The federal government has stopped warning CBD companies to stop making coronavirus-related claims and started suing them. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced this week that the owner of Whole Leaf Organics, Marc Ching, has settled with federal authorities and agreed to stop making any health claims about three... Read more
by Cynthia Shelby-Lane, MDMember of NCIA’s Scientific Advisory Committee The vaping crisis was first reported in June 2019. In October 2019, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) coined a new medical term describing the cases of severe pulmonary disease that have occurred among e-cigarette and vape... Read more
by Nina Simosko, Chief Revenue Officer, Akerna The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed how businesses operate and how people interact with one another. For many individuals, one of the greatest changes is living under “shelter-in-place” orders. The restrictions put in place have resulted in the closure of businesses that... Read more
Hemp industry advocates have long heralded the sustainable benefits of hemp production and the crop’s ability to right past wrongs by replenishing the soil and, by extension, the earth. But hemp is still a crop that needs water and nutrients. Hemp attracts pests and is getting attention among traditional... Read more
A Nevada city facing a lawsuit over denying hemp production about 100 acres of city-owned property can’t avoid the case because it didn’t anticipate hemp becoming legal, a judge ruled in rejecting the city’s motion to dismiss. Tahoe Hemp LLC filed suit against Carson City in January, alleging the city denied... Read more
Police in northeastern Switzerland have shut down an indoor hemp-growing operation and detained its operator after a search of the property unearthed cannabis plants and biomass that exceeded legal THC levels. Thurgau police say they raided the Rothenhausen facility in February following a tip about suspected illegal activity. The... Read more
by Morgan Fox, NCIA’s Director of Media Relations Legislation to give legal marijuana businesses, which have been declared essential in a majority of states with regulated cannabis markets, access to resources being made available by congressional COVID-19 emergency response packages was introduced in the House of Representatives last week... Read more
By Gabe Cross and Gary SeelhorstMembers of NCIA’s State Regulations Committee Legal cannabis, for all of its promise, has failed – in some markets spectacularly – to live up to its economic potential. But while each self-contained state market faces its own combination of political and regulatory challenges, the... Read more
Welcome to NCIA Today – tune in for our latest episode! Host Bethany Moore, NCIA’s Communications Manager and host of NCIA’s weekly Podcast ‘NCIA’s Cannabis Industry Voice‘ brings you an in-depth look at what is happening across the country in federal cannabis policy reform and with NCIA.... Read more
Hemp companies in Georgia and South Carolina have announced a joint venture to produce smokable hemp and tobacco substitutes for some 46,000 convenience stores. Verde Leaf, based in Atlanta, is partnering with The Alpine Hemp Group, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The joint venture, called Verde Alpine Venture Group, plans to place... Read more
