SAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT — On March 21, while most Americans were captivated by the U.S. led invasion of Iraq, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published their final rules on hemp foods. The...
WASHINGTON, DC — Kenex Ltd., a Canadian firm exporting industrial hemp products to the U.S. for the past five years, filed its NAFTA Notice of Arbitration with the U.S. State Department on August 2nd. Kenex and the U.S. will select a three-member arbitration...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT —Lawyers representing the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) argued before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week that the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) attempt to ban nutritious hemp foods misinterprets the Controlled...
WASHINGTON, DC – Kenex Ltd., a Canadian agro-firm that has been growing and processing hemp oil, seed and fiber products in Canada for distribution throughout the United States for the past five years, will meet with numerous U.S. federal agencies...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT — Late yesterday the Court granted the hemp industry’s Motion to Stay the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) “Interpretive Rule,” which was issued October 9, 2001 without public notice or opportunity...
CAPITOL HILL, WASHINGTON, DC — In a letter sent to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today, 22 members of Congress told the agency that their new “Interpretive Rule” that bans edible hemp seed or oil items that contain “any THC” is...
ARLINGTON, VA — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) received over 115,000 public comments from hemp food and body care consumers and manufacturers opposing their attempt to ban hemp seed and oil products which contain infinitesimal trace residual THC (much like poppy...
ARLINGTON, VA — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) handed a victory to the multimillion-dollar hemp food industry last night when they told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that they will extend the “grace period” for hemp food products that...
CAPITOL HILL, WASHINGTON, DC — On October 9th, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued an “Interpretive Rule” to immediately ban any edible item containing hemp seed or oil that contains “any THC” and gave consumers until February 6th to “dispose” of...
WASHINGTON, DC — Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) head Asa Hutchinson appeared on the National Public Radio program Public Interest this week with Vote Hemp President Eric Steenstra to discuss the DEA’s new “Interpretive Rule” which bans safe and nutritious hemp foods containing...