Trends & Articles Colorado is Auctioning Marijuana Themed License Plates for This Worthy Cause by Sophia Vida April 02, 2021 In an effort to raise money for people who have disabilities, Colorado is auctioning off marijuana-themed license plates. From April 1st until April 20th, residents in Colorado can bid on the vanity plates that have such terms ...
Science related (Medical) Department of Justice Announces $350K Grant to Develop and Distinguinse Hemp and Cannabis by Sophia Vida December 17, 2020 Figuring out the difference between hemp and marijuana isn't easy and in an effort to make it easier on law enforcement, feds are issuing a $350k grant to an agency to help develop a method that can differentiate the two. It wa...
Trends & Articles Ohio General Assembly Passes Bill Legalizing CBD Oil And Hemp by Sophia Vida July 19, 2019 Ohio's state legislature has passed a bill that legalizes CBD oil and hemp. The Ohio General Assembly passed the measure which allows Ohio farmers and university researchers to grow industrial hemp and would legalize sales of h...
Legal Related Texas House Passes Major Hemp Bill by Sophia Vida April 24, 2019 This week Texas lawmakers approved a bill that would allow farmers to grow hemp as an industrial crop in the state. Dubbed House Bill 1325, the bill would also legalize certain hemp-derived products. This means many CBD product...
Legal Related FDA Commissioner Discusses Enforcement Priorities for CBD Products by Sophia Vida March 29, 2019 Scott Gottlieb, the Food and Drug Administration's Commissioner who is stepping down soon, spoke at his final hearing before a Senate appropriations subcommittee on Thursday. The outgoing chief discusses the agency's plan to re...
Uncategorized Some Pot Stocks Soar on Farm Bill Passing by Sophia Vida December 13, 2018 This week a $867 billion measure was passed by the Senate that authorizes agriculture policies and spending as well as the food stamp program in the U.S. The bill had been passed in an overwhelming vote of 87-13, where it went...
Trends & Articles World’s First Hemp Cigarettes are Coming to a Swiss Supermarket by Sophia Vida July 15, 2017 Swiss supermarket chain Coop has announced it will be selling cannabis cigarettes, which has been dubbed the world's first hemp cigarette. According to the manufacturing company Heimat, the cigarettes have a low THC level so th...