(Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series on California’s hemp industry. To read the previous installment, click here.) (This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Cecilia Aguiar-Curry’s name.) California’s long-awaited legislation to legalize hemp-derived CBD in foods, beverages and cosmetics has been put on hold, rendering it... Read more
A federal appeals court ruled against a Colorado hemp company trying to force Idaho authorities to release hemp seized in a January traffic stop. Big Sky Scientific of Aurora, Colorado, asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to overrule an Idaho court that wouldn’t return roughly 7,000 pounds of hemp biomass... Read more
Kristen Nichols is the editor of Hemp Industry Daily. (This is an abridged version of a column that appears in the August issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Smokable hemp has taken hold with consumers. The unlikely trend has given hemp producers new market opportunities – and a new set of... Read more
(This story has been updated with more details and reaction from hemp farmers.) Federal crop insurance is finally coming to some hemp farmers as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) takes more steps toward adopting new rules for hemp production. Industrial hemp farmers producing hemp for fiber, flower or... Read more
The deadline for submitting nominations for Marijuana Business Daily’s inaugural MJBizDaily Awards is Saturday. The awards, which will be held during MJBizCon Week (Dec. 7-13) in Las Vegas, will recognize the top companies, individuals and organizations participating in the global cannabis industry. The MJBizDaily editorial staff will choose the winners in... Read more
NCIA is accepting applications for eligible candidates to apply for its board of directors now through Friday, September 27, 2019. The National Cannabis Industry Association is a nonprofit organization run for and by its membership, so we hope you’ll consider this opportunity to apply for a seat on the... Read more
by Cheryl Dearborne, Director of Marketing and Financial Services at Lilogy Now that cannabis is legal either medically or recreationally in 33 states, and hemp/CBD is federally legal, the cannabis industry is operating with high profit margins, and in order to scale and grow, cannabis companies require capital and... Read more
In this month’s video member spotlight, get to know Om of Medicine, a cannabis dispensary based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Learn about their role in fostering a politically engaged and friendly community in their state of the art facility. Om of Medicine also collaborated with the University of Michigan... Read more
by Andrew Kline, NCIA’s Director of Public Policy Kids are back in school. The weather is starting to cool off. Congress’s August recess has come to a close. And it’s time to get back to the business of marijuana reform. As 2019 starts to wind down and we gear... Read more
A Kentucky company planning to develop hemp-derived wood products has begun production even as it appeals a 25% tariff on some equipment from China. Fibonacci opened its $5.8 million facility in Murray, Kentucky, this week. The company, which plans to employ 25 people making hemp-based wood products such as... Read more