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Hemp THC ‘prohibition’ looms as U.S. Senate closes 2018 Farm Bill ‘loophole’

In a rare win at the federal level for state-regulated legal cannabis, the Senate passed a de-facto ban…

News November 11
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The real Farm Bill bait and switch: Dangerous ‘dope, not rope’

The hemp-derived THC public health crisis created by the Farm Bill must be halted by Congress.

News November 7
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Big Alcohol asks Congress to ban hemp-derived THC – for now

One Big Alcohol lobby is asking Congress to ban hemp-derived THC, while another lobby representing wholesalers wants to…

News November 6
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The great Farm Bill bait and switch: the cartel trying to kill hemp-derived THC

Major cannabis companies and some new corporate allies are behind the hysteria threatening hemp-derived THC.

News October 31
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Kentucky hemp farmers urge McConnell to protect CBD market, warn of ‘catastrophic consequences’

A group of Kentucky hemp farmers are begging Sen. Mitch McConnell not to “criminalize” the sale of hemp-derived…

News September 23
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US senators push for hemp THC regulation amid fear of federal ban

Republicans are pushing a ban on hemp that would wreck a $28.4 billion industry, senators warned.

News September 18
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Texas governor expected to regulate hemp-derived THC with executive order

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to issue an executive order to regulate THC products and establish a minimum…

News September 10
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Connecticut hemp operators sue state over Farm Bill dispute

Hemp operators in Connecticut say a series of state laws that's put many of them out of business…

News August 29
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Marijuana MSO sues to stop hemp-derived THC in Pennsylvania

Subsidiaries of marijuana MSO Jushi Holdings sued hemp companies in Pennsylvania to halt unlicensed hemp-derived THC competition.

News August 28
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