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CBD and Pets

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Dogs.  We feed them, love them and keep them healthy. But what about the things we can’t control? A thunderstorm or the sound of fireworks outside of your house could make for a frenetic evening for your pet. You want to do whatever you can to soothe them. Tracy Fleming, owner and operator o…

Hemp Flower Production a Boost for Farming

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Delta-8 and smokable flower are keeping many of the states hemp farmers busy in recent months. After several regulatory loopholes and a DSHS lawsuit the state has allowed for Delta-8 to be sold legally in Texas, but not without some confusion. Delta-8 is a legal cannabis product that comes from h…

Looking for a Hemp Friendly Bank? Here Are 5 Questions to Ask.

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The recent string of good news for hemp-related businesses started with the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed hemp (defined as cannabis with up to 0.3% THC) from Schedule I controlled substances and making it an ordinary agricultural commodity. Financial institutions can now bank hemp-related busines…

The Difference between Hemp Gummies & CBD

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In the recent years, there has been observed an upsurge in the demand for CBD products. This increase in demand is primarily because of increase in awareness about the CBD benefits. CBD, the acronym for cannabidiol is highly beneficial for relieving stress, anxiety, pain, soreness, etc. CBD is a …

NM cannabis sales hit nearly $10M in a week

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By Jessica Dyer / Journal Staff WriterCopyright © 2022 Albuquerque Journal New Mexico’s recreational cannabis market is blowin’ and goin’. Adult-use cannabis sales topped $6.1 million statewide during the first week of legal retail sales, regulators announced Friday. Adding the nearly $3.9 millio…

Going to Pot: Film Review

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Appropriately enough on 4/20/2021, MTV launched the documentary Going to Pot: The Highs and Lows of It on the streaming service Paramount +. As a lighter infotainment piece, the film touches on the “411 on 4/20” exploring cannabis based accounts throughout it’s history as well as debunks some pop…

10 Texas hemp testing labs to have on your radar

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Perhaps you’ve just entered the market for Texas Hemponomics or maybe you’re a veteran in the field already. Whichever one you are, here are 10 Texas Hemp Labs you can keep an eye on. The list is not all inclusive, and is listed in alphabetical order. These are labs that are showing up to convent…

Representing Cannabis: Failed Insights from a Supposedly Pro-Cannabis U.S. House of Representatives Candidate

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Running for office in a democratic nation is one means through which you can throw in your lot and take a shot at effectuating change. However, achieving success in such an endeavor often requires the exchanging of one’s ideals for cash and capital, as we explored in my previous article about lob…

Oklahoma Becomes Marijuana Legalization Battleground Between Advocates, With Legal Challenges And A New Ballot Initiative

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The activist-led push to legalize marijuana in Oklahoma has become seriously contentious, with one campaign waging a legal challenge against a separate group of advocates working to end prohibition. The latest result of the conflict is the filing on Wednesday of a newly revised initiative to put …

Digital Preview: April Edition

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The Spring Edition of the Texas Hemp Reporter profiles Texas Lab Testing that we recommend , a History of the 420 in pop-culture, The East Austin CBD Crawl, CBD & Pets, meet the new faces of the Texas Legislature. Will a “Changing of the Guard” improve cannabis law reform in the L…

NOCO Hemp Expo 8th Annual

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Business Conference and Investment SummitMarch 24 Join us for the NoCo Hemp Expo Business Conference and Investment Summit — an exclusive one-day event featuring company founders and CEOs, industry leaders and experts, qualified and accredited investors, analysts, and financial professionals. At …

Medical Marijuana and Federal Prosecutions – A New Take on Protections for State Licensees

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By: Ben Morrical, Brian Higgins, and Andrea Steel In late January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued its opinion in United States v. Bilodeau, 2022 WL 225333 (1st Cir., Jan. 26, 2022), a case involving two marijuana growers from Maine who were indicted by the federal Departme…

THE GREAT DELTA-8 DEBATE

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This year has been a wild ride for hemp, and cannabis in general in Texas and it’s not going to stop for a single moment. Our 2021 year started off with a legislature that filed quite a few cannabis related bills in the House. Penalty reduction, medical cannabis, a hemp cleanup bill were the prim…

Vet the Farm, Don’t Bet the Farm!

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An Interview with Frank Schultz by Misty Contreras TPS Lab, a mainstay of the Rio Grande Valley and the farming industry for over eight decades, wants to help hemp and marijuana growers achieve success and higher yield of crops.   TPS Lab President Frank Schultz explains the importance …

Flex Payment Solutions

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With the nature of CBD and hemp being high risk products in the eyes of the financial world, finding stability and even options in merchant services has not always been an easy feat for retailers in the industry. Flex Payment Solutions offers a personal approach in their dedicated CBD merchant ac…

Hydroponics in the Heights

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Houston Heights is home to Hydroshack Hydroponics – a full-service hydroponics retailer who prides themselves in the firsthand knowledge they have imparted to their customers over the last 10 years of business. Sprouting from a small hydroponics start up in the front office of their warehouse, Hy…

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We looked into our crystal bong and this is what […]

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Cannabis Law Report

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A Hillsborough County judge has sided with a paramedic who […]

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Charleston, WV: Judges may prohibit people on probation from using medical […]

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In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Hilary Bricken hosts Jennifer Morris, […]

Cannabis Industry Journal

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CSQ’s accredited certification program, along with its Certification Body, ASI are […]

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In our previous article, we delved into the foundational ASTM International […]

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Congress officially pushed back reauthorization of the U.S. Farm Bill […]

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Canadian cannabinoid company MediPharm Labs Corp. said it has sold […]

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Two states have hit flashpoints over products that contain hemp-derived […]

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Graham Abbott

Virginia state lawmakers Del. Paul Krizek (D) and Sen. Aaron […]

Graham Abbott

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) voted Wednesday to offer […]

TG Branfalt

The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control has proposed a new […]