Governor Newsom and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are taking drastic action to kill the state’s hemp industry and pull the rug out from underneath its cannabis economy. 

In a groundbreaking and unexpected ruling the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals found that THC-O meets the legal definition of “hemp” under the 2018 Farm Bill and is not a controlled substance, contrary to the DEA’s position.

From this episode of the Texas Hemp Show: “Cannabis is legal. It has been descheduled completely, even delta-9 THC in concentrations up to 0.3%. So, we absolutely need to deschedule cannabis in all of its , shapes, and forms, but hemp is paving the better and faster path to that reality.”

In addition to killing the hemp cannabinoid industry, the Mary Miller Amendment will also kill the industrial hemp industry. This articles explains why.

Michael Parson, the lame-duck governor of Missouri, just issued an executive order that effectively bans all sales of foods containing “unregulated psychoactive cannabis products” in the state, effective September 1, 2024.

Have you complied with the Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Requirements? We strongly recommend reviewing your business entity’s structure and ownership in light of these new regulations.

I had a great discussion with about THCa hemp, intoxicating cannabinoids, hemp regulatory policy, and the Hemp Authority’s new intoxicating hemp program on the Hemp Legally Speaking podcast with my longtime friend and colleague, Jonathan Miller.