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A new U.S. law that will impact the postal service has some within the cannabis industry concerned, as it will ban the shipping of v**e products through mainstream mail.

Officially known as the “Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act,” the bill was approved by Congress last December. Under this ruling, the United States Postal Service can no longer handle v**e product shipments.
The law, which is set to take effect late this month, was initially made to prevent youth from being able to order to***co products online, and there is no explicit mention of h**p or cannabis in the law, but legal THC cannabis businesses and those in the CBD industry are getting worried about the implications.
“To the extent that they are participants in the industry who are selling v**e products, it absolutely affects them,” explained cannabis attorney Rod Kight of Asheville, North Carolina. 
Now that this is law, the USPS has 120 days to create rules and figure out how to implement this newly legal policy. FedEx and UPS will also be following the same directive and will not be shipping any v**e products.  **pKnow **pTexas **pprocessing **pproducts **pproduction **pflower **plife **pcommunity **pseedlings **pfarmlife **pseeds **pfarmers **poil **pindustry **pfarmers **pfarming **pculture **pbusiness **pbusinessjournal
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Entrepreneur Martha Stewart discussed her new business ventures on "Mornings with Maria" on Monday, noting that she recently entered into what she called “a very interesting category, which is the CBD [cannabidiol] category.” Stewart said “we are offering not only the wellness gummies that have become the leading wellness gummy in America,” but also CBD for pets, which she said is a “very fast-growing category.”
Stewart said CBD for pets is geared for dogs that need calmness, wellness and mobility help. She launched the line of cannabis-infused pet snacks and oils in January.
“That industry is going to be a $10 billion industry by 2023, it’s estimated,” she noted. **pKnow **pTexas **pprocessing **pproducts **pproduction **pflower **plife **pcommunity **pseedlings **pfarmlife **pseeds **pfarmers **poil **pindustry **pfarmers **pfarming **pculture **pbusiness **pbusinessjournal


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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (the USDA) announced the publication of its h**p production final rule in the Federal Register, which will go into effect on March 22, 2021. This final rule builds on the interim final rule (the IFR) that was published on October 31, 2019. It includes revisions based on three public comment periods but also takes into account “lessons learned from the 2020 growing season.”
These h**p regulations contain six key provisions:

Licensing requirements;

Recordkeeping requirements;

Procedures for testing the THC level concentration in the h**p plant;

Procedures for disposing of noncompliant h**p (i.e., h**p that exceeds acceptable THC threshold);

Compliance provisions; and

Procedures for handling violations.

The most significant revisions made to the IFR pertain to the procedures for testing the THC concentration and those for disposing of noncompliant h**p. Below are the highlights.
Time of sample collection. The USDA agreed with the concerns expressed by commenters regarding the burden of imposing harvest within 15 days of sampling. As a result, the federal agency extended the testing window within which h**p must be harvest to 30 days following sampling.

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Many people might not think of Texas as a state where ma*****na legalization is possible. But the state's changing demographics have led to at least the potential for changes in cannabis laws.
There's also plenty of money involved. As data from other states attest, the legalization of ma*****na paves the way for entrepreneurial opportunities, job creation, and increased tax revenue to go to projects that improve communities and support those most impacted by the War on Drugs.
Lawmakers have filed about two dozen ma*****na-related bills have in the Lone Star State, according to cannabis advocacy organization NORML. They include proposals to expand the state's medical ma*****na program, increase the amount of THC the state allows in cannabis products, and legalize adult-use cannabis.
Few expect adult-use legalization to become law in Texas, but there is strong backing for legislation in the other two areas.
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