Hemp

Interstate commerce is a crucial aspect of the modern economy, allowing goods and services to move across state lines, fostering economic growth, and enabling businesses to reach wider markets. In the context of the hemp and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cannabis industries, interstate commerce presents unique challenges and opportunities, shaped by a complex web of federal and state regulations. This blog explores how the hemp industry handles interstate commerce from a compliance perspective and speculates on what the landscape might look like if THC cannabis becomes federally legal and interstate commerce is permitted.

The latest webinar in this series explored challenges and solutions in the current and future landscape of cannabis policies and regulation.

Read three factoids about hemp and its seeds on nutrition, history, and certification.

As reported by our sister publication, Nutritional Outlook, Fresh Hemp Foods, which is owned by Tilray Brands Inc, recently announced its acquisition of US company The Humble Seed.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) now regulates certain hemp manufacturers. Here’s how to prepare for compliance inspections, which may become a trend to more states beyond Colorado.

The discussion surrounding intoxicating the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived cannabinoids continues with more proposals and challenges.

This article will cover what the differences are between hemp and cannabis, the products that are on the market today, and why it is important to know where your product is coming from.

The first part of this column examines the fractured nature of state-based regulations and compares it with the federal limits for pharmaceutical products and dietary supplements.

This latest episode of the monthly webinar series untangled the various aspects currently facing the US hemp industry.

A recently added amendment to the 2024 Farm Bill would significantly impact intoxicating hemp-derived products.

This hour-long webinar covered consumer safety, interstate commerce, and the need for global standards, highlighting collaboration and evidence-based approaches for future regulatory frameworks.

The plant-based material hempcrete is slowly being used in more construction projects in the US, highlighting its versatility.

Several efforts have been made to limit the prevalence of intoxicating hemp products.

In a big new move for Colorado, towards the end of 2023, the state approved a new set of hemp regulations that includes tighter restrictions over hemp derived cannabinoids, which were met with both pushback and acceptance from the industry.

The Global Hemp Innovation Center will partner with Tribal nations to research and promote opportunities in hemp manufacturing.

A bill to ban unregulated tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products was approved by a House committee.

The goal of the testing is to reduce waste from currently used materials.

Japan is amending a piece of hemp legislation which will help expand rules regarding hemp but would restrict cannabis regulation.

Our sister publication, DVM 360, recently covered a patent issued to ElleVet Sciences for their CBD + CBDA hemp extract forumulation.

The USDA has declared that it is safe to grow and breed hemp in the US.

What is ethalfluralin and what does this herbicide have to do with growing hemp?

Verde Leaf president and CEO handed prison sentence due to fraudulent business activity with hemp farmers in three states.

Hemp leaves, when separated from the flower, are now considered traditional foods by the European Union.

A novel liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method with a dual electrospray ionization (ESI) and atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source was developed for analyzing 102 pesticides and five mycotoxins that are regulated by the state of Colorado in hemp.

How much does hemp live up to its advertised potential as a versatile, sustainable crop and what is blocking its path to realizing its full abilities?

Hear a Noid Factoid from our latest podcast guest!

This article addresses the US Department of Agriculture’s hemp testing rules and what laboratories should know regarding hemp testing. The author provides a short tutorial for laboratories and includes a section how laboratory information management systems (LIMS) can help.

In December, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an extension of the deadline for all hemp to be tested for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-certified facilities only, citing a lack of approved laboratories.

Experts within the global cannabis and hemp industries discuss the importance of testing and regulations and sustainable measures that can reduce the sector’s environmental impact.

Dr. Heather Darby, an Agronomist with the University of Vermont, served as the program chair for the Hemp Track at Cannabis Science Conference East and gave the first talk to kick off the session on day 2.