BY DR. LLOYD COVENS Hundreds of national cannabis businesses will flock to Washington DC for the 9th annual NCIA Lobby Days. Tuesday, May 21, NCIA will host a breakfast and legislative briefing on H.R. 1595: The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. This legislation, which currently has 180 cosponsors in the House and was …
Unforeseens Aside, US Hemp Production to Double This Year BY DR. LLOYD COVENS According to several industry experts, a major expansion for US hemp farming has arrived for Spring planting season—but concerns remain among the AG community over final rules under the 2018 Farm Bill—as well as a myriad of crop outcome issues. For both returning …
Hemp Committee Final Meeting May 20, Program Starts June 1 BY MIKEL WEISSER It all comes down to one final meeting for AZ’s Ag Dept Industrial Hemp committee. This week Industrial Hemp Program Manager, Brian McGrew, announced the date of their final committee meeting on May 20th to complete regulations for the eagerly awaited program …
