Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno and Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle have made a joint statement of guidance for employers regarding...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created a very helpful infographic for understanding the new 2018 Farm Bill hemp...

The US Food and Drug Administration has published a Report to the US House Committee on Appropriations and the US Senate Committee on...

USDA Enforcement Discretion Update: DEA Provides Options for Labs, Disposal of Non-Compliant Hemp Plants WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2020 — The...

As requested by our founding principal and leading hemp expert Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., the USDA granted a 30 day extension to the US...

On November 20, 2019 Oregon hemp advocates Senator Wyden and Senator Merkley submitted a letter to USDA Secretary Purdue outlining...

The USDA released the US Domestic Hemp Production Program Interim Final Rule on October 31, 2019. You can read more about this...

On October 31, 2019 the USDA published the Interim Final Rules (IFR) for Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program....

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden hosted a round table discussion with local hemp farmers, processors, business owners, University representatives...

On April 3, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened a public comment period to discuss agricultural hemp and CBD. The purpose...

The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) of the USDA has issued a legal opinion to address questions regarding several of the hemp-related...

On April 2, 2019 Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senator Ron Wyden submitted four letters to key financial regulatory...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) recently sent letters regarding hemp banking to four...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the specifics regarding the USDA Farm Bill Listening Session Webinar on hemp...

On February 26, the United States Department of Agriculture held a special Public Hearing on the implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill....

The 45th President signed it into law the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 federal Farm Bill) marking the end of hemp...

Just a few weeks after the landmark decision was issued in KaB, LLC v USPS, MLB 18-39 (2018) Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., achieved another...