The holiday season is just around the corner. For many, this can entail a whole lot of traveling. Traveling can be fun depending on your destination but, mostly, it’s just stressful and annoying during this airport-mayhem season. Sounds like a perfect situation for CBD to come in and save the day…but alas! Isn’t traveling with […] Read more
The U.S. government has announced that it is allocating $3 million in research grants towards studies on CBD and other chemicals found in the cannabis plant. These studies aim to shed light on the recent surging popularity of CBD as a dietary supplement. Cannabis has been used by humans recreationally and medicinally for thousands of […] Read more
In a groundbreaking move this week, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee has approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) bill to remove marijuana from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act and permanently legalize it at the federal level. Beyond federal legalization, the bill would allow states to introduce their own legislation and regulations […] Read more
What up, NYC? Let’s chat CBD. CBD was made federally legal as part of the 2018 Farm Bill, but this hasn’t prevented clashes between some state and local regulations with regards to hemp products. So, here’s a little guidance from Bluebird on where to buy CBD if you’re livin’ large in the Big Apple. Shop […] Read more
Finally, the wait is over. Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its Interim Final Rule (IFR) on the establishment of a domestic hemp production program. This rule comes 10 months after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act and made it federally legal […] Read more
CBD is everywhere now, thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill legalizing hemp and its derivatives for the first time in over 40 years. Yet even with federal approval, some states are still working to catch up on their own legislation and a couple, in particular, have been dragging their feet. The Indy Star published an […] Read more
While the specific locations of the growing operations may be covert, it’s no secret that illicit cannabis grow operations are peppered throughout the great American landscape – including within our national forests. Thankfully, largely in part to the rise of legal cannabis, that’s starting to change. However, it isn’t changing all that quickly. As recently […] Read more
Utah residents, we have great news: the CBD embargo is officially over. The Utah State Legislature passed a law last year legalizing CBD oil and other hemp extract products with less than 0.3% THC. This came in conjunction with the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed hemp and its derivatives from the Controlled […] Read more
Throughout Hemp History Week this week, we’ve shared information about the long global history of hemp, why cannabis was made illegal, and how hemp compares to commonly used goods today like tree paper and cotton. Now, we’re going to take a deep dive into the current legal status of cannabis throughout all 50 states. Back […] Read more
From 2012 to 2018, 33 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical consumption, with D.C. and 10 of those states also allowing for recreational use. Hemp was also made legal at the federal level in 2018 with the passage of the U.S. Farm Bill. This rapid shift in policy has many […] Read more
