But it must be clearly labeled. Hemp-derived THC will soon be fair game in Ohio’s medical cannabis dispensaries. With the shift, products must be tested and clearly labeled with the cannabinoid makeup, including each THC isomer, total THC and nonintoxicating cannabinoids. The new rules — which expand the definition of tetrahydrocannabinol to include isomers such as delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC, THCA and any other psychotropic cannabinoid — go into effect May 2. These isomers all have chemical struc...[Read More]

Colorado’s hemp and delta-9 cannabis industries are asking lawmakers to create a task force to help decide how to regulate intoxicating hemp products, reports the Denver news site Westword. The 20-person committee would be comprised of experts in cannabis and hemp regulation, licensed businesses, testing lab professionals, public health reps and members of government. The task force is an add-on to Senate Bill 22-205, a measure that set out to regulate hemp-derived THC products by ensuring all i...[Read More]

Should the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration have authority to treat hemp that temporarily surpasses the legal THC limit during processing as a controlled substance? That’s the essence of a question before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which heard arguments April 19 from hemp industry attorneys and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA is defending its legal authority to take enforcement action when hemp surpasses the current federal threshold: 0....[Read More]

Latest version would allow adult use and establish a 5 percent tax on hemp-derived products. Tennessee lawmakers have amended a bill that would have made delta-8 and other hemp-derived THC products illegal across the state, reports WBIR Channel 10 News. Instead, they’re opting to allow sales for ages 21 and up, and institute a 5 percent sales tax. The previous version of the bill, House Bill 1927, eliminated distinctions between THC isomers, making them all illegal in concentrations above 0.3 pe...[Read More]

His letter also blasts the proliferation of delta-8 THC. US House Representative James Comer (R-KY) has called for a committee-level hearing with the US Food and Drug Administration to address its failure to establish regulations for the sale of hemp-derived extracts including CBD. Comer, a ranking member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, asked for the hearing via a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY). At the hearing, the FDA would explain how it plans to bring order to an unr...[Read More]

And restricting CBD to 21+. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on April 11 proposed changes to a bill that would end sales of delta-8 THC in the state. The governor also proposed restricting sales of CBD to adults 21 and up. Because the governor made changes to the bill, it must return to the Senate and House for another round of votes, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. If approved, hemp retailers, smoke shops and convenience stores must stop selling hemp-derived THC by October 1. “Delta-8...[Read More]

As we were informed by the US Hemp Roundtable, seven states have taken action on hemp bills varying in status from newly proposed to passed, and as usual, it’s a mixed bag. A rash of bills introduced in Florida over the past several months sought to impose an age restriction on ingestible hemp sales in the state (21 to buy), but all were defeated by the Roundtable, including one that tried to sidestep the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which oversees hemp regulation in the stat...[Read More]

Proposed 21+ age restriction on CBD also fails for now. A Virginia bill that would have banned delta-8 THC and put age restrictions on CBD failed to pass the in state’s Senate and won’t be considered until the legislature’s next session, reports Hemp Today. A version of the bill, Senate Bill 591, had already passed the Senate and House. But it was amended by Governor Glenn Youngkin, so returned to the General Assembly for another vote. The Assembly’s version of the bill would have allowed delta-...[Read More]

This week’s update on the state of hemp legislation from the U.S. Hemp Roundtable brings a smaller smattering of mostly positive developments, including victories in Tennessee and Virginia and an urgent effort to stamp out deceptive sales practices in Colorado. Tennessee Tennessee Governor Bill Lee recently signed SB0694, a hemp bill strongly advocated by the Roundtable, which allows for the use and transportation of hemp containing up to 5% THC within the state, so long as the end product made ...[Read More]

The U.S. Hemp Roundtable and industry supporters have persuaded Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to strike a particularly restrictive provision from a hemp bill, but not without drawbacks, and Colorado and Rhode Island introduced similarly stringent bills this week. Virginia First, though Virginia Governor Youngkin decided to remove the provision from SB 591 that would have effectively illegalized all full-spectrum hemp products (setting a limit at 0.25mg of THC per serving or 1mg per package), ...[Read More]

A bill before Arizona state lawmakers would ban the production and sale of popular gummies, extracts, and vapes containing delta-8 or any other hemp-derived THC, reports the Phoenix New Times. The bill, Senate Bill 1715, revises existing hemp laws to exclude “hemp-derived manufactured impairing cannabinoids” from the definition of hemp. It passed the state Senate in March and was transmitted to the House. There’s been no action since. The bill revises existing hemp laws to exclude “hemp-de...[Read More]

Two Democratic Pennsylvania senators, Judy Schwank and Sharif Street, sent a memo to their Senate colleagues April 6 seeking co-sponsors for a bill that would ban sales of delta-8 THC in the state, reports Cannabis Business Times. They have not introduced the bill yet, but said they plan to do so soon. Delta-8 is a THC isomer derived from hemp. Like the more well-known delta-9 THC, it has psychotropic effects — though users report those effects are milder than delta-9. Delta-8 occurs naturally i...[Read More]

There’s a 30-ton, little-known problem with roadwork on Minnesota’s state highways. The tools road crews use to control erosion and keep sediment from running into local waterways are often made of single-use plastic. To stop an estimated 125,000 tons of sediment from washing into waterways every year, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) uses 30 tons of plastic in items like erosion control blankets and sediment control logs. Most of that plastic ends up in the landfill. But some ...[Read More]

After 16 years with the Chicago police, Jamay Nellum-Fane retired from the force this week. But she’s not done working. According to the Chicago Sun Times, the former officer has shifted her focus to sharing the thing that made her last few years bearable: CBD, a non-psychotropic cannabis compound that can be extracted from hemp. Her target demographic? Law enforcement officers who are dealing with PTSD, depression and insomnia, often in secret. It’s a mission inspired by her own story. Nellum-F...[Read More]