SAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT — The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), representing over 200 hemp companies in North America won their 2 1/2-year old lawsuit today against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in a decision that permanently...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT — The main fiscal sponsor of the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) landmark court victory against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) protecting sales of hemp foods in the United...
WASHINGTON, DC — Earlier this month, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a new report on the industrial hemp marketplace and legislative efforts to allow hemp farming in the United States. “Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity” is a comprehensive report...
CHARLOTTE, NC — Representatives of the Hemp Industry will exhibit on January 9-12 at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) annual convention at the Charlotte Convention Center to educate farmers about the need to change federal laws that prevent them from growing...
WASHINGTON, DC — The Bush Administration will not appeal the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals February 6, 2004 decision in HIA v. DEA protecting sale and consumption of hemp food products in the U.S. The allotted time to appeal to the Supreme...
WASHINGTON, DC — Fighting the DEA’s attempted ban has cost hemp companies over $200,000, but in a surprising twist, attacks on the hemp food industry have actually energized the hemp food marketplace. “Since the hemp food ban was announced in...
WASHINGTON, DC — The Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) representing thousands of businesses and the Hemp Industries Association’s (HIA) 200 member companies received written clarification this week from the United States Air Force Surgeon General’s Office that hemp skin care products are “not...
SAN FRANCISCO, California — The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and manufacturers of hemp food products who won on Feb. 6 their 2 1/2-year old court battle to keep hemp foods legal in HIA vs. DEA are pleased the U.S. Court of Appeals...
WASHINGTON, DC — Manufacturers of hemp food products who won their 2 1/2-year old court battle on February 6 to keep hemp foods legal to consume are waiting for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to consider...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO — A report first published April 23rd in Mach Meter: The Online Publication of Cannon Air Force Base has spread across the Internet through a poorly researched Associated Press story. It raises unfounded concerns that sun-screens, tanning...