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[Webinar] EHS in the Cannabis Industry: What Happens When the E stands for Enforcement?
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Cannabis Counsel Cast: What Cannabis Companies Need to Know About California’s Prop. 65 (Even if They Aren’t in California)
More CBD Certainty: Clearing Confusion over Hemp in New York State
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Earlier this week, the Florida legislature passed a bill (SB 1698) that will limit the amount of THC in hemp-derived products and threatens to upend the novel cannabinoid industry in the state. For the past few years,...more
Loyal Budding Trends readers and hemp operators at large know that the 2018 Farm Bill was a watershed moment for the hemp industry. It brought centuries-old hemp products back from near-extinction and lit the fuse for an...more
Congressional Activity—New Hearing and Bipartisan Bill on Hemp - On July 20, the Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act was reintroduced in Congress with bipartisan support from co-sponsors Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Rand...more
On April 28th join INCBA's foremost thought leaders and impactful cannabis industry professionals for our INCBA Hemp Symposium. Featuring legal experts and regulators with an overview of what to expect from regulations to...more
Ward and Smith's Hemp and Cannabis Law attorneys recently attended the fifth annual Industrial Hemp Summit. After another year of adjustments and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and other global factors, it was refreshing to...more
Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: Hemp - USDA will survey hemp producers - The USDA is expected to conduct its first hemp acreage and production survey. Sent to those...more
Welcome to our weekly roundup of CBD and hemp-related legal and regulatory news: CBD - Radicle Science study will evaluate effectiveness of various CBD products - Radicle Science, a healthtech B-corp that validates...more
In our previous post, we highlighted that the United Stated Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) published its final rule (the “Final Rule”) regulating the production of industrial hemp under the Agriculture Improvement Act of...more
On June 29, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released guidance (the “Guidance”) on the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) obligations and considerations surrounding hemp-related...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, issued new guidelines on June 29, 2020, for providing banking services to the hemp industry. Hemp that meets the low-THC...more
FDIC and OCC Propose CRA Modernization Rule with Opt-Out for Small Banks The FDIC and the OCC have jointly proposed amendments to modernize the agencies’ Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) regulations, which are intended...more
December 19th, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its approval of 10 new pesticides for use on hemp products. EPA’s approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide provides greater...more