Tag: Drug Enforcement Administration
What’s in Your Weed?
Plants that yield beneficial compounds and raw materials—useful crops like corn or tobacco—go from being greenery to commodities to products for consumer markets. But...
Price for Hemp Plunges; Experts Blame Oversupply
They say it grows like a weed, and according to the chief executive officer of Denver-based Physical Commodities Exchange (PanXchange), the over-the-counter exchange that...
Consumer Brands Association to Advocate for Consumer Safety of CBD Products
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Consumer Brands Association (CBA), an advocacy group dedicated to consumer protection, has created an advisory board to...
Congress Considers Cannabis Reform, Research Restrictions, and More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Health subcommittee for the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Wednesday held a three-plus hours-long hearing on the...
Congress to Consider Multiple Cannabis Reform Bills in Subcommittee Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 2020 could be shaping up to be a major turning point for federal cannabis law.Multiple cannabis reform bills will be debated...
USDA Extends Deadline for Hemp Program Comments; States Seek Policy Change
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the comment period for its interim final rules regarding the U.S. Domestic...
Dispatch: International Association of Cannabinoid Medicines Conference
BERLIN – Accepting the International Association of Cannabinoid Medicines’ (IACM) award for major contributions to cannabinoid basic research at a gala dinner during the...
Bernie Sanders’ Plan Would Legalize Cannabis in First 100 Days of Presidency
Federal cannabis legalization could become a reality after the 2020 presidential election, especially if Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) takes the White House.
The longtime cannabis...
NCIA Letter to Congress Calls for Federal Action in Vaping Epidemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) today delivered a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging Congress to take federal...
DEA Again Announces Intention to Process Cannabis Research Applications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Although cannabis consumption has been rapidly increasing in recent years, formal research into the benefits and risks of the plant are lagging...
