Tag: 2018 Farm Bill
How the CBD Industry Can Earn Trust While Awaiting FDA Regulation
Over the past several years, CBD has surpassed every emerging health trend to become the hottest thing since sliced bread. According to a recent...
FDA Seeking Additional $5 Million for CBD Regulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting an additional $5 million to regulate CBD. The funding request is a part...
Price for Hemp Plunges; Experts Blame Oversupply
DENVER, Colo. – They say it grows like a weed, and according to the chief executive officer of Denver-based Physical Commodities Exchange (PanXchange), the...
USDA Approves First Hemp Production Plans for States and Native Tribes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the first set of regulatory plans for domestic hemp production under the...
USDA Decides Hemp Farmers Eligible for Crop Insurance Under Pilot Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) may be giving hemp farmers the gift of great news just before Christmas.
The USDA...
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...
FDA Expresses Concern about the Safety of CBD Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seemed to launch an all-out blitz against CBD’s growing popularity this week. In an update provided by the agency,...
Hemp Farmers Struggle to Cultivate Profits as Banks Still Balk at Industry
Hemp has the potential to grow big profits for farmers, but regulatory ambiguity and skittish banks seem to be creating major obstacles.
As the United...
USDA, Vicente Sederberg Release Videos Explaining New Hemp Regulations
In a follow up to interim guidance formally issued last week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday released a recorded webinar...
Senator Mitch McConnell Urges FDA to Issue Temporary CBD Regulations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is seeking temporary rules from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to...
