With Texas Smokable THCA Hemp Sales Ban Taking Effect Next Week, Consumers Stock Up
“There is no risk to consumers who possess or consume hemp in any form.” By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune New state rules that eliminate natural smokable hemp products and increase licensing fees will go into effect at the end of the month. Hemp industry leaders say these new regulations will eliminate a majority of […]
New Ohio Restrictions On Marijuana And Hemp THC Products Take Effect After Referendum Push Fails
“The bottom line is that this is only going to benefit the unregulated market…and unfortunately, that’s going to result in a lot of unnecessary arrests for voter approved behavior.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal The changes made by Republican state lawmakers to Ohio’s voter-passed weed law have now taken effect, including new criminal charges, […]
The Caribbean’s Cannabis Domino Effect Has a British Tripwire
Grenada’s reform is building regional momentum, but Bermuda’s path runs straight into a UK veto, and the clash reveals where Caribbean legalization spreads, and where it stalls. Grenada decriminalized cannabis in January and set the legal age for consumption to 21 years old nationwide. Drug policy reform advocates are now setting their sights on Bermuda […]
Police And Anti-Drug Groups Call On Key Congressional Leaders To Let Hemp THC Ban Take Effect Without Delay
A coalition of law enforcement and anti-drug groups is calling on congressional leaders to oppose efforts to delay the implementation of a law that’s set to recriminalize most hemp THC products within months—a policy change that industry stakeholders say would fundamentally upend the market that’s emerged since the crop and its derivatives were federally legalized. […]