The see-saw hemp industry has challenged all layers of the supply chain, from farmers looking to capitalize on a new crop to processors trying to find formulations that fit quickly changing rules. For international operators, those challenges have been even steeper. Australian hemp and CBD maker Elixinol Global has... Read more
A federal judge has blocked a California farm from being part of a lawsuit filed by an American Indian tribe over local authorities’ seizure of their hemp plants. A judge said in a ruling Tuesday that S.G. Farms “has not shown it had or has had an enforceable interest... Read more
Indiana’s law banning smokable hemp has come back to life after a federal appeals court ruled that a lower judge went too far in blocking it. The ruling means that Indiana can enforce its 2019 law banning the manufacture, possession and sale of smokable hemp products – while the... Read more
Testing of CBD-infused products conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that many are mislabeled, containing far less or more CBD than advertised and in some instances THC that wasn’t supposed to be there. Of the 102 products tested this year that were labeled as having CBD,... Read more
At this time 10 years ago, I set out to launch the cannabis industry’s first national trade association. At the time, only 14 states had legalized medical cannabis, none had adult-use laws, no states had regulated their medical cannabis markets, and there was virtually no interest in federal marijuana... Read more
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a recurring series of commentaries from professionals connected to the hemp industry. Derek Du Chesne is president of Exactus Hemp.) Let’s face it – the hemp industry is dealing with a huge problem, and it’s hurting everyone in the industry, especially growers... Read more
A north Texas town courting a new hemp decortication facility has authorized $2.8 million worth of incentives to lure Panda Biotech to its town. Wichita Falls officials say the potential processing site could draw some $90 million in investment from Panda Biotech and employ up to 50 people, the... Read more
A Canadian hemp company has bought a 5 percent ownership stake in a German hemp company with an outdoor growing operation of more than 1,200 acres. EuroLife Brands, based in Toronto, said it is issuing 500,000 common shares valued at $250,000 and a cash payment of $35,000 for its... Read more
By John Shearman, Applied DNA Sciences When the COVID-19 pandemic started to ramp up in the U.S. last March and stay at home orders were being put in place, medical cannabis patients took notice. I saw it firsthand with my wife who stocked up for three months, not knowing... Read more
Photo By CannabisCamera.com by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations As NCIA continues into our tenth year advancing the interests of the cannabis industry, all but three U.S. states have some kind of cannabis law on the books, 10 have regulated the commercial production and sale... Read more
