Regulations and Regulatory Issues

New York OCM acting Executive Director, Felicia A.B. Reid, has been requested to resign from her position by Governor Kathy Hochul.

Our top cannabis news topics this week: Texas medical cannabis, first Native American-owned East Coast cannabis brand, pivoting with hemp manufacturing, low-dose CBD and stress, and alcohol-induced liver disease.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has announced a list of nine businesses that will move forward in Phase I of the Texas Compassionate Use Program.

The hemp industry now faces significant changes with new federal regulations. Here's how operators must adapt, strengthen compliance, and pivot product lines to thrive.

Our top cannabis news topics this week: celebrating Green Wednesday, Ohio’s Senate Bill 56 updates, a message from the US Hemp Roundtable, Healer’s November webinar, and research on terpenes and the ECS.

With the new hemp provisions in the government reopening bill, the industry is working towards action to help address the effects of the hemp ban.

Ohio’s Senate Bill 56 has been approved by members of the legislative conference committee, where the group has made revisions to the bill.

Darrin Smith, the US Attorney for the District of Wyoming, has announced that new guidance from the Department of Justice, has instructed for the prosecution of minor cannabis violations on federal land.

Our top cannabis news topics this week: impacts on the hemp industry from the end of the government shutdown, regulation and business updates from Minnesota, and a Gallup poll on cannabis legalization.

The Senate’s reopening the government bill has passed but it includes a section that redefines hemp and can ban hemp products with a greater amount of 0.4 mg total THC.

MoreBetter Ltd, study organizers urge legislators to view the data in their before voting on a Senate hemp bill that could cause harm to the industry by redefining hemp THC amounts.

The US Hemp Roundtable urges action after Senate legislation threatens to redefine hemp limits—potentially eliminating 95% of businesses and 300,000 jobs nationwide.

White Earth Nation recently announced revisions to the tribe’s resolution and opened commentary to the public.

Our top cannabis news topics this week: new training programs, lawsuits, state enforcement, and clinical research findings.

The first inaugural cohort for Minnesota’s cannabis business accelerator have been selected by North Star Cannabis Consulting.

The 39 attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting a redefinition of hemp to exclude intoxicating hemp-derived THC products.

Recently, the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority established a training program for practitioners through a partnership with TheAnswerPage.com.

Learn cannabis packaging compliance tips and label requirements to avoid costly regulatory pitfalls and enhance brand visibility.

The New York OCM recently issued a Notice of Pleading to Omnium Canna.

Our top five cannabis and hemp news this week: Ohio cannabis regulation updates, New York recalls and grants, indoor cultivation insights, and High Tide expansions.

Ohio SB 56 faces conference committee after Senate rejects House's changes made to hemp rules.

A Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge has extended their restraining order against Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s intoxicating hemp sales ban executive order.

Recently, Ohio House lawmakers disclosed that they are in favor of a substitute version of Senate Bill 56 that has made significant changes to current legislation.

Our top five cannabis and hemp news this week: the New York OCM; SCOTUS, cannabis, and Second Amendment rights; research on THC and driving performance; and pupil measurement after cannabis inhalation.

This article explores New York’s cannabis updates throughout the month of October which include $5M in grants, a major statewide recall for licensing fraud, and CCB asserts state law over local rules.