Politics

by NORMLDecember 21, 2018 Following yesterday’s passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottleib issued a statement with regard to the agency’s oversight of products commercially marketed as ‘hemp-derived’ CBD. The FDA states: “We’re aware...

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In response to hemp legalization signed into law Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a reminder that CBD and THC are still not legal to add to food – but promised further review of its guidelines. “It’s unlawful to...

WINNIPEG – Manitoba regulators have seized all cannabis products for a Winnipeg-based cannabis producer following allegations that the company purchased and shipped black market cannabis to licensed retail stores. The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority (LGCA) and Manitoba Liquor and...

For thousands of years, honey has been making quite the name for itself. Touted for a long list of reputed health benefits — from natural antibiotic and wound healer to helping alleviate gastrointestinal distress and fighting fungus and viruses — honey...

President Donald Trump on Dec. 20, 2018, signed into law the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalizes industrial hemp after decades of the crop being caught up in broader cannabis prohibition. The signing ceremony represents the culmination of a months long...

In a speech given on Monday, December 17th, 2018, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his support for the outright legalization of cannabis in the state of New York. “Let’s legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana once and...

By P. M. Samuelson The alcoholic beverage industry’s interest in the fledgling cannabis market recently came to light during a Capitol Hill briefing Nov. 30, 2018, by one of the nation’s leading alcoholic beverage industry associations, the Wine and Spirits...

POMONA, N.J. – From the start, the organizers of a cannabis studies minor at Stockton University said the program was about the biz, not the buzz. Starting in 2019, a cannabis business group will help support the program. The New...

The market for cannabidiol products in the US is booming. But as CBD surges in popularity—it’s now advertised in drug stores, gas stations, and even cocktail bars—lab tests suggest that other chemicals are creeping in, creating the potential for...