North Carolina House Bill 563 appears to address many common concerns with the hemp-derived products industry. Will it survive the legislative process and be enacted as law?
Category: Kight On Cannabis
Did New York’s Office of Cannabis Management Just Overreach on Hemp Cannabinoids?
Although the New York Cannabis Control Board is permitted by law to prohibit certain products or classes of products derived from cannabinoid hemp, it remains unclear how it would prohibit “high THC hemp products” that satisfy the definitions set forth in the state’s cannabis laws.
Rod and Lukas Gilkey of Hometown Hero Discuss the Big Marijuana v Hemp Civil War, FDA, and the Future of Cannabis [Video]
Watch my in-depth conversation with Lukas Gilkey of Hometown Hero about hemp and cannabis issues, including the Civil War between Big Marijuana and the Hemp Industry.
How Is This Not Hemp? Peeking Under the Hood at a THCa Hemp Flower Production Facility
THCa Flower remains misunderstood and controversial. For that reason, I took to the field, literally and figuratively, and toured a THCa Flower production facility in my home state of North Carolina.
Is Florida’s Hemp-Derived Products Industry on the Verge of Victory?
Two Florida bills were filed that sought to severely limit the types and quantities of cannabinoids that could be contained in hemp-derived products. That all changed today.
Rod Discusses International Cannabis Trade, Hemp v Big Marijuana, and other Topics on the Karma Koala Podcast [Podcast]
I recently got an opportunity to discuss a wide range of current cannabis issues, including the international cannabis trade and the US battle between hemp and Big Marijuana, with Sean Hocking of the Karma Koala Podcast. Despite the heady issues, our conversation was casual and I even got to choose three songs to accompany the podcast.
Rod Discusses Minor Cannabinoids and the DEA [Video]
This post contains the full-length video discussion I recently had about novel cannabinoids and the DEA with Christopher Ware, founder of KCA Laboratories, and Jody McGinness, Executive Director of the HIA. Thanks to the HIA for putting on this webinar and for allowing me to share it.
Is Florida Is About to Kill Off Its Hemp Industry?
State legislatures are being bombarded with requests to curb or cancel the rapidly emerging market of mood-altering products containing hemp-derived cannabinoids. This article focuses on Florida, where its legislature is considering draconian bills that would put the state’s hemp industry out of business.
Is Virginia Really for (hemp) Lovers?
We expect the Governor will sign the Bill in an effort to chill the fervor of the hemp-derived products industry in Virginia, an industry which has enjoyed immense success while Virginia wrestles with its ability to make good on its promises for an adult-use marijuana marketplace by 2024.