A guarantee about hemp crop insurance may be added to a stalled disaster-aid bill pending in the U.S. Senate. According to The Washington Post, hemp advocate and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is trying to add language to the legislation to ensure hemp will be eligible for... Read more
The cannabis industry is full of scientific and technological advancements.Join the movement and register for one of our upcoming events so you can see it for yourself. Hear more from these NCIA Members about the amazing industry we are innovating together: Be in the know! Be sure to... Read more
by Charles Alovisetti, Courtney Barnes, and Corey Cox of Vicente Sederberg LLP CBD (cannabidiol) is everywhere right now. Front page articles proclaim its virtues and ubiquity. New retailers announce their intentions to sell CBD products almost every day. But a lot of the media coverage of CBD is inaccurate... Read more
European CBD producer HemPoland signed a distribution agreement with pharmaceutical distributor Mediakos to enter the German CBD market. Through the agreement, HemPoland’s CannabiGold products will be available in pharmacies across Germany as well as on their respective e-commerce platforms. HemPoland is a subsidiary of Toronto-based The Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD). “With a... Read more
Blueberries Medical, a Bogota, Colombia-based medical cannabis producer, has been cleared to produce and export CBD products from Colombian food and drug surveillance regulator Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos (INVIMA). The five-product suite is Blueberries’ initial entry in the CBD market and includes creams, lip balm... Read more
Citing a need to “open up new commercial markets for farmers,” Georgia has legalized hemp farming in a new law that allows cultivation for all purposes, including CBD-infused foods. The law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday sets up licenses for farming and processing hemp and allows “all products with... Read more
The Saks Fifth Avenue department store chain announced that it will sell CBD skin-care products and nutritional supplements at its new salon in New York. The department store will include a CBD Beauty Corner at the chain’s flagship store’s salon, called The Salon Project. The new shop-in-shop concept launches on... Read more
A new Connecticut hemp law that allows unlimited hemp production and the sale of foods containing CBD leaves New Hampshire as the lone New England state with no hemp program. The law signed Thursday by Gov. Ned Lamont sets up Connecticut hemp production as soon as this year. Details... Read more
A Quebec, Canada-based supplements company has agreed to acquire a North Carolina hemp extractor, marking yet another move by a Canadian cannabis firm into the U.S. hemp industry. Neptune Wellness Solutions, a company that makes fish-oil supplements and cannabinoid oils, will buy Sugarleaf Labs of Conover, North Carolina, for... Read more
A Canadian company focused on CBD extraction in Europe has bought a Polish hemp grower. StillCanna acquired Olimax, which grows about 3,700 acres (1,500 hectares) of hemp, in a deal valued at more than 25 million Canadian dollars ($18.6 million). The cash-and-stock deal includes a cash payment of $2... Read more
