Hemp

Stricter restrictions on the sale of some cannabis products are one of several new laws that take effect in Connecticut in the new year.

As Connecticut rolls out the adult-use marijuana industry, regulations differ between cannabis products in the state.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday that will allow state-licensed hemp growers to apply for provisional licenses to begin cultivating recreational marijuana.

Cannabis businesses in New York can start applying to the state for a license to sell hemp products. Regulators will close the window to apply in six months.

Lobbyists for the hemp industry in New York say new rules released by state regulators for how to bring CBD products to market, favor big corporations…

New York state will continue its hemp growing season through 2021, after the federal government decided to delay new regulations that the state found…

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont says he is still pushing for the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use. He says he’d like lawmakers to take up…

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said she expects federal agriculture officials to work with hemp farmers and possibly even delay new regulations that New…

Agriculture officials in New York say federal rules for producing hemp are “unrealistic.” The state also said they won’t try to regulate the crop. Hemp…

Two federal insurance programs are now available for hemp farmers to protect their crops from natural disasters.Bridgehampton hemp producer David…