Canadian cannabis producer Cronos to invest $300 million in US hemp market
Cronos Group, a Canadian vertically integrated marijuana company with international production and distribution, announced Friday it will buy four operating subsidiaries from Redwood Holding Group for $300 million. Based in Los Angeles, Redwood produces, markets and distributes hemp-derived CBD products, including skin care, bath items and gummies, throughout the... Read more
Hemp commodity exchanges scramble to offer vetted trading platforms
It’s August, and though national hemp production rules have yet to be released, the industry continues to develop new business options to fill the void for trade within the space. One new offering says it can give the entire hemp supply chain a way to verify advertised industrial products. PanXchange’s... Read more
California MJ company teams with water developer for desert hemp venture
A Southern California marijuana company is teaming with a rural water projects developer to start growing hemp in the Mojave Desert. Glass House Farms of Carpinteria, California, says it has created a joint venture with water developer Cadiz Inc. to grow 60 acres of hemp starting next month in Cadiz,... Read more
Editor’s Notebook: Why the hemp industry should heed cotton’s lessons and resist overproduction
Kristen Nichols is the editor of Hemp Industry Daily. (This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the July issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Hemp is worth 10 times as much as soybeans. No, 20 times. No, 100 times. Sound too good to be true? Farmers I... Read more
Ohio governor enacts hemp law opening CBD sales beyond dispensaries
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a measure authorizing CBD sales and the commercial production of industrial hemp in the state. The law takes effect immediately and allows CBD to be sold outside dispensaries. Before, CBD was legal in Ohio but only in medical marijuana dispensaries. Highlights of... Read more
One of UK’s largest hemp farms forced to destroy crop amid policy changes
(Photo courtesy of Hempen) The case of Hempen, the United Kingdom’s not-for-profit farming cooperative, illustrates the extra hurdles British hemp farmers face in not being able to use the flower, the most valuable part of their crop. Based in Oxfordshire, Hempen had been growing hemp since 2015. And, until... Read more
Canopy breaks ground on hemp industrial park in New York
One of the largest cannabis companies in the world made a significant move into the U.S. hemp industry Monday by breaking ground on a new industrial park for hemp processing in New York. Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth Corp., based in Smiths Falls, Ontario, unveiled plans for a $150... Read more
Michigan hemp farmers worry privacy law could hurt business
Some in Michigan’s fledgling hemp industry are concerned that a state privacy law preventing agriculture officials from disclosing hemp farmers’ identities and locations could negatively affect their businesses. As a stipulation under the 2018 Farm Bill, applicants who seek to produce and process hemp must give their GPS coordinates.... Read more
Curaleaf scrubs website for medical claims following FDA warning
After federal regulators warned cannabis giant Curaleaf last week against making unsubstantiated medical claims for its CBD products, the company has taken action. The Massachusetts cannabis company removed its blog and deleted social media posts and articles on its website saying its products can be used to treat medical conditions... Read more
SOL Global increases ownership stake in HeavenlyRx
Cannabis investment company SOL Global Investments purchased additional common shares to raise its ownership in its CBD-focused wellness subsidiary HeavenlyRx to 44.53%. As part of a larger private offering, the Toronto-based international investment company announced Monday it spent an additional $18.1 million (23.9 million Canadian dollars) on HeavenlyRx. The... Read more
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