farm bill

From companies going public on major exchanges, mergers and acquisitions and full legalization of weed in Canada, 2018 was a transformational year in cannabis. One major milestone for the industry was the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill. Although the bulk of the spending in the bill...

Another week has passed, and the cannabis industry has been buzzing amid a number of developments.The 2018 Farm Bill was finally signed by President Trump Thursday. While most of the U.S. was focused on the huge food stamps program stipulated in the bill, or new provisions concerning crop insurance...

The signing of the Farm Bill into law Thursday — with a provision that legalizes industrial hemp — has kickstarted a debate concerning the legality of cannabis ingredients in food and drinks. Congress has called for a status quo position with respect to the FDA's regulatory role in...

Amid strong support for legalization among Americans and high consumer demand, more U.S. cannabis companies are feeling confident enough to list on public exchanges. In turn, investors also see growth opportunities in the space despite a recent sell-off.  After one cannabis company, Dixie...

Earlier this week, Congress passed the final version of the 2018 Farm Bill, which stipulates the legalization of industrial hemp. Now all that’s missing is President Donald Trump’s signature, and it's expected in the next few days. “This week's passage of the 2018...

New Age Beverages Corp (NASDAQ: NBEV) shares were trading up again Wednesday on the back of the Senate vote on the 2018 Farm Bill. The news lifted other hemp and CBD companies higher, including Youngevity International Inc (NASDAQ: YGYI) and Pyxus International Inc (NYSE: PYX). New Age shares...

A few U.S. cannabis stocks traded sharply higher Wednesday afternoon following a positive update on the upcoming farm bill. What Happened Sen. Pat Roberts, a Republican from Kansas who chairs the Senate Agriculture Committee, said the farm bill has made a big step forward. Even though the bill is...

It was another extremely busy week for the cannabis industry. Voters in Oklahoma chose to legalize medical marijuana, becoming the 30th U.S. state to do so; GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: GWPH) got the first-ever FDA approval for a cannabis-based drug; Ice Cube’s Big3 basketball league...

U.S. stocks finished the day almost unchanged as investors and traders were presented with a mixed bag of data today. A better than expected report on the service sector negated another report that showed that companies added fewer employees to their payrolls than anticipated in January. The...

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, author of the new farm bill and Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, tweeted this Tuesday: This is not your father's #FarmBill http://t.co/sjZMmEY8GI — Sen. Debbie Stabenow (@StabenowPress) February 4, 2014...