For cannabis plants, terpenes may be more influential than genetics

For cannabis plants, terpenes may be more influential than genetics

So should they be listed on hemp (and all cannabis) labels? Terpenes may be a better indicator of a cannabis plant’s profile, and a better way to describe strains, than genetic ancestry, new resear...
Florida lawmakers move to regulate delta-8 THC

Florida lawmakers move to regulate delta-8 THC

Their proposal also seeks to raise the legal age for buying CBD.A bipartisan pair of Florida lawmakers has introduced a bill that would regulate delta-8 THC in the state and increase the legal age ...
New York bill would give hemp a boost as packaging for cannabis products

New York bill would give hemp a boost as packaging for cannabis products

As New York readies for recreational cannabis to hit shelves, a state lawmaker has proposed that businesses making cannabis products in the state use biodegradable hemp-based packaging instead of p...
Texas appeals court upholds legality of delta-8 THC — for now

Texas appeals court upholds legality of delta-8 THC — for now

The latest in a legal back and forth with volleys to rival a tennis match.An appeals court in Austin upheld a ruling Nov. 18 affirming that delta-8 THC is legal across Texas for now, reports the Ho...
How Italian race car makers are weaving a cleaner, greener future

How Italian race car makers are weaving a cleaner, greener future

Hemp has history — and further potential — in the consumer auto market tooItalian engineers and a racing team are test driving hemp-fiber materials as body components in a high-speed, electric-powe...
FDA says it won’t be regulating CBD anytime soon

FDA says it won’t be regulating CBD anytime soon

In spite of calls for regulation from within and outside the hemp industry, FDA is going slow and steady.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration stepped to the proverbial mic November 16, reports Hem...
Montana regulators say they’ll revise proposed CBD ban

Montana regulators say they’ll revise proposed CBD ban

Cannabis regulators in Montana are rethinking a rule that would have kept hemp-derived products off dispensary shelves. The change in plans comes after feedback from the hemp industry spurred dialo...
Scratch that: Delta-8 off limits in Texas (again) after health department files appeal

Scratch that: Delta-8 off limits in Texas (again) after health department files appeal

State troopers holding off on arrests.Delta-8 THC is once again off limits in Texas, reports the Dallas Observer.Hemp retailers had about two days to celebrate after district court judge awarded a ...
Texas ban on delta-8 THC is on hold — for now

Texas ban on delta-8 THC is on hold — for now

Texas hemp companies can again make and sell products containing delta-8 THC. For now, at least, a judge’s ruling has paused enforcement of a delta-8 ban put in place by the state’s health departme...