Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The Illinois Hemp Growers Association is set to host a Hemp Town Hall in which attendees can engage with the hemp community and lawmakers and learn more about a new Illinois hemp bill. The Hemp Town Hall is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. The Hemp Town Hall will be in the Packingtown Museum on the second floor.

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NORML

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Scientists reported: “Our results clearly demonstrate that NIDA cannabis samples are substantially genetically different from most commercially available drug-type strains and share a genetic affinity with hemp samples in several of the analyses.". appeared first on NORML.

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Project CBD

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Native American farmers are asserting their sovereign right to cultivate industrial hemp and THC -rich cannabis on Indian lands.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced today that proposed amendments involving provisions to the Illinois Industrial Hemp Act were moved to a Second Notice this week. A few of the new provisions include the following: The acceptable THC level for commercial hemp and hemp products is no more than 0.3

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

State regulators licensed farmers and researchers to cultivate over 500,000 total acres of industrial hemp in the first half of 2019, according to data compiled by the organization VoteHemp.com. “Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp cultivation in the US has grown rapidly,” the group summarizes in a press release.

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NORML

JULY 18, 2019

Members of the US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will hear expert testimony next week regarding the production of industrial hemp and hemp-derived products. In December, Congress enacted legislation removing industrial hemp (defined as cannabis containing less than 0.3

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

Surprising no one, recent findings show that most hemp in Oregon runs hot. This hemp is often sold and marketed online without age verification, in packaging attractive to minors, or at unlicensed retail stores. The technical report at issue runs 45 pages, and covers marijuana as well as hemp. Not a great look overall.

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Medicinal Genomics

MARCH 12, 2025

The conversation revealed groundbreaking insights into hop latnet viroid (HLVd) including the viroid’s transmission, signs of resistance in hemp varieties, and potential mitigation strategies. Reports estimate its financial toll on the cannabis industry at around $4 billion annually. Heres what we learned.

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Project CBD

MAY 31, 2023

Biblical scholars have written about the role of cannabis as a sacrament in the ancient Near East and Middle East. Scriptural references indicate that cannabis was a key ingredient in the holy anointing oil employed in religious rites. Humankind’s connection to cannabis reaches back tens of thousands of years.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Illinois officials recently released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. The 144-page report, compiled by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), incorporates data from several state departments. Job titles for Cannabis Regulator and Trainee positions are approved.

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Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 9, 2021

After a few jobs in the Maryland Park Service and government contracting, he found his way into the cannabis industry as a budtender. He later founded Veterans Initiative 22, a Maryland based nonprofit organization that focuses on improving veteran’s mental health through medical cannabis advocacy, in October of 2017.

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Project CBD

MARCH 7, 2023

Have you heard of Celtic Hemp? In a recently published paper in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research , Dr. John M. O’Sullivan trace hemp’s prehistoric journey from Asia to Hibernia — now modern-day Ireland. Like much of Europe, cannabis arrived in Ireland when written records were scarce.

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NORML

APRIL 15, 2019

Marijuana grown by the University of Mississippi for clinical research purposes is genetically divergent from strains of cannabis commercially available in retail markets, according to an analysis prepared by researchers at the University of Northern Colorado.

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Project CBD

MARCH 7, 2023

Scholars document how cannabis came to Ireland.

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Veriheal

MARCH 24, 2025

The cannabis lexicon is as diverse as the culture surrounding it, and cannabis language is continually expanding as public acceptance and medical use of the plant increases. This article will go over some commonly used terms found in the cannabis lingo that can be unclear and easily confused for many people. Ocean grown?

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 23, 2024

The 5th Annual Hemp Cannabis Symposium , sponsored by the Southern Illinois University Cannabis Science Center , is set to start at 8 a.m. This symposium’s focus is “Cannabis Science: Advancing Academic and Industry Collaboration.” Working groups across campus work together with a combined interest in cannabis.

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The 5th Annual Hemp Cannabis Symposium , sponsored by the Southern Illinois University Cannabis Science Center , is set to start at 8 a.m. The Hemp Cannabis Symposium focus is “Cannabis Science: Advancing Academic and Industry Collaboration.” To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Project CBD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Adapted from The Cannabis Cancer Connection: How to use cannabis and hemp to kill cancer cells by Joe D. The vast majority of the existing research is on how specific cannabinoids kill cancer, but a growing body of work is revealing how the entourage of compounds found in whole-plant cannabis kills cancer.

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Leafly

JUNE 1, 2021

They talk hemp wicks vs butane lighters. Then a hot list of Asian American owned cannabis brands you must try! The post The Roll-up #196: Hemp wick vs butane lighter appeared first on Leafly. With Bruce away, Alyssa and Hannah are holding down the fort.

