Stories By Steven Hoffman
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Hemp Legislative Language Stalled in California
September 1, 2020Legislative Language that Would Explicitly Permit Retail Sales of Hemp-Derived CBD in Supplements, Cosmetics and Food...
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Featured
New DEA Interim Final Rules a Trojan Horse to Disrupt the Hemp Industry?
August 26, 2020By Steven Hoffman The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published on August 21 interim final rules...
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Featured
Could California Pass the Most Regressive CBD Regulations in the Country?
August 21, 2020The CBD/hemp industry learned only this past week of a piece of legislation drafted for stakeholder...
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Hemp News
Hemp Industry Call to Action
July 9, 2020Hemp Industry Call to Action: Vote Hemp Urges Community to Sign Petition Calling for Congress to...
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Hemp Business
First Link in a Sustainable Chain: Interview with HempFlax’s Mark Reinders
June 17, 2020First Link in a Sustainable Chain: Interview with HempFlax’s Mark Reinders By Steven Hoffman Working with...
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Hemp Business
Green is in the Investment Forecast
May 28, 2020Despite Economic Uncertainty Due to Global Pandemic, Hemp Entrepreneurs and Farmers Hope Green is in the...
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Hemp Business
State of Virginia Legalizes CBD as an Ingredient in Food & Beverage Products
April 22, 2020Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on April 16 signed into law landmark legislation legalizing the use of...
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Hemp Business
Trump Administration Asks for $5 Million Extra in 2021 Budget for FDA to Regulate CBD Products
February 26, 2020Even though the production and sale of all products derived from hemp was made legal in...
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Hemp Lifestyle
Hemp Futures: Trends to Watch in 2020
December 31, 2019In the year since hemp became legal in the U.S. under the 2018 Farm Bill, the...
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Hemp Business
Colorado’s CHAMP Hemp Initiative
December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 States Take the Lead: Colorado’s CHAMP Hemp Initiative Welcomes Public Comments in Responding...
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Hemp News
States Take the Lead
December 12, 2019Brian Koontz, Manager of the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Industrial Hemp Program (right), shares the state’s...
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Hemp News
The FDA Strikes Back
December 4, 2019Agency Issues Warning Letters to 15 CBD Makers, Releases Consumer Guide Expressing Doubts About CBD Safety...
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Hemp Business
Lawyers Weigh In on USDA Interim Final Hemp Rule
November 20, 2019As USDA seeks comments by December 30 for its new Interim Hemp Rule that lays out...
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Hemp Business
Hemp Producers Face Harvest Challenges
October 29, 2019Hemp Producers Face Harvest Challenges; Seek Creative Ways to Profit in 2019 States and farmers throughout...
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Hemp Education
Hemp’s Use in Musical Instruments Promotes Sound Sustainability
October 23, 2019Hemp has thousands of uses including paper, textiles, building materials, food, cosmetics and more. One application...
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Hemp News
Mitch McConnell Meets Behind the Scenes with California Hemp, Cannabis Execs on Banking Legislation
October 16, 2019Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell has been a longtime opponent of reforming marijuana laws, yet the...
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Hemp Business
2019 Hemp Harvest Up More than 50% Over Last Year
October 9, 2019While farmers across America faced a number of challenges growing hemp this past season, when all...
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Hemp News
SAFE Banking Act Clears House
October 2, 2019Bill Would Remove Banking Barriers for Hemp, Cannabis Businesses While the SAFE Banking Act has yet...
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Hemp News
USDA Draft Hemp Rules Await White House Approval
September 17, 2019While USDA has up to a year to finalize regulations governing hemp cultivation in the U.S.,...
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Hemp News
Athletic Appeal – Former Professional Athletes Passionate About the Hemp/CBD Business
August 27, 2019Hear two-time Funny Car World Champion turned hemp farmer Matt Hagan, NFL veteran and CBD advocate...