California’s new warning label as it appears on a La Vida Verde cannabis product. (Photo courtesy of La Vida Verde) A version of this story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. California’s hemp-derived CBD manufacturers are at risk of legal “whiplash,” one industry attorney says, after a new mandate... Read more
Hemp entrepreneurs are starting the new year looking to play a role in global efforts to reduce plastic pollution. Canada has rolled out a list of single-use plastics that will be banned in the country by the end of 2021. Restrictions on single-use plastics include straws, coffee stirrers, drink... Read more
GenCanna, a Kentucky hemp and CBD company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February, has dropped a suit against CBD company Medterra for unpaid invoices worth $4.5 million. GenCanna, now known as OGGUSA Inc., had sued Medterra last month, alleging that the latter failed to pay for shipments... Read more
Zenabis Provides Update on Strategic Alternatives VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 6, 2021 /CNW/ – Zenabis Global Inc. (TSX: ZENA) (“Zenabis” or the “Company”) is providing an update on its review of its strategic alternatives. As previously announced on December 21, 2020, the Company appointed Echelon Capital Markets (“Echelon”) as its financial advisor. The Company has been... Read more
HempFusion Wellness Inc. Completes USD$17,000,000 Initial Public Offering and Commences Trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange DENVER, Jan 06, 2021–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HempFusion Wellness Inc. (“HempFusion” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed its initial public offering of 7,000,000 common shares of the Company (the “Offered Shares”)... Read more
One of the coolest things we’ve done here at Harris Bricken was work with the National Credit Union Association on its June 2020 guidance for servicing hemp-related businesses. Back when we first started working with small, Northwest credit unions in 2014 and 2015 (on the THC banking side) we never imagined being hired one day
Ryan Allway January 5th, 2021 News, Top Story CBD sales are projected to reach $16.8 billion by 2025, according to Brightfield Group, but the market remains extremely fragmented. With a glut of non-differentiated and low-quality products, regulators are poised to introduce new rules governing the market as consumers increasingly... Read more
A commission established by President Donald Trump recently released a report on law enforcement issues that is critical of local efforts to legalize marijuana or otherwise decriminalize drugs. The 300-page document from the Presidential Commission On Law Enforcement covers a lot of ground, but it focuses on cannabis and... Read more
A commission established by President Donald Trump recently released a report on law enforcement issues that is critical of local efforts to legalize marijuana or otherwise decriminalize drugs. The 300-page document from the Presidential Commission On Law Enforcement covers a lot of ground, but it focuses on cannabis and... Read more
A commission established by President Donald Trump recently released a report on law enforcement issues that is critical of local efforts to legalize marijuana or otherwise decriminalize drugs. The 300-page document from the Presidential Commission On Law Enforcement covers a lot of ground, but it focuses on cannabis and... Read more
