HempToday.net In ‘monumental’ shift, Biden says DOJ officially moving to reschedule marijuana The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is officially moving to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, a less dangerous category than Schedule... Read more...
HempToday.net DEA to reschedule marijuana, marking historic shift in U.S. drug policy The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has agreed with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reclassify marijuana from a... Read more...
HempToday.net Japan’s CBD market hits $154 million and should keep growing, report suggests Japan’s CBD market reached $154 million (¥24 billion) last year, and further growth is anticipated following the enactment of changes in the... Read more...
HempToday.net Medical CBD maker will pay out $7.5 million to settle suit over valuation, executive bonuses Medical CBD maker GW Pharmaceuticals said it will pay $7.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit that challenged the company’s 2021 takeover by... Read more...
HempToday.net Study says CBD is bogus as pain remedy, producers ‘trading on hope and despair’ CBD products do not reduce chronic pain, are a waste of money, and are potentially harmful to health, according to new research from the UK... Read more...
HempToday.net Proposed new law in Hawaii would bundle hemp with medical, recreational marijuana A Hawaiian lawmaker said regulation of hemp should be bundled with marijuana because hemp-derived CBD can be transformed into delta-8 THC and... Read more...
HempToday.net Judge rules Jazz Pharma did not lie to get lower patent fees for Epidiolex A federal judge found that the producer of the only medical-grade CBD product approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) did not lie to... Read more...
HempToday.net Hemp, medical MJ legislation awaits president’s signature in Ghana The Ghana Parliament has passed legislation that could open up the market for industrial hemp and medical cannabis. The Parliament earlier this... Read more...
HempToday.net Changes in Japan likely to limit cannabinoid production to medical hemp only Japan’s House of Representatives has signed off on an amendment that would loosen up rules for hemp while tightening regulation of marijuana.... Read more...
HempToday.net Potential for fungi in hemp and marijuana poses health risks, report concludes Harmful fungi that can contaminate hemp and marijuana plants are a threat to public health, according to a recent report by researchers from the... Read more...