The cannabis industry wants a single set of rules, but entrepreneurs aren’t sure what those rules should be. At Friday’s landmark cannabis review by the U.S. Food and Administration (FDA), CBD manufacturers joined with academics, consumer packaged goods manufacturers and agriculture officials to ask a panel of regulators to... Read more

ColorPoint’s greenhouse facilities will be home to hemp clones (pictured), unrooted cuttings and year-round indoor hemp crops. (Photo courtesy of ColorPoint) One of the largest greenhouse operations in the United States is leaving ornamental bedding plant production behind and instead placing its chips on the burgeoning Kentucky hemp industry.... Read more

The hemp and marijuana industries both have a lot riding on Friday’s launch of a safety review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The prospect of legal products infused with cannabis extracts is no longer out of bounds, now that Congress has removed low-THC hemp from the Controlled... Read more

(Photo by Media Collaboratory) Hemp farmers often look for strategic partnerships with other farmers and landowners to boost their production capabilities. But those relationships can go awry if care isn’t taken in picking the right partners and creating solid contracts. A recent example includes four Oregon farms that are... Read more

(Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series on the complex hemp market in California. Today, a look at why many counties in the cannabis-friendly state are saying no to hemp, and how some hemp companies are finding opportunity despite the challenges.) The nation’s largest agricultural state... Read more

Canada’s top health agency plans to launch public consultations on a proposed approach for regulating natural health products containing cannabis, Hemp Industry Daily has learned. Any subsequent regulations by Health Canada could have major implications for Canada’s CBD industry, which currently can be accessed only with a doctor’s prescription... Read more