On January 19, the USDA published the Final Rules for Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program. The rules are scheduled to...

On December 27, the federal Omnibus Spending Bill (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021) was signed into law, providing an extension of...

ODA has just posted 2021 registration applications on the ODA hemp website. An ODA registration is required to grow or handle hemp in the...

Early this morning the President signed into law a Continuing Resolution (CR), a short-term  “stopgap” spending bill that extends current...

On August 21, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published an Interim Final Rule (DEA IFR) on Implementation of the Agricultural...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) has announced the opening of a Public Comment Period for proposed rules to bring the Oregon...

We are excited to announce the roll out of the UPS Oregon Hemp Shippers Program! Due to the growing demand for hemp shipping options, UPS...

This loan advance will provide up to $10,000 of economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing temporary difficulties. New...

We understand that COVID-19 has disrupted your everyday life and we want you to know that we are here to offer you support during this...

Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno and Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle have made a joint statement of guidance for employers regarding...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created a very helpful infographic for understanding the new 2018 Farm Bill hemp...

The US Food and Drug Administration has published a Report to the US House Committee on Appropriations and the US Senate Committee on...

As requested by our founding principal and leading hemp expert Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., the USDA granted a 30 day extension to the US...

The USDA released the US Domestic Hemp Production Program Interim Final Rule on October 31, 2019. You can read more about this...

Join EARTH Law, LLC this September at the Oregon State Bar Cannabis Law Section’s inaugural Northwest Cannabis Law Institute in Bend,...

On April 3, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened a public comment period to discuss agricultural hemp and CBD. The purpose...

Effective June 6, 2019 USPS Publication 52 Revision: New Mailability Policy for Cannabis and Hemp-Related Products Mailing Hemp & CBD via...

The United States Postal System has provided acceptance criteria for mailing CBD products in the mail. These guidelines come after the...

Courtney Moran LL.M. is doing a webinar this Thursday (with Cindy Sovine) for the International Cannabis Bar Association on the 2018...

Just a few weeks after the landmark decision was issued in KaB, LLC v USPS, MLB 18-39 (2018) Courtney N. Moran, LL.M., achieved another...