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September, 2019

• 23 September

  U.S. Hemp Production Soars in 2019 as 46 States Legalize

  

  Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization, released its 2019 U.S. Hemp License Report. The report documents state-by-state progress ...

July, 2019

• 24 July

  U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce New Federal Cannabis Decriminalization Bill

  

  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris want marijuana decriminalized at the federal level. Their bill, ...
• 5 July

  University Offers Nation’s First Master’s Program in Cannabis

  

  The School of Pharmacy at the University of Maryland Baltimore is now offering a Master of Science degree in Medical Cannabis ...

June, 2019

• 27 June

  FDA Is Open to Public Comment Regarding CBD till July 16

  

  The FDA uses science to base its decisions regarding public health and safety, which applies to regulating CBD. While science is ...

January, 2019

• 6 January

  Can Hemp Save This African Country’s Economy?

  

  Malawi’s parliament has composed a bill to legalize hemp for medicinal and industrial purposes. The East African country’s national assembly is ...

November, 2018

• 9 November

  3 States Passed Pro-Marijuana Laws This Week

  

  In this week’s midterm elections, voters in 3 states approved marijuana measures. There are now 10 states in the U.S. with ...

October, 2018

• 18 October

  Hemp Plants Are Being Sent to the International Space Station

  

  Scientists at Space Tango, a bioengineering company, are going to send hemp plants into outer space to learn how the plants ...

September, 2018

• 17 September

  Study: “Cannabis Smoking Does Not Appear to Be Carcinogenic”

  

  Cannabis smoke exposure, even long-term, is not positively associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, or irreversible airway damage, ...
• 11 September

  Jimmy Buffett Gets into the Marijuana Business

  Surterra Wellness, a leading medical cannabis company, has announced a landmark global licensing deal to create a new medical marijuana brand, ...

August, 2018

• 26 August

  Medical Marijuana States Have Fewer Fatal Workplace Accidents

  

  State medical marijuana programs are associated with year-over-year declines in fatal workplace accidents, according to data published in The International Journal of Drug ...