A former U.S. surgeon general is joining the advisory board of a California CBD company. Dr. Richard Carmona, who served as surgeon general from 2002 to 2008, will advise Kadenwood, a privately held company that makes topical CBD products in Newport Beach, California. The appointment gives Kadenwood a government... Read more
A surge in academic research about hemp-derived cannabinoids is giving CBD companies new opportunities to find university partners to validate mountains of anecdotal evidence about CBD’s health benefits. The research boom is enabled by hemp’s new legal status and funded by cannabis entrepreneurs who see a chance to bring... Read more
In its open call for suggestions related to how cannabis extracts should be regulated, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received more than 4,000 responses. Respondents ranged from state and local health departments to CBD manufacturers to the American Medical Association. The agency is looking at cannabis extracts... Read more
A Canadian marijuana producer cited hemp and CBD’s potential in Europe as it announced plans to acquire a smaller Canadian company with a CBD subsidiary in the Netherlands. The announcement Wednesday that Toronto-based Supreme Cannabis plans to acquire Truverra underscores the interest in accessing European markets. Supreme valued the... Read more
Several Trump administration officials are headed to the U.S. Senate next week to answer questions about looming hemp and CBD rules. Senators have called for regulators who oversee agriculture, public health and pesticides to appear July 25 before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. The hearing, announced Wednesday,... Read more
Ohio legislators have agreed to allow hemp production and CBD products to be sold outside medical marijuana dispensaries. A bill awaiting the signature of Gov. Mike DeWine would allow CBD to be sold outside dispensaries. Right now, the product is legal in Ohio but only in regulated dispensaries, according... Read more
by Maddy Grant, NCIA Government Relations Manager How does NCIA keep the momentum going on Capitol Hill? In the 116th Congress we’ve seen progress and support on cannabis issues unlike any Congress before – this is a historic time for cannabis reform! The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking... Read more
In this interview, industry specialist and NCIA Infused Products Committee member Ashley Hanson of Humboldt Green Light Kitchen speaks with Mike Perry, President and founder of PNX Botanicals, about the emerging national hemp market. Ashley and Mike discuss the relationship between cannabis and hemp products, the effects of regulation... Read more
European hemp producers and manufacturers are getting renewed pleas to help fight the European Union on how it treats CBD and other extracts. The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) sent an alert this week to roughly 300 members urging the EU to change its Common Agricultural Policy, which governs food... Read more
(Photo courtesy of Hemptown) (This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the July issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Traditionally, industrial hemp has two main commercial uses: food and fiber. The two uses have distinctly different storage needs: Food: Hemp grain storage is often kept on-farm. Canada... Read more
