Tag: Hemp
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Perspective: Closing the hemp loophole
For years, gas stations, convenience stores, and online shops advertised “hemp” or “CBD” candies and vapes packaged in rainbow colors and marketed with words like “calming” and “natural.” They looked harmless — even healthy — and were readily available to kids. Rita Webb’s teenage son began using products labeled “CBD,” believing they were safe. But…
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EDITORIAL: Don’t remove Colorado’s guardrails on hemp
News last week that Colorado state lawmakers might loosen restrictions they had imposed two years ago on intoxicating hemp products was both disappointing and troubling. It’s disappointing because it would reverse rare progress by our usually THC-friendly legislature. It also would flout Congress’ overdue move earlier this month closing a loophole in federal law that…
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Colorado could loosen regulations on intoxicating hemp products, countering new federal ban
As the federal government is poised to impose a near-ban on intoxicating hemp products next year, Colorado lawmakers are planning to loosen the restrictions imposed by a 2023 law. Last week, Congress included a provision in its funding bill intended to end the federal government shutdown — a ban on all intoxicating hemp products with…
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Colorado’s Polis and Florida’s DeSantis clash over marijuana tax revenue and black market THC
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis exchanged barbs with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on social media earlier this week over Colorado’s marijuana tax revenue and THC products in the black market. The exchange between the Democrat and the Republican comes amid Congress’ surprise inclusion of a near-ban of hemp-derived consumer products in a funding bill passed on…
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Colorado cannabis cultivator files lawsuit against state regulators, citing public health and black market concerns
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A Colorado cannabis cultivator has filed a lawsuit against the state’s marijuana regulators, with a spotlight on what it describes as massive oversights in the state’s testing regime that the cultivator claims endanger public health and allows for the illegal diversion of cannabis into black markets. The lawsuit, filed earlier this week in Denver District…