Montana has set up a free trading platform for its hemp farmers, copying an existing platform it uses for hay and pasture. Montana’s Hemp Marketplace allows people to buy and sell: hempseed. grain. fiber. flower. clones. Listings need approval from the state agriculture department, though the state doesn’t verify... Read more
Vegetable growers across the U.S. weren’t among the traditional farmers heavily diversifying into hemp production in 2020. According to a survey of 437 farmers by trade journal American Vegetable Grower, 77% said they had no intention of planting the crop this year. Just 4% of farmers said they planned... Read more
Cannabis lab technicians can make the perfect oil, but the accompanying hardware needs to be on par for the customer to have a quality experience. (Photo courtesy of The Blinc Group) (This story appears in the October issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Cannabis extraction companies labor over making perfectly... Read more
A tribal nation in New Mexico is suing 33 farmers for allegedly violating sovereign law by growing hemp and marijuana. In the second hemp-related lawsuit filed by the Navajo Nation, the tribal nation accuses farmers of possessing or controlling Navajo lands that are being used to illegally grow, produce,... Read more
(A version of this story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily.) A Bahamas committee charged with laying out an economic recovery plan recommends the country legalize hemp and hemp extracts. Presented last week, the Economic Recovery Committee report also calls on the nation to legalize marijuana. The recommendations were... Read more
One of the largest convenience-store chains in North America has tapped a California CBD firm to expand its portfolio of CBD products in the southeastern United States. Circle K says it has brought Newport Beach’s Wild By Nature tinctures and vaporizers to more than 150 stores in Florida and... Read more
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a recurring series of commentaries from professionals connected to the hemp industry. Robert Ziner is founder and CEO of the Canadian Industrial Hemp Corp., which uses artificial intelligence to process hemp stalks and fiber to make hemp-based bio-composite pellets.) In many business... Read more
A Wyoming hemp company is suing the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and police in southern California for allegedly destroying more than $3 million worth of hemp they mistook for marijuana. Agro Dynamics LLC says in a lawsuit filed in San Diego that local and federal officers raided the company’s facilities... Read more
A Kentucky tobacco company is deploying $15 million to a Los Angeles marijuana vape company that plans to expand its footprint by building out a line of THC-free CBD products. Turning Point Brands of Louisville says its investment in dosist will be used to develop new THC-free products and... Read more
New York’s state health department has released regulations for making and selling hemp extracts in foods, drinks, vapes and cosmetics. The regulations released Monday put New York alongside other states setting their own standards for edible CBD, flouting federal health guidance that the extract can’t go in food. The... Read more
