With the state Supreme Court's recent ruling that the ballot reform measure can appear on the election ballot this year, there is serious concern that all that effort may have been in vain. The back-and-forth battle between supporters of legal adult-use cannabis and those opposed to establishing a recreational marijuana market in Florida continues to play out following a ruling by the state's Supreme Court earlier this month allowing a controversial ballot initiative, making legal adult-use cannabis a permanent part of the Florida Constitution, to appear on this coming November's ballo ..read more

The new guidelines, which go into effect for the 2025 cultivation season, will help current growers and encourage new investment in the industry. America is not the only country committed to the success and expansion of the hemp plant. European nations, like Ukraine, Germany, and Sweden, are currently using hemp to develop eco-friendly construction projects for residential and commercial projects. Similarly, the United Kingdom has also begun dedicating resources, new laws, and agricultural incentives to expand its commitment to hemp and its myriad downstream uses and applications. As first ..read more

As more and more states levy harsh restrictions and bans on the much-maligned intoxicating hemp derivative (IHD) market, Texas is taking a far different approach. In a world seemingly more divided on every issue imaginable, the small but vibrant world of hemp and its downstream derivative products is an outlier worth examining for its players’ resiliency and adaptability to adversity and change. A perfect case in point is the enigmatic and larger-than-life state of Texas. With hemp under fire for its intoxicating derivatives, like delta-8 THC, by a growing number of states, the conservativ ..read more

The new study reveals an alarming percentage of hemp flower products with THC levels far above the legal limit set forth by the 2018 Farm Bill. The crackdown on hemp-derived products containing illegal amounts of THC continues in states where there are no legal and regulated cannabis markets, medicinal or recreational. One particular area of focus for state health officials and law enforcement agencies centers on smokable hemp flower, most notably those containing the controversial and misunderstood THC-A cannabinoid. According to numerous media outlets, a new comprehensive analysis of smo ..read more

The project developers hope the pilot program can serve as a template for the future of eco-friendly, community-based living in Britain and beyond. While much of the recent news surrounding hemp has centered on issues related to the plant's medicinal and psychoactive attributes, there is an entire hemp-related industry focused on using the versatile plant as an environmentally beneficial and sustainable building material as well. From 'hempcrete' to bioplastics, industrial hemp could be the future of construction for a world in desperate need of materials that reduce or eliminate the massiv ..read more

With both state legislatures approving bills in the past few weeks, their respective Republican governors are expected to sign the tighter regulations into law. The civil war between cannabis and hemp continues to rage across the United States as stakeholders on both sides attempt to affect legislation at the state level aimed at restricting the sales of products containing hemp-derived cannabinoids, most notably CBD and intoxicating hemp derivatives (IHDs) like delta-8 THC. Following an eventful week in the world of hemp and cannabis that witnessed the Florida Supreme Court rule in favor ..read more

As demand for the popular alternative to alcohol continues to soar, many market insiders worry the next Farm Bill could crush the burgeoning industry’s growth.  One of the more fascinating outcomes produced by the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp and all of its downstream products and uses, is the emergence of the hemp-derived THC-infused beverage market.  With much of the attention by lawmakers and state health officials focused on the proliferation of products containing intoxicating hemp derivatives (IHDs), like delta-8 THC, there has been much less heat and alarm for one ..read more

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, the ex-Navy Seal and professional wrestler announced the new venture in a promotional video last week. Only a handful of Americans have made indelible marks on several institutions and occupations during their lifetimes. Ted Williams, the Hall of Fame outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, also served as a highly decorated fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War. Similarly, several former star athletes, like Jim Brown, achieved success on the playing field and at the box office as highly successful action stars following their playing days. However, there ..read more

The state's highest court ruled that the industry-funded ballot proposal met all the constitutional requirements for voters to decide the issue. The third time is indeed the charm—at least for voters in the state of Florida. It has been almost 18 months since the "Smart & Safe Florida" political committee launched its campaign to add a voter-driven ballot initiative to the 2024 ballot legalizing adult-use cannabis for individuals over 21. The "Adult Personal Use of Marijuana" proposal, if approved by voters, would add an amendment to the Florida State Constitution allowing people ..read more

Three years after the state legislature passed a measure legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana, consumers still have no legal way to purchase cannabis. The word "law" is a genuinely perplexing paradox in the long and, at times, frustrating history of the human species. While no one is arguing the need for a set of moral and ethical guidelines to protect people from their darker sides, the obsessive need to meticulously micro-manage every single aspect of people's daily lives borders on the absurd, particularly when it comes to items and issues like cannabis legalization. For ..read more