October 2024 - HempWire

ThursdayOct 10, 2024 10:00 am

California Hemp Industry Launches Legal Challenge to Newsom’s THC Ban

Following the enactment of emergency regulations to ban intoxicating hemp products in the state of California, players in the hemp industry filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Public Health to overturn the rules. Now plaintiffs in the lawsuit are requesting a state judge to halt the enforcement of the regulations until a ruling is given by the courts on the matter. In their suit, the plaintiffs argue that the ban is unlawful and will cause irreversible damage to the nascent hemp industry. The new request argues that allowing the regulations to remain in effect would eliminate almost every…

TuesdayOct 08, 2024 10:00 am

Georgia Hemp Industry Contends with New Regulations

Over the last couple of days, the hemp industry in Georgia has been grappling with new regulations that recently went into effect. As of Oct. 1, 2024, the sale of hemp pre-rolls and hemp flower was prohibited in the state of Georgia. The Georgia Hemp Co.’s managing partners, Ryan Dills and Joe Salome, revealed that THCA flower was very popular among consumers. The new regulations will affect product sales, with Salome revealing that the public wasn’t fully aware of the ban. This means that consumers who didn’t stock up on the product before the regulations went into effect may either…

ThursdayOct 03, 2024 10:00 am

GOP Senator Tables Bill Seeking to Triple Federal THC Limit in Hemp

Last week, Senator Rand Paul reintroduced a measure that would triple THC concentrations that hemp can contain legally. The measure, called the Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan Act, is identical to a bill he introduced last Congress. Hemp and its derivatives were legalized following the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill. Since the crop’s legalization, however, the growing industry has experienced various setbacks, with the proliferation of intoxicants pushing legislatures in different parts of the nation to control the market. The measure, if approved, will also address different concerns the industry has expressed about federal rules. One major concern is that…

TuesdayOct 01, 2024 10:00 am

Newsom’s Hemp Intoxicant Ban Approved, Takes Immediate Effect

Last week California’s Office of Administrative Law approved the ban instituted by Governor Gavin Newsom on THC in all hemp products. While announcing the ban, Newsom stated that lenient regulations had allowed minors to access these intoxicating products, which could be found in regulated cannabis stores as well as at retail locations such as gas stations. In its directive, the office agreed with the governor, noting that the new regulations were an emergency. The ban went into effect immediately after approval, meaning all hemp THC products are now illegal in the state of California. It prohibits retailers from selling popular…