by NCIA’s Cannabis Manufacturing Committee Product safety isn’t an endpoint, it’s a journey. That’s what we told you in the 2021 series premiere, and it continues to hold true. In the last post, we revisited the Vaporizer Liquid Formulations portion of the NCIA’s policy council white paper to provide... Read more
Two companies, one in California and the other in Michigan, are the latest to receive warning letters about CBD from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The warnings posted Monday accuse BioLyte Laboratories of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Honest Globe of Santa Ana, California, of selling CBD pain relief... Read more
Oregon is considering new limits on delta-8 THC amid concerns that state regulations don’t adequately address the newly popular cannabinoid. Members of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which regulates the marijuana industry, recently discussed testing requirements and other safety regulations for delta-8 THC sold in dispensaries. Eleven states currently... Read more
Oregon researchers will add cattle to their hemp animal feed studies under a new federal grant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture granted nearly $300,000 to researchers at Oregon State University studying how to implement the safe use of hemp byproducts into livestock diets, to maximize their potential nutritional properties.... Read more
(Photo courtesy of Asheville Hemp Project) More than two years after Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, making hemp a legal agricultural commodity, farmers finally have one national set of rules for growing the crop. And they officially take effect Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in early... Read more
Bipartisan bill would remove barriers for financial institutions to work with state-legal cannabis businesses House passage expected after being approved three times since 2019 The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act was reintroduced in the House of Representatives yesterday. This bill, which was introduced by Reps. Ed Perlmutter... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – March 19, 2021 | Advocacy / Community / Education NCIA Deputy Director of Communications Bethany Moore checks in with what’s going on across the country with the National Cannabis Industry Association’s membership, board, allies, and staff. Join us every Friday here on Facebook for NCIA... Read more
Organigram, a Canadian marijuana company that recently partnered with a subsidiary of cigarette maker British American Tobacco to develop new products, is predicting increasing regulations coming to the CBD space. Organigram CEO Greg Engel says the regulatory landscape for CBD is soon to change. “We’re going to see tightening... Read more
Roger Brown (Editor’s note: This story is part of a recurring series of commentaries from professionals connected to the hemp industry. Roger Brown is CEO and founder of ACS Laboratory in Sun City Center, Florida.) The final nationwide hemp rules taking effect Monday are more friendly to farmers because... Read more
NCIA’s #IndustryEssentials webinars are our weekly educational series featuring a variety of programs allowing us to provide you timely, engaging and essential education when & where you need it most. In this edition of our Service Solutions series originally aired on Tuesday, March 9 our panel of... Read more
