Hemp And Marijuana Companies Must Stop Feuding And Unite For Regulations Instead Of Bans Like California’s New Move (Op-Ed)
“It’s time for us all to unify as cannabis interests to advocate for a cohesive federal regulatory pathway that covers all cannabinoid products.”
By Jim Higdon, Cornbread Hemp
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is wrong about hemp, and Florida hemp interests are wrong about Amendment 3. Hemp and marijuana interests must stop fighting each other and learn to work together. It’s time for us all to unify as cannabis interests to advocate for a cohesive federal regulatory pathway that covers all cannabinoid products, starting with full-spectrum CBD and other hemp products legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill.
Newsom’s proposal to ban all hemp products in California will force consumers into a dispensary system rife with products contaminated by pesticides, according to an investigation by The Los Angeles Times. The only way for Californians to ensure their cannabis products are free of pesticides is with the USDA organic seal. And the only way to get the USDA organic seal on cannabis products is to make them legal under federal law, as hemp products are today.
Therefore, all hemp and cannabis interests should be working together towards this collective goal of creating federal regulations, instead of taking sides like Newsom.
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