A New Mexico district court declined to dismiss a lawsuit from the Navajo Nation Department of Justice that accuses a tribal member of an illegal hemp-growing operation. A Shiprock District Court judge made the ruling Sept. 10 in response to a request from Dineh Benally, who is allegedly growing,... Read more
Wildfire smoke makes the sky eerily orange near East Fork Cultivars in Takilma, Oregon on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 (Photo courtesy Nathan Howard) Massive wildfires burning up and down California and Oregon are ravaging hemp farms, destroying an untold number of properties and causing millions of dollars in losses.... Read more
Two more states – Hawaii and Virginia – have opted to halt in-state regulation of their production plans, meaning growers in those states will now need to apply for a hemp production license directly from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to the USDA’s website tracking the status of... Read more
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a recurring series of commentaries from professionals connected to the hemp industry. Hopp is director of hemp markets for PanXchange, a hemp pricing and tracking agency.) Federal numbers on nationwide acres in certain crops are always a hot topic in the agri-community.... Read more
Charlotte’s Web Holdings, a CBD manufacturer in Boulder, Colorado, lost $14.4 million last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic slowed retail sales and operating expenses rose 82% from the same period a year ago. The company announced a plan to reduce operating expenses by 10% by the end of 2020,... Read more
By Lindsey Griffith, Creative Content Specialist at ThrivePOP Life has changed, and businesses are in panic mode. Consumer income suddenly becomes uncertain, and we begin to face our own economic vulnerability. Luckily for the cannabis industry, they were deemed as an “essential” business during the COVID-19 pandemic. And while... Read more
Geneticists worldwide are racing to breed a cannabis seed not yet in existence: One that thrives in climates with only 12 hours of daylight all year but remains low in THC. Long the province of illicit criminals and smugglers, cannabis genetics now draw top botanists as a growing number... Read more
(A version of this story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily.) A cannabis research and development deal hailed just last March as a $300 million partnership has morphed into a nearly $1 billion court battle. New York-based Lavvan filed an $881 million suit against its partner, California-headquartered Amyris, alleging... Read more
Out-of-control wildfires in Oregon have caused the state’s agriculture school to delay a virtual event to show off its 2020 research on hemp. Oregon State University has delayed its first Oregon Hemp Field Day by a week, from Sept. 16 to Sept. 23. The school says the first hour... Read more
A Texas judge is scheduled to hear arguments Monday on blocking a ban on smokable hemp. Travis County Judge Lora Livingston last month granted a temporary restraining order to a group of hemp producers challenging a rule enacted by state health authorities that blocks the manufacture and sale of... Read more
