The Indiana state House has overwhelmingly voted to reverse a smokable hemp ban being challenged in federal court.
Indiana House signs off on smokable hemp is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
The press can be your secret weapon in gaining global recognition for CBD without spending a dollar on advertising or hiring a lawyer to shield you from FDA sanctions.
Editor’s Notebook: Make the press your secret branding weapon is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
British American Tobacco is selling flavored CBD vapes in the United Kingdom as it eyes new products beyond tobacco and nicotine.
Lucky Strike’s parent company now selling CBD vapes is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
(A version of this story appears in the February issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) From mom-and-pop shops to corporate chains, everyone in the retail business knows that a carefully chosen location is key to success. The cannabis industry is no exception. Although regulatory requirements, license availability and market demand will vary from place to place, […]
Choosing the best location for your retail CBD business is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
The NFL and its players' union have requested industry research on CBD and other cannabinoids for pain management.
NFL requesting research on CBD for pain management is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
Canadian hemp and marijuana producer Tilray cut its annual loss to $271 million for 2020 -- an improvement from the Nanaimo, British Columbia company’s $321 million loss in 2019, according to the full-year and fourth-quarter results released Wednesday.
Canadian hemp, marijuana producer Tilray reports $271 million loss for year is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
Crediting the CBD company’s forthrightness, a federal judge in New York federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Massachusetts-based Curaleaf from investors who argued the company misled them about legality of its CBD products. The investors sued when Curaleaf’s share price fell in 2019 after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent the company a […]
Judge: CBD company did not mislead investors is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
A denim maker owned by the H&M Group has debuted a line of hemp denim dyed with avocados and red onions.
H&M-owned clothing company debuts hemp denim is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
An executive from international CBD brand Elixinol has been appointed to the board of directors at the U.S. Hemp Authority -- one of the industry's self-regulatory bodies.
Elixinol executive joins US Hemp Authority board is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
Pennsylvania is awarding $253,000 to organizations with projects designed to increase sales and exports of hemp products.
Pennsylvania awarding grants to promote hemp sales, exports is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
A blank-check investment company led by the co-CEO of North Carolina CBD maker cbdMD Inc. has raised $115 million to invest in consumer goods.
CBD exec’s blank-check effort nets $115 million is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
Take these steps to avoid costly and time-consuming partnership disputes.
How to head off partnership disputes before they happen is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
A renowned marijuana-growing county in northern California's Emerald Triangle, Humboldt County, has permanently banned outdoor cultivation of low-THC hemp varieties.
Legendary California marijuana-growing region Humboldt permanently bans hemp cultivation is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
A coastal Texas smoke-shop owner facing criminal marijuana charges after a police raid Tuesday says the cannabis flower, vapes, gummies and other products taken were legal hemp, not illegal marijuana.
Texas smoke shop owner accused of selling MJ says products were legal hemp is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
A land-development company that includes an Arizona CBD firm battling investor fraud claims has filed for federal bankruptcy protection.
Parent company of embattled CBD firm files for bankruptcy is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture say they're studying ways to boost hemp production and profitability for growers, and are plamnning to have the first federally researched national statistics on domestic hemp production ready by next year.
USDA creating hemp germplasm collection, funding lab to study plant breeding is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
A clear majority of hemp farmers and processors support establishing a federal program to promote the crop, according to a survey by two industry groups, but not everyone supports paying for it.
Hemp operators interested in federal checkoff program, survey shows is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
A Michigan company making broad-spectrum hemp teas is battling claims that its products falsely promised 0.0% THC content.
Broad-spectrum extract tea maker accused of false THC claim is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a recurring series of commentaries from professionals connected to the hemp industry. Julie Lerner is CEO of PanXchange, a commodity trading platform and benchmark price provider.) Basing the multibillion-dollar, pie-in-the-sky forecasts for the U.S. addressable market for CBD on retail shelf prices disturbs me. It’s as illogical as […]
Opinion: Hope is not a strategy, so stop tolling is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
North Carolina CBD maker cbdMD has hired Sibyl Swift, a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration official as a regulatory consultant to lead the company’s regulatory efforts and prepare products for certifications.
CBD brand hires former FDA executive to oversee regulatory initiatives is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
A bipartisan bill that was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday could push legal CBD through in Congress, providing consumer access and protection while clearing the supply chain bottleneck.
Bipartisan legislation directs Congress to regulate hemp-CBD as a dietary supplement is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
Mexico is moving ahead on medical marijuana regulation -- and all hemp and marijuana companies that envision doing business there in the future should start preparing now, lawyers say.
Time to invest in cannabis in Mexico is now, attorneys say is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
A New Mexico district court has invalidated the state's hemp production rules that allowed regulators to revoke or suspend licenses without notice and imposed strict testing requirements.
New Mexico judge repeals hemp regulations that revoked licenses without notice is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
Find out the key elements of the new rules with a free webinar with leading industry professionals who will provide an overview of what hemp operators need to succeed. There is still time to register for the webinar, which takes place Friday, Feb. 5 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
New USDA hemp rules: Find out what you need to know to succeed is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
(A version of this story originally appeared at Marijuana Business Daily and will be updated.) An Irish pharmaceutical firm, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, has agreed to purchase United Kingdom-based GW Pharmaceuticals, one of the largest medical cannabinoid companies in the world, for $7.2 billion, the drug companies said Wednesday. The proposed cash-and-stock deal would be the largest […]
CBD maker GW Pharma agrees to $7.2 billion acquisition by Ireland’s Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a post from: Hemp Industry Daily: Financial, Legal & business news for hemp & CBD entrepreneurs
