Hemp Newsletter – March 15, 2023 by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 Finalists Announced for 2nd Annual NoCo Hemp Pitch Competition As hemp industry leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers and advocates prepare to convene at the 9th annual NoCo Hemp Expo, the world’s most comprehensi...
Cannabis Mississippi Farmers Pivot From Hemp to Pot by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 With medical cannabis now officially live in Mississippi, a local newspaper is spotlighting a family that brought the newly legal crop to their county––and their farm. The Daily Leader of Brookhaven, Mississippi has the s...
Cannabis Washington Social Equity Application Nears Deadline by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 The state of Washington is set to dole out more than 40 new cannabis retail licenses this month to so-called social equity applicants––but the deadline is fast approaching. With the application period kicking off on March...
Cannabis Malaysian Politicians Say Weed-Infused Product Addressed to Them Isn’t Theirs by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 Two Malaysian politicians—Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Minister of Economy Rafizi Ramli—laughed off the discovery of a parcel addressed to them that was found to contain a THC-infused toothpaste product, saying ...
Cannabis Medical Cannabis Bill Passes in Kentucky Senate Committee by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 On March 14, Senate Bill 47 was reviewed in the Senate Licensing & Occupations Committee voted 8-3, which will now move forward to the Senate floor. One of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Stephen West, spoke at the meeting. “...
Cannabis Legal Weed Sales Projected To Grow 14% in 2023 by Sophia Vida March 15, 2023 Sales of legal cannabis in the United States are projected to grow by 14% in 2023, according to a recent report from Colorado-based cannabis industry market analysis firm BDSA. In an updated five-year global legal cannabis market ...
Hemp Finalists Announced for 2nd Annual NoCo Hemp Pitch Competition by Sophia Vida March 14, 2023 As hemp industry leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, policymakers and advocates prepare to convene at the 9th annual NoCo Hemp Expo, the world’s most comprehensive hemp business conference and trade show, on March 29-31, 2023, a...
Hemp NoCo9 Speaker Spotlight Series: Jane Kolodinsky of the University of Vermont by Sophia Vida March 14, 2023 Jane Kolodinsky, professor and chair in the Community Development and Applied Economics Department & director of the Center for Rural Studies at the University of Vermont, talked to Let’s Talk Hemp from Burlington, Vermont. ...
Cannabis Connecticut Cannabis Sales Top $18 Million in February by Sophia Vida March 14, 2023 Licensed cannabis sales topped $18 million in Connecticut during February, the first full month of regulated recreational marijuana sales in the state. Sales of adult-use cannabis began on January 10, only seven months after lawma...
Cannabis Texas Committee Unanimously Votes to Pass Decriminalization Bill by Sophia Vida March 14, 2023 Last week, the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee voted 9-0 to pass a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of cannabis. This was the first hearing for House Bill 218, which is sponsored by Rep. Joseph Moody (who i...