Beyond the Dispensary: Three key strategies for getting hemp products on shelves
(Editor’s note: This is part of an occasional series on retailing trends in the hemp industry. To read the previous installment, click here.) (This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Jennifer Culpepper’s name.) Mainstream retailers from grocery stores to pharmacies and even clothing merchandisers are clamoring to... Read more
Oregon hemp company warns of layoffs after permit violation
A rural Oregon hemp-extraction company is warning of 90 layoffs because of a permit delay. Evergreen State Holdings sent notice about the potential layoffs to Oregon authorities last week, the Portland Business Journal reported. Located about two hours east of Portland, the company said it received a stop-work order... Read more
Is interstate hemp transportation actually legal? Federal court asked to sort it out
A Colorado hemp extraction company seeking the return of roughly 7,000 pounds of hemp biomass after it was seized in Idaho asked a federal court to override the state and affirm that hemp transportation is legal. But Idaho lawyers say the Colorado company – Big Sky Scientific of Aurora – “jumped... Read more
Mary’s Brands bought by Connecticut cannabis firm; CEO steps down
Connecticut-based BR Brands, which owns and distributes a range of marijuana and hemp products, acquired Mary’s Brands, the Colorado maker of a cannabis skin patch. Terms of the acquisition were not made public. After the deal closed, Mary’s Brands CEO Lynn Honderd stepped down as CEO but remains an... Read more
‘Global cannabis supply chain is based on industrial hemp’: Q&A with cannabis attorney Robert Hoban
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of Q&As with hemp industry speakers who will appear at MJBizConINT’L, Sept. 4-6, in Toronto. To read the previous Q&A in this series, click here.) Industrial hemp is big business – and it’s only going to get bigger as investors around the... Read more
Member Blog: What The Cannabis Market Can Learn From The Energy Sector About Overcoming Market Complexity
by Mike Elliott, Business Development Executive at DCM In an industry where change is a constant, cannabis companies face big challenges when it comes to brand-building, communications, and bringing products to market. The sector’s complexity is only increasing, which is compounded by its continual evolution, along with tight, varied,... Read more
August recess is winding down, and soon, Members of Congress will return to D.C. for the remainder of the year. This year, however, was a benchmark year for cannabis policy, and we still have four months left to go! Let’s take a look back on how 2018 compared to... Read more
Controversial former US attorney general joins CBD firm as legal adviser
Matthew Whitaker (This story has been updated with more details and comments from Alternate Health.) Toronto-based CBD company Alternate Health has tapped the former highest-ranking law enforcement officer in the U.S. to serve as outside counsel, officials announced Tuesday. In announcing it was retaining former U.S. Attorney General Matthew... Read more
Much of Hawaii hemp crop destroyed as farmers search for viable cultivars
More than 50% of Hawaii’s 2019 hemp crop had to be destroyed because of elevated THC levels, a problem that state agriculture officials attribute to a lack of cultivars suited to a tropical climate. Eighteen crops were destroyed and another four hemp crops exceeded legal THC limits but were... Read more
DEA affirms hemp’s new status, sends notice that plant is legal
More than six months after hemp was made legal in the United States, federal drug authorities have updated their guidance to remind law enforcement that hemp is no longer a controlled substance. A notice posted Monday by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) cited the 2018 Farm Bill in... Read more
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