Hemp Industry Highlights: Your Weekly Spotlight Florida Hemp Alert: Your Voice Needed Now! Florida’s hemp industry is at a pivotal juncture with the passage of Senate Bill 1698 by the legislature, setting the stage for potential sweeping changes. Despite the tight vote, reflecting the community’s strong advocacy, the bill’s current form threatens to significantly contract…
Georgia Hemp Market: Legitimized, but Restricted Georgia has passed Senate Bill 494, otherwise known as the Georgia Hemp Farming Act. Business owners in the state will benefit from added clarity regarding the sale of hemp products, but as we dig in, we will find that everything is not all peachy. Queue the sad violin music…
The State-by-State Assault on Hemp Continues Once again, our weekly deep dive has unearthed yet another litany of impending regulations that threaten to cripple the hemp industry, with only smattering of good news between the would-be disasters. Strap in and get ready. Massachusetts As of April 3, 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)…
Urgent Update: 21 State Attorneys General Implore Congress To Pose Strict Regulations In recent developments that could significantly impact the hemp industry, attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., have made a concerted push for Congress to make strict amendments to the 2018 Farm Bill to regulate hemp products. This move, highlighted by the…
Hemp’s Future: Uncertain The hemp landscape is a perpetual state of flux as state legislators and regulators around the country continue to grapple with the emergence of federally legal THC and its various isomers—an unexpected but logical result of the language of the 2018 Farm Bill. Keeping up with new restrictions and regulations is now…
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) now allows hemp-derived CBD products to be carried on flights under certain circumstances. As long as travelers have CBD in forms that adhere to the regulations in the farm bill, the TSA will now permit it on an airplane in both carry-on and checked luggage. But that doesn’t mean cannabis…
Are the Social Networks Loosening Up on Cannabis? Yes, But No—But Also, Yes For over a decade, social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X have been vital tools for marketers to build their audience and promote their products. The counter-cultural space, however, has been largely left out in the cold. Despite the massive legal…
Stay in the loop with HQ Magazine’s coverage of the week’s top news for smoke shops and cannabis dispensaries. From groundbreaking product releases to regulatory updates and emerging trends, we’ve got you covered. Florida Outlaws Kratom Sales to Under-21s Starting July 1, it will be illegal to sell kratom to individuals under 21 years of…
The American Healthy Alternatives Association at the time of this draft is enveloped in some of the hardest legislative battles this industry has ever experienced.
(February 20, 2023) HBI and Josh Kesselman are no strangers to generating media attention. However, this time, the headlines aren’t exactly positive.
