Stories By Steven Hoffman
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Hemp News
USDA Publishes Final Rule for U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program
January 20, 2021By Steven Hoffman The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 15 announced the Final Rule...
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CBD
CBD: Consumers Crave Science, Information
December 30, 2020By Steven Hoffman Based on a comprehensive consumer survey published in 2020 of 4,000 U.S. consumers...
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Hemp Lifestyle
Founding Farmer: Ryan Loflin Talks on Hemp
December 15, 2020By Steven Hoffman Known as the first modern-day farmer in the U.S. to harvest an industrial...
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Hemp News
House’s Historic MORE Act Would Legalize Cannabis; Expunge Criminal Records
December 9, 2020By Steven Hoffman The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, was passed on December 4...
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Hemp Companies
Functional Remedies’ Tim Gordon: Hemp Trailblazer
November 24, 2020By Steven Hoffman From seed to shelf, Tim Gordon has been at the forefront of the...
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Hemp Business
UN Vote on Cannabis Could Impact THC and CBD Products Worldwide
November 18, 2020By Steven Hoffman The United Nations (UN) Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) is scheduled to vote...
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Hemp Events
Paul Stamets, Joel Salatin, USDA’s Bill Richmond to Speak at Hawaii Farmers Union Convention
November 11, 2020By Steven Hoffman The 10th Annual Hawaii Farmers Union United (HFUU) Convention may be going virtual...
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Hemp Companies
“America’s Best Apple Orchard” – 110-Year-Old Beak & Skiff – Expands into Hemp and CBD
November 4, 2020By Steven Hoffman In its 110 years of history, the company Beak & Skiff has been...
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Hemp Lifestyle
Cannabis Industry Celebrates Major Election Victories; Voters Clap Back at War on Drugs
November 4, 2020By Steven Hoffman As the counting of votes continues to decide who won the presidential and...
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CBD
Bipartisan Support Builds to Legalize the Sale of Hemp-derived CBD in Dietary Supplements
October 28, 2020By Steven Hoffman Legislation is advancing that potentially bodes well for sellers of dietary supplements made...
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Hemp Companies
Pure Hemp® Perfects Rolling Paper, Builds on Nearly 300 Years of Paper-making History
October 21, 2020By Steven Hoffman What do you get when you combine a Spanish company with nearly 300...
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Hemp Lifestyle
EarthxTV to Livestream Half-Earth Day and EarthX Global Gala, October 22
October 21, 2020“Attention all hempsters! EarthxLings await your expanded minds at the Global Gala. Half Earth Day mean several things...
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CBD
Italy Classifies CBD as Narcotic; Orders Products Off Retail Shelves
October 21, 2020While the EU is the world’s second largest market for hemp-derived CBD products, Italy’s Ministry of...
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Hemp News
Contract for Colorado Hemp Center of Excellence to Be Reevaluated
October 14, 2020An appeals administrator at the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration determined that a government employee...
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Hemp Companies
Mike Fata Celebrates 25 Years of a Personal and Entrepreneurial Journey to Health
September 29, 2020By Steven Hoffman Mike Fata, founder and former Chair and CEO of Manitoba Harvest – and...
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CBD
CBD Industry Takes the Fight to the DEA
September 23, 2020Harmony, RE: Botanicals CEO Janel Ralph Leads Industry Lawsuit Challenging DEA’s Proposed Rules on Hemp By...
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Hemp Business
Front Range Biosciences Establishes Hemp Center of Excellence
September 23, 2020By Steven Hoffman Dr. Jonathan Vaught, Ph.D. – renowned plant-breeding and biotech scientist and CEO and...
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CBD Companies
It’s Hemp vs. the DEA…Again!
September 16, 2020Hemp industry leaders urge constituents to submit comments in the Federal Register: “Keep the DEA out...
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CBD Companies
Industry Veteran Garrett Bain Takes the Reins at EcoGen Biosciences
September 9, 2020By Steven Hoffman Following its recent acquisition by hemp consumer products leader Kadenwood Brands, newly renamed...
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CBD
Legislation Would Legalize Sale of Hemp-derived CBD in Dietary Supplements
September 9, 2020By Steven Hoffman As Americans readied for a long Labor Day Weekend, two members of Congress...