Seth A. Golberg and Daniel E. Cohen Co-Author Article in The National Law Review, “Opening the Government, Closing the ‘Hemp Loophole’”

Seth A. Goldberg, partner in the firm’s Litigation practice and co-chair of the Cannabis & Hemp Law practice, and Daniel E. Cohen, associate in the firm’s Litigation and Appellate Advocacy practices, recently co-authored an article in The National Law Review titled, “Opening the Government, Closing the ‘Hemp Loophole.’” The article discusses how Congress moved to close the “hemp loophole” created by the 2018 Farm Bill, which allowed intoxicating hemp-derived products to be sold with little regulation. New federal changes redefine hemp to limit THC content, aiming to protect public safety while still allowing industrial hemp products.

Click here to read the summary, and click here to read the comprehensive full article, which goes through the evolution of hemp laws and the related hemp product markets.