by Morgan Fox, NCIA Director of Media Relations In September of last year, reports began surfacing of mysterious respiratory illnesses generally associated with the use of vape cartridges, including those containing cannabinoids. Over the following months, reports of these cases climbed to more than 2000 nationwide, including more than... Read more
Australian health authorities are considering a new scheduling status for CBD, potentially making it available over the counter in low doses as early as this year. The change could open a large new market in a nation with a thriving gray market for CBD but no legal access without... Read more
A cannabis industry-focused health and wellness research company is leading an industry-sponsored liver-toxicity study to deliver aggregated, “real-world experience” data that will help answer federal health officials’ safety concerns about consumer use of CBD. After a December meeting with federal officials responsible for regulating CBD in which ValidCare presented... Read more
Delaware, Nebraska and Texas are the latest states to win federal approval for their plans to regulate hemp in 2020. Four American Indian tribes also were greenlighted Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The states join Louisiana, Ohio and New Jersey with federal permission to take the... Read more
By Taylor Robinson – R&D Manager and Chief Chemist, Silver Bullet Water Treatment & Kyle Lisabeth – Director of Horticulture Business Development, Silver Bullet Water Treatment Condensate capture for reuse is an intriguing new application within the controlled environment horticulture space. Addressing both environmental impacts and regulatory requirements, capturing... Read more
By Sam Fensterstock, AG AdjustmentsMember of NCIA’s Banking & Financial Services Committee When I first came into the market in 2016 almost every company told me that they don’t have collection issues, they either get paid COD or get paid “on time.” Well, as the recent reports about a... Read more
(Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series on retailing trends in the hemp industry. To read the previous installment, click here.) Despite federal food and drug officials’ warnings that CBD isn’t safe for foodstuffs and dietary supplements, retailers continue to stock hemp-derived CBD products. Consumers can now find... Read more
Indiana is making a “baffling” argument against smokable hemp as it tries to revive a ban ruled unconstitutional, a group of hemp wholesalers and retailers told a federal appeals court that’s been asked to intervene in the case. The Midwest Hemp Council and seven Indiana hemp wholesalers are challenging the state’s... Read more
A research center at Colorado State University (CSU) dedicated to studying the chemical compounds in hemp and marijuana is expected to open this spring, school officials said. The research facility on the CSU campus in Fort Collins, Colorado, will allow faculty and students to study the formulation of cannabinoids,... Read more
Two more states have opted to operate their 2020 hemp production seasons under the 2014 pilot program, bringing to nine the total markets that will keep the existing rules in play for another year. Maryland and Vermont will extend the pilot program under the rules of the 2014 Farm... Read more
