NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinars are our weekly educational series featuring a variety of programs allowing us to provide you timely, engaging and essential education when & where you need it most. The Service Solutions series is our sponsored content webinar program which allows business owners the opportunity to... Read more
NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinars are our weekly educational series featuring a variety of programs allowing us to provide you timely, engaging and essential education when & where you need it most. The Service Solutions series is our sponsored content webinar program which allows business owners the opportunity to... Read more
NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinars are our weekly educational series featuring a variety of programs allowing us to provide you timely, engaging and essential education when & where you need it most. The Service Solutions series is our sponsored content webinar program which allows business owners the opportunity to... Read more
Hawaii farmers worry USDA’s federal hemp program will be cost-prohibitive, less protective
The state of Hawaii will end its industrial hemp pilot program at the end of October, and instead steer farmers toward applying for U.S. Department of Agriculture licenses. Gov. David Ige signed a bill that would legalize hemp production throughout the state after Hawaii’s last legislative session. But although... Read more
Nasdaq moves to delist California hemp firm
The Nasdaq stock exchange has moved to delist California hemp company Youngevity International for failing to file required reports and because its stock has fallen below $1, triggering removal from the exchange. Youngevity grows and sells commercial coffee in addition to hemp. It also has a third division focused... Read more
CBD candymaker settles lawsuit after judge declares lack of FDA guidelines irrelevant to ruling
A full settlement has been reached in one man’s suit against an infused products manufacturer for allegedly misrepresenting the THC and CBD content of its chocolate products and breaching consumer-protection laws in California. In a motion filed on Friday, Charles Ballard said “the lawsuit has been settled in its... Read more
Fighting ‘remnants of the War on Drugs’: A look at the National Hemp Association’s efforts to break down racist barriers
The legacy of systemic racism and the War on Drugs is playing out in today’s hemp industry, which remains dominated by white landowners and people with access to large amounts of capital. The National Hemp Association recently launched a new effort to change that. The group’s Standing Committee on... Read more
Oregon sheep study latest to study hemp potential as livestock feed
Oregon State University is feeding hemp biomass to sheep to research whether it can be used to feed livestock. Faculty from the university are replacing alfalfa with different amounts of hemp biomass on five groups of sheep for the test trial, according to the Corvallis Advocate. In addition to... Read more
Victory Hemp taps financial adviser for CFO
A longtime financial adviser to startup companies is joining Kentucky’s Victory Hemp Foods as CFO. Nathan Kuchta joins the industry from Propeller Industries, which advises startups in finance and accounting. Kuchta advised 25 companies over 15 years and was the company’s Director of Finance. Kuchta previously worked as an... Read more
CBD manufacturer launches 15,000-sq-foot extraction facility in Florida
A CBD maker and distributor in Florida has announced the opening of a new extraction facility in Tampa. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Global Widget’s new 15,000-square-foot facility is scheduled for Oct. 9. Co-CEO Kevin Collins said the new plant will help support community job growth and make CBD “more... Read more
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