A bill to triple the THC limit for hemp grown in the United States has been introduced by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. The Republican’s proposal to raise the THC dividing line between hemp and marijuana from 0.3% THC to 1% THC stands little chance of success in the abbreviated... Read more
Hemp businesses won’t benefit directly from the $150 million raised by a special-purpose acquisition company that was initially established in hopes of investing in and further developing the U.S. hemp market. But a deal was made in the spirit of aligning the industry with large manufacturers in the future,... Read more
Regulators in Australia have amended the country’s drug law and removed a prescription requirement for some CBD products, paving the way for greater consumer access but saddling CBD makers with efficacy requirements that threaten to create barriers to market entry. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said Tuesday it was... Read more
by Caroline Maahs, Copywriter at Podium Become a trailblazer in your industry with a little help from conversational commerce. Understanding how your customers like to connect can be the key to consumer happiness and repeat business. This article highlights 4 ways that you can modernize your customer journey as... Read more
Wisconsin’s humidity and long winters make it a tough place to cultivate hemp, but the state’s recent history shows the plant can still grow in abundance. Decades of cannabis prohibition, however, means farmers are having to relearn how to grow the crop and which cultivars are best suited for... Read more
The research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $350,000 to a federal laboratory to develop a reliable method for measuring THC levels to distinguish industrial hemp from marijuana. The 2018 Farm Bill allowed the cultivation of industrial hemp in the United States by providing a threshold... Read more
Massachusetts’ governor has agreed to allow marijuana dispensaries to sell hemp and hemp-derived products grown and manufactured in the state. The change makes Massachusetts the latest to open up marijuana dispensaries to hemp operators and gives Massachusetts’ 79 farmers and 19 hemp processors their first route to selling CBD... Read more
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (December 11, 2020) – Since he founded his business, RyanCroy, co-founder of Honcho & Hoss, CBD for the Everyman, has gone through three credit cardprocessors – not by his choice. “One pulled the plug on me over the weekend. One said they’d process but bailed... Read more
By Bryan Passman, Hunter + EsquireMember of NCIA’s Human Resources Committee Most cannabis businesses are still figuring out how best to recruit key leaders to their organizations who can survive the tests of the cannabis industry. The ability to effectively hire key leaders who will “stick” with your cannabis... Read more
The Supreme Court of Mexico has again extended the deadline for legislators to comply with a mandate to legalize industrial hemp and adult-use marijuana. Congress can now legislate on this matter until the end of the next ordinary session period, which starts in February 2021 and ends in April.... Read more
