Virginia hemp growers face fallout after court ruling

Virginia family fears new hemp law will cut off daughter’s longtime seizure treatment

The law, which took effect Saturday, eliminates an exemption that allowed some hemp products containing more than Virginia’s 2-milligram THC rule.

Virginia hemp growers face fallout after court ruling

Virginia hemp businesses say a failed court challenge leaves them with millions in inventory, few answers and a market they say has effectively disappeared.

Virginia Hemp THC Rules Take Effect After Judge Declines Delay Request

New rules in Virginia banning the sale of hemp products containing more than 2 milligrams of THC took effect on Saturday, August 15, after a federal judge last week declined a request to delay the regulations, WUSA9 reports. All hemp products sold in the state now must contain no more than 0.3% THC or 2 milligrams of THC. The rules were set under the recent and long-awaited legislation to enact adult-use cannabis sales in the state. Another prov…

Judge denies Virginia hemp companies’ attempt to overturn regulatory changes

Redfern Hemp Co. and other Virginia-based CBD businesses are subject to a new and more restrictive definition of hemp products after a judge ruled against an injunction that sought to delay the implementation of the new regulations. (Jack Jacobs photo) A bid to stop more restrictive hemp industry regulations from taking effect in Virginia has gone up in smoke. Seven Virginia-based hemp businesses were denied last week in their request for an inj…