Author: Susan Burns In May, Representative Mary Miller of Illinois introduced an amendment to the 2024 Farm Bill (co-sponsored by California’s Representative Doug LaMalfa). In one fell swoop, the nascent hemp industry was thrown on the chopping block: hung, drawn, and...
Author: Alex Timbas Assisted by Robert Hoban Intro Regulation of medical cannabis in the United States has always been a racial, moral, and political crusade, rather than a concerted effort to encourage and protect public health and safety, rooted in scientific...
Author: Peter Homberg On 8 July 2024, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft – „BMEL”) published a draft law on the liberalization of the cultivation and handling of industrial hemp (German...
Author: Brian Marvel, President, Peace Officers Research Association of California About the Peace Officers Research Association of California The Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) was incorporated in 1953 as a professional federation of...
The USDA’s 2024 Hemp Production Report shows that overall across sectors, while hemp production continues to outpace sales, the value of many hemp crops is trending upwards. Data Sources and Withheld Information: The report was compiled from data collected from...
July 2, 2024 Kight On Cannabis Last year, the Tennessee legislature passed a law that contained many new requirements for the hemp industry. As of July 1, 2024, that law is effective and Tennessee’s Department of Agriculture (the “department”) established...