Hemp industry advocates have long heralded the sustainable benefits of hemp production and the crop’s ability to right past wrongs by replenishing the soil and, by extension, the earth. But hemp is still a crop that needs water and nutrients. Hemp attracts pests and is getting attention among traditional... Read more
A Nevada city facing a lawsuit over denying hemp production about 100 acres of city-owned property can’t avoid the case because it didn’t anticipate hemp becoming legal, a judge ruled in rejecting the city’s motion to dismiss. Tahoe Hemp LLC filed suit against Carson City in January, alleging the city denied... Read more
Police in northeastern Switzerland have shut down an indoor hemp-growing operation and detained its operator after a search of the property unearthed cannabis plants and biomass that exceeded legal THC levels. Thurgau police say they raided the Rothenhausen facility in February following a tip about suspected illegal activity. The... Read more
by Morgan Fox, NCIA’s Director of Media Relations Legislation to give legal marijuana businesses, which have been declared essential in a majority of states with regulated cannabis markets, access to resources being made available by congressional COVID-19 emergency response packages was introduced in the House of Representatives last week... Read more
By Gabe Cross and Gary SeelhorstMembers of NCIA’s State Regulations Committee Legal cannabis, for all of its promise, has failed – in some markets spectacularly – to live up to its economic potential. But while each self-contained state market faces its own combination of political and regulatory challenges, the... Read more
Welcome to NCIA Today – tune in for our latest episode! Host Bethany Moore, NCIA’s Communications Manager and host of NCIA’s weekly Podcast ‘NCIA’s Cannabis Industry Voice‘ brings you an in-depth look at what is happening across the country in federal cannabis policy reform and with NCIA.... Read more
Hemp companies in Georgia and South Carolina have announced a joint venture to produce smokable hemp and tobacco substitutes for some 46,000 convenience stores. Verde Leaf, based in Atlanta, is partnering with The Alpine Hemp Group, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The joint venture, called Verde Alpine Venture Group, plans to place... Read more
A CBD company in Oregon is suing a Massachusetts hemp refinery over a shipment of hemp extract that was seized for containing too much THC, leading to criminal charges. Key Compounds filed suit against Phasex Corp. in federal court for negligence and breach of contract. The company alleges that Phasex was... Read more
With April 2020 marking a full year that I fully transitioned to working in the cannabis industry, it’s amazing to reflect on the past twelve months and the journey that brought me here. This time last year I decided to leave my job as an investment advisor for one... Read more
by BriAnne Ramsay, CEO of RMCC, and Karen Mayberry, Marketing Director and Co-founder of Trym In the evolving cannabis industry, companies are streamlining and optimizing their processes. Labor is the highest expense in commercial cannabis activity across the supply chain, accounting for nearly half of production costs. For example,... Read more
