Compounds in hemp help stop coronavirus at cellular level, say researchers at Oregon State U

Compounds in hemp help stop coronavirus at cellular level, say researchers at Oregon State U

Researchers at Oregon State University have identified two compounds in hemp that prevent SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19) from entering human cells, according to a study published in th...
America has its first hemp egg

America has its first hemp egg

America has its first hemp egg, reports the Pennsylvania-based York Daily Record.The eggs are laid at Kreider Farms in Lancaster County, Penn. — about 1.5 hours west of Philadelphia — by hens fed a...
Mississippi senator brings hemp to meeting with governor — to show medical cannabis limits

Mississippi senator brings hemp to meeting with governor — to show medical cannabis limits

A Mississippi senator brought hemp to the governor’s office last week — to show the governor what limits would look like under lawmakers’ proposed medical marijuana bill, reports the Mississippi Fr...
Missouri health department proposal would remove delta-8 from dispensary shelves

Missouri health department proposal would remove delta-8 from dispensary shelves

Delta-8-THC may soon be removed from dispensary shelves in Missouri, reports the Columbia Missourian. But in a twist that’s confusing dispensary owners, it wouldn’t be banned from less regulated se...
Clinical trials in the works for CBD-based drug meant to aid recovery from opioid addiction

Clinical trials in the works for CBD-based drug meant to aid recovery from opioid addiction

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the OK to begin human trials for a CBD-based drug intended to support recovery from opioid addiction, reports Hemp Industry Daily.The drug, Nantheia ...
Hemp advocate once arrested for planting hemp seeds on DEA lawn has died

Hemp advocate once arrested for planting hemp seeds on DEA lawn has died

Longtime hemp advocate Steve Levine has died, reports Steve Bloom for CelebStoner.In 2009, Levine was among a group of activists who planted hemp seeds on the lawn of the Drug Enforcement Administr...
Some Florida shop owners worry about delta-8 THC restrictions — others embrace them

Some Florida shop owners worry about delta-8 THC restrictions — others embrace them

Are shop owners in Florida worried about a bipartisan bill that proposes treating hemp extracts more like alcohol, limiting the sale of oils, tinctures and gummies containing cannabinoids like delt...
Oregon sets new limits that will impact delta-8 THC

Oregon sets new limits that will impact delta-8 THC

Non-intoxicating cannabinoids will also be subject to new requirements.The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission approved new cannabis regulations on Dec. 28, including restrictions that will affec...
Future of hemp? From jeans to yogurt, its use will likely grow in 2022

Future of hemp? From jeans to yogurt, its use will likely grow in 2022

Hemp needs a good year. Farmers and retailers have shown that they can come through, and hemp has proven popular in the marketplace. Still, key obstacles have prevented the industry from reaching i...