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ThursdaySep 19, 2024 10:00 am

NJ Governor Signs New Law Banning Hemp Intoxicants

Last week, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill that would ban the sale of hemp products in New Jersey without a marijuana license. The governor’s move was in response to numerous complaints about loopholes that don’t prevent underage individuals from purchasing these products. The bill will place hemp products under the watch of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, which oversees the state’s medicinal and recreational cannabis markets. Gov. Murphy stated that while the measure was flawed, he had concluded that the wiser move was to sign it so it would address the risk to health and safety then work with lawmakers…

TuesdaySep 17, 2024 10:00 am

Missouri Authorities Raid Shops Searching for Hemp Edibles Containing Intoxicants

Last week, health regulators in the state of Missouri visited Prime Fuel gas station in Sedalia, looking to see if the store had any intoxicating THC edibles in stock. In their report, the regulators revealed that the store had taken the products off the shelves, noting that they called the owner, who agreed to destroy the products voluntarily. Craig Katz, Missouri Hemp Trade Association’s spokesman, claims this isn’t how the owner described the incident. The owner explained to the regulators that the products were stored in the back, so he would return them to the wholesaler for a refund. This…

ThursdaySep 12, 2024 10:00 am

California Governor Announces Emergency Regulations Banning THC-Infused Hemp Products

Governor Gavin Newsom of California recently issued emergency regulations to protect children in the state from the adverse health effects of THC-infused hemp products. The state of California was the first in the country to allow the medical use of marijuana when voters approved the Compassionate Use Act. In 2016, voters in the state then passed a measure that legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Gov. Newsom announced that the state was taking action to close loopholes and increase enforcement to prevent children from gaining access to these dangerous hemp products. The state’s marijuana industry is strictly regulated to ensure…

TuesdaySep 10, 2024 10:00 am

VW Announces Project to Replace Leather Car Interior Materials with Hemp Alternatives

Earlier this week, Volkswagen announced that it would be working with Revoltech GmbH to produce a leather alternative for its vehicles. Revoltech manufactures leather from hemp, making its products 100% plant-based, as well as plastic free and sustainable. The German automobile manufacturer made this announcement just months after the cannabis legalization law took effect in Germany. The industrial hemp to be used will be sourced from farms in the region, with Volkswagen noting that the material will be made from hemp residues that cultivators have no use for. In the press release, Kai Grünitz, a board member at VW, revealed…

ThursdaySep 05, 2024 10:00 am

Missouri Hemp Trade Association Sues to Block Governor’s Ban of THC Drinks, Foods

Last month, Governor Mike Parson of Missouri signed an executive order that would remove all THC drinks and edibles derived from hemp from shelves and impose penalties on any establishment that continued to sell them. In his statement, Parson stated that the primary target of his order were companies that sold intoxicating hemp edibles mimicking candy. He explained that because hemp wasn’t a controlled substance, there were no federal or state laws prohibiting minors from purchasing these products or even preventing stores from selling the products to underaged individuals. Last week, the state’s Hemp Trade Association filed a suit in…

TuesdaySep 03, 2024 10:00 am

Proposed Georgia CBD Law Seeks to Cap Delta-9 THC

A new law introduced in Georgia will help rein in the state’s burgeoning legal hemp industry. The law, which goes into effect on Oct. 1, 2024, may change the way consumers consume CBD drinks and edibles such as gummies. While medical cannabis is heavily regulated in the state, legal variations of marijuana including delta-9 THC products have become very popular. The new law makes the legal age to consume marijuana 21, creates registration and testing requirements, and imposes a limit on the amount of delta-9 THC allowed in products. Under the new rules, the sale of hemp flower would be…

ThursdayAug 29, 2024 10:00 am

Medical Marijuana, Intoxicating Hemp Products Go Head to Head in Mississippi

In 2020, 69% of voters in the state of Mississippi passed a medical cannabis initiative, but the Supreme Court of the state nullified the measure. Two years later, the legislature approved the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, allowing the establishment of a high-quality, regulated industry. Less than a year later, more than 20,000 residents in the state were benefitting from the program. Medical cannabis production in the state is strictly regulated, with all growers having to apply for permits before they can commence their operations. Every plant is also tracked from the time it hits six inches in height through maturity…

TuesdayAug 27, 2024 10:00 am

Businesses Complain That Illicit Hemp Intoxicants Undercut Medical Cannabis

Earlier this week, the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee in South Dakota held a meeting during which the state’s director of Public Health Laboratory along with business owners discussed how illegal hemp intoxicants were affecting the state’s medical cannabis industry. In particular, these parties are concerned about the proliferation of synthetically modified products derived from hemp and are being sold as delta-8 and delta-10 THC. These compounds induce a high similar to cannabis. Similar to cannabis, these synthetic products are in form of pre-rolled joints, smokable flower, edibles and vape oil. Unlike cannabis, however, the companies that produce these products aren’t…

ThursdayAug 22, 2024 10:00 am

California Senate Scuttles Bill Seeking to Restrict Hemp Intoxicants

Products derived from hemp and synthetic cannabinoids have proliferated in markets across the country, with states such as South Dakota, Iowa and Louisiana moving to ban them. In California, however, players in the industry are championing for a different approach. Jonathan Miller, general counsel for the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, suggested a regulation path that involved stricter manufacturing and labeling practices. Miller added that there was also a need to keep these products away from children. This comes as the California Senate rejected a legislation this week that would impose strict regulations on intoxicating cannabinoids derived from hemp. This decision by…

TuesdayAug 20, 2024 2:15 pm

Hemp Industry Says Missouri Governor ‘Overreached’ When Banning Hemp Intoxicants

Earlier this month, Missouri governor Mike Parson signed an executive order outlawing intoxicating hemp products and imposing penalties for any establishment that sells food products or a state liquor license found selling these products. The order also prohibits companies such as Mighty Kind Co. from producing THC beverages derived from hemp in the state. Mighty Kind Co. manufactures different kinds of hemp seltzers. Prior to this order, hemp drinks were permitted for sale in the state outside of licensed marijuana dispensaries following the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill. The executive order signed by Governor Parson takes effect on Sept.…

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