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Governor Gavin Newsom‘s emergency ban on hemp-derived THC products officially took effect on September 16, halting the sale of various hemp items across California.  This sweeping measure threatens to eliminate up to 90-95% of available hemp products, leaving patients, farmers,...

In response to last week’s announcement of a bipartisan amendment to the Farm Bill seeking to ban intoxicating hemp products from the market, the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) sent a message to Congress — prohibition isn’t the answer. “Now is the time for...

The cannabis sector is excited for several major catalysts that could help provide momentum after setbacks. Alongside the SAFER Banking Act in the Senate that could help provide financing to cannabis sectors, the potential reclassification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 substance could create...

December 20, 2023 is the fifth anniversary of the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp in the United States. It is an important date for cannabusiness trademark owners that wish to maintain and enhance these critical assets and for those looking to establish new trademarks.  Customers...

Hemp is often an overlooked subsector of the cannabis space, but its usage in the United States and around the world is growing every day. In fact, World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) performer Daniel Bryan unveiled a brand new hemp version of the WWE Championship belt on Tuesday...

From companies going public on major exchanges, mergers and acquisitions and full legalization of weed in Canada, 2018 was a transformational year in cannabis. One major milestone for the industry was the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill. Although the bulk of the spending in the bill...

New Age Beverages Corp (NASDAQ: NBEV) shares were trading up again Wednesday on the back of the Senate vote on the 2018 Farm Bill. The news lifted other hemp and CBD companies higher, including Youngevity International Inc (NASDAQ: YGYI) and Pyxus International Inc (NYSE: PYX). New Age shares...

U.S. stocks finished the day almost unchanged as investors and traders were presented with a mixed bag of data today. A better than expected report on the service sector negated another report that showed that companies added fewer employees to their payrolls than anticipated in January. The...

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, author of the new farm bill and Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, tweeted this Tuesday: This is not your father's #FarmBill http://t.co/sjZMmEY8GI — Sen. Debbie Stabenow (@StabenowPress) February 4, 2014...