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Project CBD

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Excess waste created by the cannabis industry is rooted in the legacy of criminalization that now manifests as unnecessary overregulation. Sustainable, hemp-based packaging solutions could help to mitigate this problem.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 30, 2024

Lawmakers and stakeholders deliberated on two cannabis bills in the Illinois House to the edge of the 5 a.m. spring-session deadline yesterday morning but ultimately did not bring either House Bill 4293 , the Hemp Consumer Products Act, nor House Bill 2911 , a cannabis omnibus, to the floor for a vote.

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Project CBD

MARCH 8, 2019

In recent years, the use of cannabis in veterinary medicine has gone from obscure concept to a mainstream issue. This explosion of interest in the use of cannabis and CBD for animals has led to the development of a multi-million dollar industry creating cannabis-based products for pets. Medical Cannabis in California.

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Project CBD

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A deluge of lab-synthesized CBD isolates, favored by regulators, will devastate hemp CBD commerce by undercutting the need for plant-derived, single-molecule cannabinoids.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 11, 2024

Stakeholders’ ongoing battle over hemp regulations in Illinois continued this week. Lakesia Collins renewed their call to move forward with their proposals for hemp regulations and taxation ( House Bill 5306 , House Bill 4161 , and Senate Bill 3790 ). New sponsored legislation from Sen. Kimberly A.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The Illinois Hemp Growers Association (IHGA)along with hemp processors, retailers, consumers, business owners, and other advocatesis set to host Hemp Lobby Day Jan. The Hemp Lobby Day rally is an oppositional response to Gov. Both bills contain hemp reform but differ on how to do it. 4 from 9 a.m.-4 in Springfield.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 15, 2025

The 6th Annual Southern Illinois Hemp Cannabis Symposium recently set a date for its 2025 event and opened registration for participants, exhibitors, and sponsors. The Hemp Cannabis Symposium, sponsored by the Southern Illinois University Cannabis Science Center , is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.-4

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The Cannigma

MAY 26, 2021

With so many people spending their waking hours daydreaming about becoming homeowners but probably smoking cannabis instead, it only makes sense to — kind of — combine the two activities. Pennsylvania company Coexist has a solution: a tiny house made with hemp. But just because you can build — parts of — a home with hemp, should you?

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NORML

MARCH 25, 2020

Representatives with the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) have reaffirmed that state-licensed cannabis businesses are ineligible for financial aid opportunities because marijuana remains classified as a schedule I controlled substance. The majority of these businesses are small-to-medium in size.

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NORML

MARCH 3, 2025

Placing marijuana products behind the counter keeps cannabis out of the hands of young people and it reduces the public's appetite for these unregulated novel intoxicants." The post Analysis: Young Adults More Likely To Consume Unregulated Delta-8 THC Products in Jurisdictions Where Cannabis Is Illegal appeared first on NORML.

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Leafly

AUGUST 19, 2021

The latest hemp-derived THC compound is quickly rising in popularity—and raising questions about its safety and legality. The post Meet THC-O, a hemp-derived compound three times stronger than THC appeared first on Leafly.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 13, 2024

JB Pritzker hosted a press conference today to voice his support for House Bill 4293 and regulating intoxicating hemp products sold outside of a licensed cannabis dispensary. The Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CBAI) also quickly responded by applauding Pritzkers support for HB4293 and hemp regulations.

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Leafly

APRIL 1, 2022

All your questions on hemp cannabinoids, answered, plus huge deals up to 30% off and hot products from top brands. The post Your guide to the hottest hemp cannabinoids appeared first on Leafly.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 26, 2024

House Bill 4293 , which contains the Hemp Consumer Products Act, passed the Illinois Senate today with a vote of 54-1 (and passed the House 105-0 with one present vote on April 15). HB4293 has arrived back in the House for concurrence on the amendments added while in the Senate, including the Hemp Consumer Products Act.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 3, 2025

Today, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced adopted amendments to the Illinois Industrial Hemp Act , effective Dec. The new rulemaking affects academic, government, and commercial institutions that participate in the industrial hemp program. Industrial hemp cultivators must file their final annual reports by Dec.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Cannabis Science Center is scheduled to host the 4th annual Hemp/Cannabis Symposium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Sept. Exhibitors and vendors will have opportunities to interact and connect with cannabis industry insiders, academics, and indoor and outdoor cannabis production enthusiasts.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Today, JCAR released an updated draft for its Second Notice that reverted the definition of hemp back to realign with the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) and returned the “transportation of industrial hemp” language back into the new draft. We’re implementing a federal program,” McGee said.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 17, 2024

The Northern Illinois Hemp Hub and Kifcure are set to host the Hemp Building Workshop from 9 a.m.-5 at the Northern Illinois Hemp Hub, located at 5W223 Lees Road in Maple Park, June 20-21. The two-day event will delve into the innovative world of sustainable construction, focusing on the utilization of hemp-based materials.

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