by NHA | Aug 1, 2018 | HEMP NEWS, LEGAL NEWS, NHA NEWS
We now have the list of congressional members that will be sitting on the conference committee for the 2018 Farm Bill. The list looks really good for hemp. Most notably Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Congressman James Comer are on the committee. It is...
by NHA | Jun 28, 2018 | HEMP NEWS, LEGAL NEWS, MEDICAL NEWS, NHA NEWS
\\ An important message from National Hemp Association Chairman Geoff Whaling REGARDING FDA APPROVAL OF EPIDIOLEX Yesterday, as long anticipated, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved GW Pharmaceutical’s Epidiolex, a cannabidiol (CBD) oral solution for the...
by NHA | May 8, 2018 | HEMP NEWS, LEGAL NEWS, NHA NEWS
NFU Supports Hemp! The National Farmers Union just provided us with their new letter of support for S 2667! NFU represents 200,000 family farmers, fishers and ranchers across the country. We are thrilled to have them add their voice. NFU 05 09 18 Letter of Support...
by NHA | Apr 19, 2018 | HEMP NEWS, LEGAL NEWS, NHA NEWS
Where we are You may have heard that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell used a Senate procedure called Rule 14 that bypasses the traditional committee process and brings S. 2667 (the Hemp Farming Act of 2018) directly to the full Senate. While this is definitely...
by NHA | Oct 27, 2017 | LEGAL NEWS, NHA NEWS
On October 25, 2017 NHA Chairman, Geoff Whaling and Executive Director, Erica McBride held two very important meetings to further Industrial Hemp legislation. They were invited to meet with staff of the US House Agriculture Committee to submit changes to section 7606...
by NHA | Mar 26, 2017 | HEMP NEWS, LEGAL NEWS
Current Status of Hoban Law Group’s Proposed Hemp Foods Bill By: Abbie Marks As of this month, the Hemp Foods Bill is now in negotiations with CDPHE. From Hoban Law Group’s top lobbyist Samantha Walsh, “we are waiting on a Policy Memo to be published in...
