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The Week in Weed: September 2024 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see California dealing with intoxicating hemp products. The Eastern Band of Cherokee opens their...more

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Turning Over a New Leaf: Ho-Chunk Nation Decriminalizes Cannabis

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A whopping 7 in 10 Americans favor the legalization of cannabis, according to Gallup, as more states are slated to legalize adult use cannabis, or at least decriminalize it, this year. Indigenous nations, such as Wisconsin’s...more

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The Week in Weed: August 2024 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news comes from Ohio, where retail sales began on Tuesday. The Eastern Bank of Cherokee are...more

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The Week in Weed: June 2024 #4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, North Carolina considers a medical marijuana bill. Pennsylvania makes noises about legalizing adult-use....more

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Cannabis and Hemp Developments in North Carolina

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Public support for medical cannabis in North Carolina is quite strong. In fact, according to a Meredith College poll conducted in February 2023, 73% of North Carolina voters, including 64% of Republicans, support a law...more

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The Week in Weed: September 2023 #2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have an update on South Dakota’s ballot initiative. We note the introduction of the Stop Pot Act on the...more

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Tribal Regulation of Marijuana is a Public Health Imperative

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With the legalization of recreational marijuana sweeping across the states one-by-one—and the possibility of federal legalization—Tribes are in a unique position to capitalize on this emerging market. When Tribal governments...more

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New York’s Cannabis Law Legalizes Adult Recreational Use but Permits Local Governments to Ban Retail Sales and On-Site Consumption

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After several stalled attempts, New York State became the 16th state to legalize recreational cannabis (marijuana) use.  This occurred on March 31, 2021, when Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the “Marijuana Regulation and...more

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The Week in Weed: March 2020 #2

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FEDERAL NEWS - The big news this week was the FDA’s report to Congress on CBD.  The report did not set out a timeline for usage guidelines, citing the need for more data.  Commissioner Stephen Hahn did indicate he thought...more

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The Week in Weed: February 2020 #4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Let’s start in Kentucky where medical marijuana legalization passed the state House unanimously. ...more

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The USDA’s eagerly anticipated rule on the production of hemp is here, and it needs greater clarity and would benefit from more...

On October 31, 2019, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a long-anticipated interim final rule on the production of hemp - defined as cannabis plant with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of not...more

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USDA Issues Long-Awaited Interim Hemp Rule to Implement Farm Bill - Cannabis Industry News Alert

After 10 months of anticipation from the American hemp industry, on October 31, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its interim final rule (Rule) establishing the regulatory framework for hemp...more

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USDA Publishes Long-Awaited Interim Regulations Governing the Production of Legalized Hemp

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October 31, 2019, the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its interim final rule setting forth the proposed rules and regulations regarding the production of hemp under the provisions of the Agricultural...more

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USDA Issues Interim Rules Regarding Hemp Production (Finally)

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Since late February 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been promising to publish guidelines regarding hemp production. Aside from the obvious importance of these guidelines to hemp farmers, the guidelines are...more

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Key Takeaways from USDA’s Interim Hemp Production Rule

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On October 31, 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published an Interim Final Rule (84 FR 58522) establishing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program and outlining a regulatory framework for monitoring hemp...more

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USDA Issues Interim Final Rule to Establish Domestic Hemp Production Program and Approve State and Tribal Oversight Plans

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Effective upon Publication, USDA’s Interim Final Rule Sets Forth One Important Part of the Regime for Marketing Hemp Products in the United States - This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim...more

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BREAKING NEWS: USDA Releases Interim Final Hemp Rule

On October 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its long-awaited interim final rule governing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. USDA has been developing these interim regulations since hemp...more

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