A handful of congressional Republicans threatened this week to upend their leadership’s agenda in protest of legislation to delay the scheduled federal recriminalization of hemp THC products from taking effect. Hemp derivatives with less than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC on a dry-weight basis were federally legalized under the 2018 FarmContinue Reading
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that contains provisions to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products that is currently scheduled to take effect in November. The legislation, which has already been approved by the Senate, is intended to give lawmakers more time to craft regulationsContinue Reading
“American hemp farmers deserve to know their seed supply is not about to become collateral damage in a fight that was never about them.” By Jessica Wasserman, American Seed and Innovation & Growth Alliance On November 12, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) could become the primary regulator of America’s hempContinue Reading
A recently released FBI report shows that more than 200,000 people were arrested marijuana-related offenses in the U.S. last year—and more than half of those cannabis busts were made by police in just ten states. Texas, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Indiana, Louisiana and Alabama police carriedContinue Reading
Despite federal medical cannabis rescheduling and state-level legalization, cannabis is still absent from advertising and marketing partnerships in pro sports. When will pro sports embrace legal cannabis advertising? is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: When will pro sports embraceContinue Reading
In October 2025, the strongest hurricane in the history of Jamaica slammed into the island’s southern coast. The Category 5 Melissa unleashed devastating 185mph winds and pummeled the island’s infrastructure with its monstrous 13-foot-high waves, shutting down the nation for months and freezing its tourism sector. The damage is still immediately noticeable—resorts with missing roofs, gutted beach houses and uprooted local vegetation punctuate the otherwise idyllic tropical landscape.Continue Reading
