Archive for June 2019

LEGISLATIVE UPDATES

AB 228: This bill would state that a food, beverage, or cosmetic is not adulterated by the inclusion of industrial hemp or cannabinoids, extracts, or derivatives from industrial hemp, and would prohibit restrictions on the sale of food, beverages, or cosmetics that include industrial hemp or cannabinoids, extracts, or derivatives from industrial hemp based solely…

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Social Equity Program Eligibility Verification

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN ELIGIBILITY PROCESS “DCR will accept Social Equity Program (SEP) Eligibility Verification Applications from Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 until Monday, July 29th, 2019. Verified SEP Applicants will be allowed to participate in SEP Priority Processing in Phase 3 Retail and Delivery Licensing. DCR will not review applications submitted after Monday, July 29th,…

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TALK ABOUT HEMP

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Tuesday that hemp can be transported across state lines—even through states that haven’t enacted laws allowing the crop’s production—and that the descheduling of the plant and its derivatives under the 2018 Farm Bill are already in effect because they are self-executing and do not require further action…

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