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Cannabis tech firm Eaze opens online CBD marketplace to meet growing demand

CBD Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics November 15, 2018 0

San Francisco-based tech company Eaze launched a new online marketplace, Eaze Wellness, to ship hemp-derived CBD products to 41 states across the U.S. and the District of Columbia. CBD sales more than doubled among the company’s customers last year, Sheena Shiravi, Eaze’s director of consumer communications, told Fortune, highlighting a key... Read more

Colorado vote poses risks, opportunities for hemp farmers

Featured Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics November 13, 2018 0

(Photo courtesy of Colorado Department of Agriculture) Colorado’s recent vote to move part of the hemp definition out of the state constitution has some entrepreneurs cheering, while others warn it could lead to federal meddling in the nation’s largest hemp market. Amendment X left the overall definition of hemp... Read more

MariMed invests $30M in hemp-derived CBD producer

CBD Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics November 13, 2018 0

Massachusetts-based MariMed, a multistate cannabis operator, is entering the hemp-derived CBD business with a $30 million investment in a Kentucky company. The company, GenCanna, has contract farmers to grow hemp to its specifications as well as processing facilities to make CBD extracts, concentrates, isolates and other products. GenCanna plans... Read more

New Zealand legalizes hempseed as food, issues guidelines

Industrial Hemp News International News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics November 13, 2018 0

A regulatory change in New Zealand has opened the doors to hemp as food in the island nation. “Hemp seeds are safe to eat and nutritious,” Bryan Wilson, head of New Zealand Food Safety, said in the announcement about the changes that now allow the sale of hempseed foods. The... Read more

McConnell issues Farm Bill ‘guarantee’ that hemp will make final version

Industrial Hemp News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics November 12, 2018 0

Hemp expansion in the next Farm Bill is a “guarantee,” according to the U.S. Senate’s majority leader. Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell said he’s not sure when Congress will finalize a Farm Bill to get to the president’s desk, but he’s certain hemp will be part of that compromise. “It... Read more

From The Ballot Box: Post-Midterm Election Analysis

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Michigan North Dakota Utah November 10, 2018 0

by Michelle Rutter, NCIA Government Relations Manager Last night, Americans all over the country let their voices be heard at the ballot box. Voters in Michigan cast their votes for the legalization of adult-use cannabis, increasing momentum of our movement. At the same time, voters in Missouri and Utah... Read more

Jeff Sessions Resigns

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics November 9, 2018 0

Yesterday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions submitted his resignation to President Trump, at the President’s request. His resignation marks the end of an era at the Justice Department under one of the most notable cannabis opponents Washington has ever seen. During a hearing in 2016, then-Senator Sessions firmly stated that... Read more

Member Blog: What Every Cannabis Company Needs to Know About Their Finance Function

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics November 9, 2018 0

By Maureen Ryan, RoseRyan The finance function is an essential piece of a cannabis company’s ability to succeed. All too often overlooked by younger companies, it’s what’s needed to get a business through the survival stage and can really hold a company back if it’s not set up correctly.... Read more

Committee Blog: Transacting in Equity – The Basics

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics November 9, 2018 0

by Charlie Christopher, VP, Finance, CirrataNCIA’s Finance and Insurance Committee “A prudent man must seek to satisfy himself about the means to an end. This demands that he must revisit, again and again, the very elemental principles of his craft independent of how others think and act.” – Tony... Read more

NCIA’s 2018 Post-Election Webinar

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Michigan North Dakota Uncategorized Utah November 9, 2018 0

Watch this webinar recorded on Thursday, November 8, for NCIA’s recap of the midterm elections and what they mean for cannabis policy reform nationally. Speakers include Michael Correia, NCIA Government Relations Director; Morgan Fox, NCIA Communications Director; Matt Schweich, Deputy Director, Marijuana Policy Project; John Payne, New Approach Missouri; and Cole Haymond, Legalize ND.... Read more