena.
Let’s get to know Jason a bit better and why he loves hemp!
Hemp News Spotlight
SAFE Banking Act Suffers Major Setback; Removed from Omnibus Spending Bill in Congress
By Marijuana Moment
International Finance and Investment Continue to Take Root Across the Legal Cannabis Industry Worldwide
By New Frontier Data
Global Market for Skincare and Beauty Products with CBD Projected to Reach $2.2 Billion by 2025
By YR Media
USDA Improves, Strengthens Crop Insurance for Hemp Producers
By The Fence Post
DEA Files Briefs to Stay Involved in Regulating Hemp
By Hemp Industry Daily
New Los Angeles Restaurant Brings Hemp to the Culinary Forefront
By LA Eater
“There was nowhere to air it” – Why a CBD brand leverages Digital Video as Part of Its Ad Strategy
By Digiday
Hemp Advocate Winona LaDuke Launches Organic Winona’s Hemp Pasta to Support Indigenous Economies
By Winona’s Hemp & Heritage Farm
Kentucky Lawmaker Proposes Decriminalizing Cannabis Possession and Use
By WFPL News
DEA Backs White House Plan To Streamline Research On Marijuana, Psychedelics And Other Schedule I Drugs
By Marijuana Moment
‘Pioneers’: Idaho’s New Hemp Industry Draws First Applicants
By Idaho Post Register
United States Hemp Building Foundation Brings the Future of Construction to Alabama
By United States Hemp Building Foundation
Manitoba Harvest Introduces Hemp Hearts Health Hack to Thrive During the Holidays
By Yahoo Finance
EVENTS
Hemp Open Space Interactive Virtual Event for Hemp Entrepreneurs, Dec. 8, 2021
How to Meet U.S. Hemp Authority® Certification Requirements, Lansing, MI, Jan. 20, 2022
Midwest iHemp Expo, Lansing, MI, Jan. 21-22, 2022
NoCo Hemp Expo, Mar. 23-25, 2022, Denver, CO
Southern Hemp Expo, Aug. 18-20, 2022 – Save the Date!
Add your event to Hemp Events, a free listing service for legitimate hemp industry events. Visit www.HempEvents.org.
Hold The Date for August 18-20, 2022. SHE returns to Nashville!
TAKE ACTION
Support Friends of Hemp During the Good Giving Challenge this Year
Friends of Hemp is growing the U.S. hemp economy through education and opportunity. We focus on normalizing hemp which directly benefits economic development in your communities. We are advancing the value of hemp by engaging our communities. We believe that everyone should be a friend of hemp! Donate during the GOOD GIVING CHALLENGE and have your dollars matched!
Trace Wants to Make the First Hemp and Regenerative Cotton Tampon and We Need Your Help!
The world is ready for hemp fiber products, and we all know it! But the CEOs, the manufacturers, the research and development teams, and the “big dogs” at the heads of companies need to see numbers supporting this if they are going to invest in innovative hemp products. Please help the advancement of hemp fiber within the hygiene and period care industry by filling out this survey, offered by Trace Femcare, Inc., making the first hemp and regenerative Climate Beneficial (TM) cotton tampon. Your voice matters! Let’s heal the earth and our bodies! Love– the team at Trace.
Save Ti & His 329 Rights
If you or a loved one are a medical cannabis patient, this affects you. Ti is an autistic 15 year old who was abruptly removed from his mother/medical caregiver on June 3, 2021 by Child Welfare Services in Hawaii. This GoFundMe has been set up to pay for his legal fees needed to promptly dismiss the CWS case and enforce their civil and medical rights to have access to his medical professionals to participate in providing for his medical needs. Any donation no matter how big or small means we are that much closer to getting Ti back.
Support H.R. 841, The Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act
In September 2020, U.S. Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced the Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act – a bill which would provide a clear legal pathway for the sale of hemp extracts like CBD, while ensuring that products must comply with the rigorous regulatory framework existing for dietary supplements. The bill garnered broad bi-partisan support. On Feb. 7, 2021, Reps. Schrader and Griffith and 17 of their colleagues reintroduced the bill as H.R. 841. Support passage of the bill here.
Urge Your Members of Congress to Support Our Troops’ Access to CBD
On July 20, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to allow service members to use products containing hemp, including CBD. Unfortunately, the amendment was not included in the Senate’s version of the NDAA, which passed on July 23, and was not included in the final bill. However, as a new Congress meets this year, they are hoping for another hearing. Learn more.
Sign the 1% Hemp Petition
The 2018 Farm Bill authorized hemp production but used an outdated definition of hemp that does not work for farmers or the hemp industry. The current definition limiting hemp to 0.3% THC has proven unworkable, forcing many farmers to destroy their crops. Congress must change the definition of hemp to allow up to 1% THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) so that farmers can grow hemp without fearing that they will later have to destroy them. Add your name to the Vote Hemp petition urging Congress to redefine hemp as up to 1% THC.
Subscribe to the Let’s Talk Hemp YouTube Channel
#LetsTalkHemp is the ultimate platform that focuses on “Changing the Cannabis Conversation”. We provide news, education, and information about Hemp and Cannabis to our viewers so that they can learn more about the industry and get tips and tricks on the latest technologies. Subscribe to our channel and learn about everything from legal updates, farming, production, and new products entering the Hemp & Cannabis space.
Have You Joined Leafwire Yet?
If you’re not a member of Leafwire yet, you should definitely check out the largest business network in the cannabis industry, with more than 40,000 members. Members include growers, budtenders, accountants, lawyers, CBD companies, equipment manufacturers, investors and more. Leafwire is for anyone who works in the cannabis industry, and also features a job board with 1,100 open cannabis and hemp jobs. Leafwire is designed to be a LinkedIn-style business network where the cannabis Industry can share news, promote events, find new jobs, find investors and simply network with their peers. Leafwire is 100% dedicated to the Cannabis and Hemp industries and the perfect place to post and share information about your company, new product launches or other related news. We’ll see you on Leafwire!
About Let’s Talk Hemp
Let’s Talk Hemp is a publication of Colorado Hemp Company (a division of We Are For Better Alternatives) focused specifically on the subject of industrial hemp and cannabis. We present features and curate news from across the globe to share the benefits of cannabis on health, energy, manufacturing and planet (H.E.M.P.). Colorado Hemp Company also is the Producer of NoCo Hemp Expo and Southern Hemp Expo, the nation’s leading hemp conferences and expositions.
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