One of the largest convenience-store chains in North America has tapped a California CBD firm to expand its portfolio of CBD products in the southeastern United States. Circle K says it has brought Newport Beach’s Wild By Nature tinctures and vaporizers to more than 150 stores in Florida and... Read more
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a recurring series of commentaries from professionals connected to the hemp industry. Robert Ziner is founder and CEO of the Canadian Industrial Hemp Corp., which uses artificial intelligence to process hemp stalks and fiber to make hemp-based bio-composite pellets.) In many business... Read more
A Wyoming hemp company is suing the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and police in southern California for allegedly destroying more than $3 million worth of hemp they mistook for marijuana. Agro Dynamics LLC says in a lawsuit filed in San Diego that local and federal officers raided the company’s facilities... Read more
A Kentucky tobacco company is deploying $15 million to a Los Angeles marijuana vape company that plans to expand its footprint by building out a line of THC-free CBD products. Turning Point Brands of Louisville says its investment in dosist will be used to develop new THC-free products and... Read more
New York’s state health department has released regulations for making and selling hemp extracts in foods, drinks, vapes and cosmetics. The regulations released Monday put New York alongside other states setting their own standards for edible CBD, flouting federal health guidance that the extract can’t go in food. The... Read more
When Ben Williams added hemp seeds to his recipe while fermenting vodka, a curious thing happened: His yields got larger and what started as a hobby became a business opportunity. With friend and co-founder, Wendell Robbins III, Williams created Highway Vodka, a hemp-based spirit now sold throughout Texas, Georgia... Read more
by Madeline Grant, NCIA’s Government Relations Manager Over the last month, we’ve featured many blogs focused around key congressional races and cannabis policy reform ballot initiatives taking place in various states. As we are days away from the 2020 election, we can’t stress how important it is to get... Read more
All 2020 Cannabis Caucus CYBER recordings are available on NCIA Connect, the exclusive members-only community for the cannabis industry. We missed seeing your faces in person but were happy to still visit with our members in the Southwest, Midwest, and Northeast regions at our CYBER events. These lively evenings... Read more
Minnesota hemp farmers are seeing improved THC testing this year, state agriculture officials report. Minnesota’s rate for “hot” hemp crops that have had to be destroyed because they exceed the legal THC limit of 0.3% is at 5%-10% this year, the Grand Fork Herald reported. In 2019, there was... Read more
Consumers are already going gangbusters for CBD in every formulation imaginable. But the current use rate for hemp-CBD products isn’t even close to what it could be when the industry sees federal regulation, which would open up mainstream manufacturing and retail markets even further. For 2019, total sales of... Read more
