THC
Agriculture Ministry in Poland calls for 1.0% THC in hemp – HempToday
Poland’s Ministry of Agriculture has recommended a full 1.0% THC allowable in industrial hemp in a recently unveiled 2-year government farming plan. The country would join nations in different parts of the world which have set allowable THC levels above the globally prevalent barrier of 0.3%, and the 0.2% THC standard observed by most countries …
Lesmeister says Noem’s signing of low-THC hemp legislation is ‘exciting’ for South Dakota – KELOLAND.com
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — One year after the governor vetoed his legislation that would have legalized low-THC hemp in South Dakota, a state lawmaker says he is thankful she agreed to the 2020 version. The new measure took effect immediately Friday afternoon when Governor Kristi Noem delivered to the Legislative Research Council HB 1008 and …
COVID-19 Patients Should Avoid THC
MISSOULA, Mont., March 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Aurelius Data, the first global patient perception big data company in plant-based medicines, cautions the public against the potential harmful side effects that can come from consuming cannabis products with Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) if a patient is infected with COVID-19. “We know that the epidemiology of COVID-19 is similar …
OLCC raises THC limits for some hemp products – The Register-Guard
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission recently raised the limit from 10 milligrams of THC per container to 50 milligrams of THC per container for hemp concentrates, extracts and tinctures. State cannabis regulators raised the per-container THC limit on hemp concentrates, extracts and tinctures sold within OLCC-licensed marijuana dispensaries. The new rule from the Oregon Liquor …
Hemp farmer near Lanesboro settles with state after THC dust-up – Minneapolis Star Tribune
A southeast Minnesota hemp grower has reached a settlement with the state Department of Agriculture after suing the agency for ordering him last year to destroy his crop worth an estimated $3 million, his lawyer said. Luis Hummel, owner of the 5th Sun Gardens hemp farm near Lanesboro, received a letter from the Agriculture Department …
Local company relieved after Oregon regulators loosen hemp THC restrictions – KDRV
SALEM, Ore. — A southern Oregon-based creator of medicinal hemp products is celebrating an upcoming change to Oregon regulations that will allow certain hemp products to contain a higher level of THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in recreational marijuana. While hemp products are often valued for the chemical cannabidiol (CBD), the hemp plant — a …
Largest U.S. farm group supports higher THC limit for industrial hemp – Successful Farming
The goverment should triple the level of THC permitted in industrial hemp, and give farmers three times as long to harvest a field after it is tested, said national convention delegates in voting on American Farm Bureau Federation policy on Tuesday. Both provisions are sore points with growers, who say USDA regulations, setting a 0.3 …
Tests Find Some Early Arizona Hemp Crops Have Too Much THC – KNAU Arizona Public Radio
Arizona’s budding hemp-growing industry is suffering growing pains as levels of THC that are too high force some farmers to destroy crops instead of harvesting them. Results of state Department of Agriculture testing show about 41% of the Arizona hemp plants failing due to too high a level of THC, the compound that gives marijuana …
Maine hemp farmers want relaxed THC rules, lower fees – Press Herald
Farmers are speaking out against Maine’s plan to adopt stricter, more costly hemp farming rules, urging state agriculture officials to lower licensing costs and not change how they measure the small amount of psychoactive element found in this cannabis crop. Maine wants to change how it defines hemp, and how it differentiates it from marijuana, …
Can Beer Yeast Be Used To Create THC And CBD?
Science has a way, from time to time, of stepping outside the realm of the sane and possible and wallowing around inside dark territories that can only be called, as the kids might say, WTF moments. Last year, it was head transplants pushing the limits of our medical potential, and now researchers say they have managed to …