The NJ hemp market has grown into a bonanza that begs for legislation and regulations. The loopholes allowing Delta products have been greatly exploited to sell products that get you high. However, there is a bill to regulate the New Jersey hemp industry. Hemp delta products are everywhere. They are by no means confined to […]
State Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) introduced legislation to regulate NJ Delta-8 THC and similar hemp-derived products. “There are unregulated, psychoactive hemp-derived products being sold with zero product safety or marketing standards in our communities,” O’Scanlon said. “You can get this stuff online, at the gas station, the pharmacy, bodega. It’s everywhere now.” “I sincerely hoped […]
Research on CBD helps us understand how it could improve your sex life as an anti-inflammatory and anticonvulsant. Researchers have discovered ECS receptors in the testicles and other sexually reproductive organs, according to a study published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences in 2009. They’re also found in the human brain. […]
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a report warning of issues with the Delta-8 THC manufacturing process that the NJ Cannabis Trade Association (NJCTA) is echoing. “Hemp-derived Delta-8 THC has exploded in popularity in 2021. It has been touted as a ‘legal high.’ But Delta-8 products have also raised concerns over their legality, […]
Influential cannabis companies and interest groups have come out in favor of the crackdown on the hemp extract cannabinoid Delta-8 THC. The substance has become controversial. It differs from the federally illegal Delta-9 THC but can still induce a high. In 2018, the federal Farm Bill legalized the industrial form of cannabis known as hemp. […]
The Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival this past weekend was a great gathering of cannabis-related enthusiasts, advocates, patients, and business people. Held outside Kutztown this past weekend, the site consisted of two large pavillions with vendors in tents surrounding them. There were many people of different ages there, though mostly younger people. A few seniors and eccentrics […]
This year hasn’t been kind to the hemp industry. The year started well with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approving hemp cultivation in 49 states, including New Jersey. A combination of circumstances has led to a serious sales slump in the hemp market. Hemp Market Problems An initial rush on the market followed the […]
Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill create a pilot program to research cultivation of industrial hemp Act into law this week. It directs the Department of Agriculture to create a pilot program to research cultivation of industrial hemp. The bill was A1330 (Gusciora, Pinkin, Reynolds-Jackson/O’Scanlon, Gopal). Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth) gave props to Governor Phil Murphy’s […]
United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced he will introduce legislation enabling industrial legal hemp to be grown and sold throughout the United States. “Hemp has played a foundational role in Kentucky’s agricultural heritage. I believe that it can be an important part of our future,” Mitch McConnell said. The bill also removes […]
Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer) introduced a bill (A1330) that allows industrial hemp farming. It also establishes an industrial hemp license in New Jersey. On Thursday, Feb. 1, the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee approved the bill. Hemp is a non-psychoactive substance with a THC concentration of 0.3% or less. It is unable to make a user […]
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