Hemp

Hemp has the potential to be a sustainable resource for textiles and building materials, but it still has to overcome the stigma and regulatory hurdles that challenge its widespread adoption.

Hemp businesses that proactively adopt cGMP certification and rigorous documentation today will be better prepared when federal oversight eventually becomes unavoidable.

Using Raman spectroscopy to measure potency in wet hemp and cannabis plant material would allow cultivators to analyze plants in the field without having to dry them. In experiments testing this methodology, Raman scans were able to correctly classify 93% of hemp samples as being above or below 0.35% total THC, and in cannabis, analysis of total THC had a relative error rate of 6%, which is below the 10% error rate allowed by many jurisdictions.

Here, we bring you our top four recent articles covering research on cannabinoids and sleep, why enrolled patients turn to illegal cannabis, using spent hemp biomass as livestock feed, and testing cannabinoids on breath after ingesting edibles.

The study tracks how THC and CBD levels in cow milk, plasma, and fat tissue change during hemp feed intake and withdrawal periods.

Industry stakeholders supported the removal of the language, which they said would have decimated the nation’s hemp industry.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering revoking medical cannabis cards in Florida, testing and sampling initiative in Missouri, our mid-year regulations roundup, depenalization ordinance stopped in Texas, and accuracy in THC labeling in flower versus concentrates.

Blue Sky Hemp Venture sold its hemp food division to Fresh Hemp Foods to focus on cannabis and contract manufacturing.

As we hit mid-way in 2025, let’s take a look back at some of the trending cannabis and hemp regulations that took place in the US.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering cannabis on state-tribal cannabis regulations in Montana, our podcast discussion on cannabis cultivation, our blog on compliance with federal regulations, public commentary on new standards, and hemp packaging enforcement in Florida.

“Operation Safe Summer” removed nearly 11,000 noncompliant hemp packages in first week of enforcement, citing violations of child-protection standards.

Industry organizations respond after Governor Greg Abbott vetoed SB 3, citing safety and legal concerns.

Proposed regulations from the Department of Health would make permanent the emergency rules banning THC in hemp-derived food, beverage, and dietary products while restricting sales to adults 21 and older.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering safety regulations in North Carolina, licenses in Minnesota, the FDA’s FY2026 Agriculture appropriations bill, cannabis taxes in California, and antifungal properties of CBD and CBDV.

Several cease and desist letters were sent to companies in regard to hemp products containing THCA that potentially violate the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.

The WSWA recently announced support removing a section of the FY2026 Agriculture–FDA appropriations bill, which includes the ability to place a federal ban on naturally-derived cannabinoids.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering hemp restrictions in Alabama and Texas, data on medical cannabis patients and sleep apnea, FDA making psychedelics a top priority, and research on cannabis use and sperm quality.

Industry stakeholders responded to the bill, which would prohibit the sale and possession of hemp-derived THC, among other restrictions.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recently signed into law HB 445, a hemp restriction bill that has received opposition from the hemp industry.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering cannabis legalization bills in Pennsylvania and Virginia, hemp regulation compliance in California, the first map of tribal cannabis and hemp programs, and a study on cannabis consumption and a sedentary lifestyle.

The emergency regulations, effective in September 2024, prohibit hemp products in California to contain any THC.

Here, we bring you our top five recent articles covering our newest publication and supplement, the latest Stuck on Compliance blog, data from the National Hemp Report, and cannabis convictions in Maryland.

The report compiled national data on hemp acreage, yield, production, and price comparing 2023 and 2024 reports.

Glass House Brands and University of California, Berkeley launched a joint hemp research initiative on cultivation, supply chain sustainability, regulation, and more.

Jonathan Miller of the US Hemp Roundtable will testify at the hearing “Restoring Trust in FDA: Rooting Out Illicit Products,” advocating for safe and fair regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoids.

Here, we bring you our top five recent news articles covering a Teamsters contract in Maryland, the US Hemp Roundtable and BlueCheck, the launch of Edibles.com, the latest CReDO webinar, and a Texas hemp market report.

A recent Texas hemp market economic report highlighted rising wages and job growth as well as how proposed regulations could harm the industry.

US Hemp Roundtable announces new partnership with BlueCheck to help support online hemp sales.

The new hemp e-commerce marketplace offers many branded products and educational resources.

The six-year study will analyze how biochar treatments and hemp rotations improve crop yields.