Press Releases

DEA Does Homework on Hemp Foods After New Rule Announced

WASHINGTON, DC – The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), representing over 250 companies and small businesses, learned last week that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has hired a Northern Virginia consulting firm to investigate the size and scope of the hemp foods...


Canadian Company Files NAFTA Challenge to DEA Hemp Rule

CHATHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA — Kenex, Ltd., a Canadian agro-firm that has been growing and processing hemp oil, seed and fiber products in Canada for distribution throughout the United States for the past five years, has filed a notice of intent...


Hemp Industry vs. DEA in U.S. Court

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — U.S. COURT of APPEALS for the NINTH CIRCUIT — Today the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and several major hemp food companies in the U.S. and Canada filed their opening brief urging the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to...