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In the past couple of weeks, I have been contacted by a few major news outlets about the legality of “THC beverages“. While it sounds like you can only find these products in a state-licensed cannabis dispensary, reporters...more
As expected, before the end of session, Congress authorized another 1-year extension of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”), which had already been extended for one year beyond its initial...more
It’s the first week of January, and you all know what that means in the blogging game: It’s time to make wild predictions about the coming year. As always, making predictions is hard, particularly when they’re about the...more
2024 was a banner year for cannabis lawmakers and business operators. From Kamala Harris advocating for marijuana reforms to California’s clash of titans between hemp and marijuana markets, there was no shortage of drama in...more
The title of this post comes, of course, from The Who’s classic track “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” This post analyzes whether there is cause for worry on the part of cannabis operators – both marijuana and hemp – under a second...more
I adore the film (and, as always, I stress the word “film”) Trading Places. It has it all: Eddie Murphy hitting his prime, a wonderfully smug Dan Akroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis doing her thing, and it’s all wrapped up in a...more
With certain hemp operators and trade groups enjoying varying degrees of success challenging new state laws and regulations governing intoxicating hemp products, copycat lawsuits are being filed around the country, including,...more
Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of intoxicating hemp. We’ll check in on the latest attempts to...more
The Governor of New Jersey signed into law Senate Bill No. 3235 (the “Intoxicating Hemp Law”), designed to regulate the production and sale of certain intoxicating hemp products. At a high level, this law would limit the...more
In 2023, Total Wine & More jumped into the cannabis drinks arena in Minnesota. Since then, there’s been an influx of “THC Beverages” hitting the marketplace, including in interstate commerce. How is this legally possible, and...more
A Texas appellate court recently upheld a decision to prevent a ban on the sale of delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products in the state. Tex. Dep’t of State Health Servs. v. Sky Mktg. Corp., No. 03-21-00571-CV, 2023 BL...more
Last week in a small hearing room in a House office building, the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing titled “Hemp in the Modern World: The Years long Wait for...more
On April 28th join INCBA's foremost thought leaders and impactful cannabis industry professionals for our INCBA Hemp Symposium. Featuring legal experts and regulators with an overview of what to expect from regulations to...more
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I’m not proud of it, but I’m the resident cynic amongst the editorial staff here at Budding Trends when it comes to federal marijuana reform. And after all, someone has to temper the frivolous whims of others. But we’re...more
FDA warning letters are nothing new in the cannabis industry. In fact, we here at Budding Trends have covered this topic a number of times (here, here, and here). Not resigned to playing the hits, however, the FDA issued a...more
Watch this recorded session exploring trending topics in the hemp industry. During the session, members of our hemp team discussed the legality, regulation, and lawsuits surrounding minor cannabinoids (including...more
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On Friday, the USDA published a long, long awaited Final Rule regulating the production of hemp in the United States. The Final Rule, which arrives more than two years after Congress first allowed for the widespread...more
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Last week, FDA submitted a report to Congress detailing the Agency’s progress on developing an enforcement discretion policy (i.e., a policy of not taking enforcement action) on hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD). At the same...more