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Newsletter – May 22, 2024
Hemp and Marijuana go to War
By Natalie Fertig, Politico
A farm bill battle is pitting hemp against its closest cousin: marijuana.
The fight centers on intoxicating hemp products, which have developed into a multi-billion-dollar industry subject to few rules and regulations.
Some marijuana companies and trade groups are pushing Congress to close a loophole that allows the production and sale of intoxicating substances derived from legal hemp. The hemp industry has a very different ask for lawmakers: leave the federal definition of hemp unchanged.
“This will probably be one of the more interesting debates and discussions in the farm bill,” House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson (R-Penn.) told POLITICO earlier this month.
Measuring trade in hemp products: Why it matters and what needs to change
By UN Trade and Development
Over the course of one year, researchers in Italy’s Sicilian region aim to revolutionize the ways in which industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) can provide a sustainable solution to materials commonly used across global industries.
Although botanically related to another cannabis sativa species known as marijuana, hemp holds less than 0.3% of the psychoactive component tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). In comparison, the entirety of the hemp plant provides a variety of uses conducive to everyday life around the world.
Hemp News Spotlight
GOP House Leaders Propose Reducing Regulatory Barriers For Some Hemp Growers In Draft Farm Bill
Marijuana Moment
Farm Bill updates – National Hemp Association
National Hemp Association
Navigating Compliance: LegitScript’s Insights from NOCO
LegitScript
Total Wine & More Takes Another Step Into Hemp-Derived THC-Infused Beverage Market
Cannabis Business Times
Louisiana on track to dismantle consumable hemp industry after accidentally legalizing it
Louisiana Illuminator
Hemp edibles, drinks see potency, age regulations under new Iowa law
Des Moines Register
Suzuki: High hopes for hemp?
Fitzhugh News
Consortium studies hemp for economic boost
Standard Speaker
Texas leaders zero in on exploding hemp market
Texas Tribune
Planted at dawn: Biotech Applied Research waits for first batch of industrial hemp
Highlands News
Flow Gardens and Capulator Announce Exciting Collaboration on Cannabis and Hemp Clones
Flow Gardens
Early Bird Tickets On Sale Now – Prices Increase April 5th
EVENTS
Industrial Hemp Product Development in a Fractured Domestic Supply Chain
May 22, 2024, Syracuse University Webinar – Register Now
Experience Hemp Prague and the 21st Annual EIHA Conference
June 5-7, 2024, Prague, Czech Republic
The 1st Tokyo International Hemp Conference
September 24-26, 2024, Tokyo, Japan
Andean Hemp and Cannabis Trade Forum
October 17-18, 2024, Lima, Peru
Asia International Hemp Expo and Forum 2024
November 27-30, 2024, Bangkok, Thailand
11th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo – We go to ELEVEN
April 10-12, 2025, Estes Park, Colorado
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