The president and vice president of a trade association for US hemp builders announced they were resigning, and three elected new board members announced they were declining to serve in a message to members.

Whistle-blowing board members at a trade association for the US hemp building industry complained this week about irregularities in a board election and said that reported election results were unreliable. Winning candidates who had unpaid dues were stripped from the ballot after the election was over, whistleblowers said.