The US hemp industry is preparing for a ban on most hemp products that Senator Mitch McConnell slipped into the spending bill just before the Senate voted to pass it and end the government shutdown. Many in the industry have criticized the last-minute change, arguing that it should have been subject to open hearings rather...

Kenneth Rosenman is chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine: Credit: Michigan State University. By Clara Lincolnhol  Cannabis – pot, weed or recreational marijuana – is legal in 24 states including Michigan, and about 15% of American adults smoke it.  Michigan placed fifth in the...

Smell may finally get as much scientific attention as THC in cannabis research. A new study from Oregon State University (OSU) has produced the first shared aroma language for cannabis and hemp. It offers an organized way to describe what flowers actually smell like, rather than relying on strain names or vague, marketing-focused terms. ...