By Joe Sullivan, Technical Director at Cultivation Energy Optimization The California Statewide Utility Codes and Standards Program is considering the addition of energy efficiency standards to its Title 24, Part 6 Building Code for Controlled Environment Horticulture (CEH) facilities. Currently, there are no existing energy efficiency standards in Title... Read more
The staff of Hemp Industry Daily is attending the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. We asked members of the hemp industry: How will farmers cope with the USDA’s hemp rules in 2020? (Click on the orange arrows to advance the slideshow.) “I don’t think I want to take the... Read more
Rhode Island CBD manufacturer Abacus Health Products acquired Utah’s Harmony Health brand of topical CBD products in a cash-and-stock deal worth $5.5 million. The acquisition flexes Abacus’ retail footprint to roughly 12,000 locations nationwide. Harmony Health brands, which will continue selling under the Harmony Health name, include lotions, pain relief gels... Read more
Hemp and CBD would get new attention by federal agencies under a 2021 budget plan released this week by President Donald Trump. Trump’s proposal asks for an additional $5 million next fiscal year for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate cannabis and its derivatives, including CBD.... Read more
California instituted a 10-year ban on drug felons growing hemp, a move state authorities say is required by the federal law that legalized the crop. The ban, issued by California’s Department of Food and Agriculture, makes people convicted of drug felonies ineligible to receive state hemp-cultivation licenses for a decade.... Read more
(This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the February issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) One of the most important uses of data in any industry is giving companies a realistic picture of supply and demand. When data began to reveal white-hot consumer demand for CBD products in 2019, mainstream retailers from nutrition to... Read more
The South Dakota House voted Tuesday to legalize and regulate the growth, processing and transportation of industrial hemp in the state. Legislators didn’t even debate the bill and it passed with a two-thirds majority. It will next be considered by the Senate. If that body also passes the legislation... Read more
California’s flagship agriculture school has tapped a schizophrenia researcher and a plant expert to lead its new center to study marijuana and hemp. The University of California, Davis, named professors Cameron Carter and Li Tian as co-directors of its Cannabis & Hemp Research Center. Created last year, the research center... Read more
by Michelle Rutter Friberg, Deputy Director of Government Relations Photo By CannabisCamera.com While you may not have seen or heard much news recently about the SAFE Banking Act (H.R. 2215, S. 1152), NCIA has been hard at work behind the scenes gathering intel, lobbying offices, and educating lawmakers and... Read more
by Jennifer Whetzel, Ladyjane Branding It can be easy to forget the beginnings of the cannabis industry. The stigma we had to fight. The laws we had to change. The pounding anxiety stemming from societal pressure and legal threats. But here we are in 2020, leading a nearly $10... Read more
