Texas Takes Advantage of the 2018 Farm Bill

By Rachel Wright, Abraham Finberg & Simon Menkes, 420CPAs

The Texas cannabis industry proliferated under the Farm Bill, as farmers flocked to the crop and retailers generated billions of dollars in commerce. Still though, the Texan market remains stymied by antiquated laws and THC limits.

Cannabis Lab Testing Problems Continue Nationwide

By Cannabis Industry Journal Staff

A slew of headlines in the first half of September highlight issues rampant in the cannabis industry that all involve lab testing, from Maine and New York, to California and Oregon.

HHS Recommends Rescheduling Cannabis,
Surprising an Entire Industry

By Joshua Weiss & Osiris Morel, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Amid all of the uncertainty, this piece takes a closer look at the historic announcement, analyzing what rescheduling could mean for an industry plagued by the war on drugs, conflicting laws and high taxes.

Safety & Compliance in the Absence of
Regulatory Clarity & Consistency

By Joel Chappelle, Food Industry Counsel

Ahead of the Seed to Sale Safety Workshop at the CQC this October, Joel Chappelle shares his thoughts on the importance of promoting consumer safety through industry education and collaboration in developing uniform safety standards.

Lone Star Cannabis:
What’s Holding Texas Back?

By Rachel Wright, Abraham Finberg & Simon Menkes, AB FinWright

The state has a very conservative legislature that operates slowly, so cannabis reform is likely to take a long time. Such progress will happen in a uniquely Texan way.

The CBD Regulatory Environment in Europe:
Part 4

By Shelley Stark, CBD Hub International

The European Union’s regulation of CBD is extremely complex. This series of articles illustrates the regulatory disparities found between the United States, the United Kingdom and the EU, while trying to make sense of it all.

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Congress Wants YOU To Make Safe Products

By David Vaillencourt, The GMP Collective

The path to safe cannabis products is clear and the tools are available. It’s time that we learn from the past, apply the standards of the present and mitigate the risks of the future.