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Leafly Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFLY) annual Cannabis Harvest Report reveals that in some states, cannabis is consistently one of the highest-value crops in the field, though the federal government and some state and local governments do not track weed harvest...

As the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns to Chicago this September bringing together top CEOs, investors, leaders, advocates and politicians, let's scroll through the latest regulatory changes in the space. New York Cracks Down On Illicit Shops Selling Potent Marijuana Munchies...

A pathogen called HLVd, or hop-latent viroid, is contaminating cannabis crops across the country, threatening to wreak billions of dollars in losses just as legal marijuana is taking off, warned the Wall Street Journal on Saturday, highlighting a frightening fact...

LegitScript, renowned in e-commerce and payment sector certification and monitoring, has formed a partnership with Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) to provide certification for specific topical, non-ingestible CBD products and corresponding marketing websites. This collaboration grants...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has taken a significant step to recognize the value of hemp by renaming a trade advisory committee to prominently feature the plant among specialty crops, indicating a growing recognition of its value as a unique commodity. The USDA has appointed hemp...

Everyone knows that raising kids is expensive. Most parents don’t stop to think about how much kids cost until they’re in the thick of parenthood. If you’re thinking of having kids, or you already have one and are considering more, you probably have some financial...

Hempseed cake, a byproduct of hempseed oil production, could be a sustainable alternative feed source for cattle, according to a study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). About The Study: Based on 111-day trials with groups of heifers, the study, which was recently published in...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently granted $5 million to support the development of the hemp industry in Tennessee. Tennessee State University (TSU), the Hemp Alliance of Tennessee (HAT), the University of Tennessee (UT) and the Tennessee Agriculture department...

European hemp cultivation has substantially increased over the last several years, making room for many interested U.S. stakeholders to join the burgeoning market. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) addressed the hemp industry boom in the EU in its recent report “European Union: Market...

Wisconsin-based hemp company Canndigenous, in partnership with Iconoclast Industries and several universities and business partners, received $15 million from the “Industrial Hemp for Fiber and Grain” project by the USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodities program. The funds were granted...

(Part one of a four-part series) In recent years, evidence supporting the use of psychedelics for the treatment of unmet mental health disorders such as PTSD, depression, addictions and anxiety has done nothing but grow. Let’s dive into one of the substances emerging as potentially more...

The latest Farm and Land in Farms report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows the US lost 1.3 million acres of farmland in 2021. The total land in farms decreased from 896,600,000 acres in 2020 to 895,300,000 acres in 2021. Farmland acreage has decreased by over 13.62...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intent to conduct a new survey in partnership with the University of Kentucky via a public notice that was published on the Federal Registry and reported by Marijuana Moment. The survey, which would be distributed to 20,000...

Ever since hemp and its derivatives were declared federally legal under the 2019 Farm Bill, the industry has been waiting for clear rules and regulations with regard to food and beverages infused with hemp-derived CBD. The wait seemed endless, but now, a certain optimism has emerged in...

Tom Vilsack, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary, announced that the agency would invest more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects, of which $20 million will be earmarked for hemp projects. The investment, made under the National...