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
Committee Insights | 3.3.21 | Out of the Box Ideas to Market Your Cannabis Retail & Product Brands | NCIA is leading the cannabis industry’s unified and coordinated campaign to ensure our business sector is treated fairly and has the opportunity to reach its full potential. Now – more... Read more
Committee Insights | 3.10.21 | Leveraging Technology for your Advertising & Marketing | Education NCIA is leading the cannabis industry’s unified and coordinated campaign to ensure our business sector is treated fairly and has the opportunity to reach its full potential. Now – more than ever – is the... Read more
CBD maker Elixinol Global has acquired German CBD brand CannaCare Health GmbH as it executes its strategy to pursue market opportunities in Europe. Elixinol said it is buying the company for 3 million euros in cash ($3.6 million) plus 6 million euros in Elixinol shares ($7.2 million). The deal... Read more
The largest-yet human CBD toxicological trial has been launched in Europe to check the effects of consuming trace amounts of THC. The European Industrial Hemp Association says it will assess 200 CBD users for a 30-day period. The association tells UK-based Cannabis Health News that the goal is to... Read more
A Denver-based cannabis grow-supply firm has completed its seventh acquisition in 2021, this time purchasing a hydroponics retailer in New England. GrowGeneration said Wednesday that it is acquiring Aquarius Hydroponics, a large-scale hydroponics retailer in Agawam, Massachusetts. Aquarius Hydroponics operates a 14,600-square-foot operation selling indoor and outdoor garden supplies,... Read more
It’s time to take action! A new law could make it illegal for companies like yours to ship vaping products or components to customers — unless the United States Postal Service clarifies the rules. What You Need To Know On December 21, 2020, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act... Read more
(This is the second installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for hemp and marijuana growers. Read the first installment here.) Crop nutrition is crucial to a successful start for hemp and marijuana farms. Depending on the cultivator’s location and preferred style of growing, there are several factors to... Read more
