Two Oregon U.S. senators want federal officials to delay implementation of the final rules for hemp growers “until regulatory obstacles are fully addressed,” they said in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. The letter from Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley dated Thursday outlines several concerns with the... Read more
California CBD manufacturer CV Sciences is starting a line of non-CBD products in an attempt to expand to more stores. The San Diego-based company announced Wednesday it was launching “CV Acute,” a line of dietary supplements than don’t contain any cannabis-derived ingredients. It’s the first of several products expected... Read more
A project to make the process of extracting cellulose fibers from hemp more sustainable is getting a fresh round of funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are working on new methods of pulping hemp plants to delignify hemp stalks without leaving... Read more
Background from heat-insulating natural hemp material, construction, eco concept, top view, copy space (This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the July issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Attentive shoppers walking through a Macy’s department store last winter might have spotted a rarity in the bedding department: hemp... Read more
(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the July issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Filing for bankruptcy protection isn’t an ideal destination for any company. However, the stigma around it has been significantly lessened in recent years—especially in an industry as tumultuous as hemp, according... Read more
A drug delivery and development company in California with ambitions of entering the CBD consumer products market has made a $20 million offer to buy a CBD beauty and pet product company. Oxnard-based CURE Pharmaceutical said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Los Angeles-based Sera Labs to acquire... Read more
Officials in Texas have certified that the code banning the retail sale and distribution of smokable hemp products has been approved and becomes effective Aug. 2. The disputed measure, part of a larger hemp law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott last summer, enforces a ban on the manufacture, processing,... Read more
Paraguay’s Ministry of Agriculture says marketing hemp products in the country could start as soon as December, with the help of a government program. The announcement came recently after Moises Bertoni Hicar, a deputy in the ministry, met with the Association of Roseño Producers, a group that represents 164... Read more
Federal agriculture authorities have awarded $200,000 to a West Virginia University professor to study what leads to inconsistent levels of THC in hemp plants, sometimes above what’s legal. Michael Gutensohn, an assistant professor of horticulture will be collaborating with two former WVU faculty members for the project, which includes... Read more
(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the July issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) In a recession, there are bound to be business casualties—particularly in a high-risk, nascent industry such as hemp. Hemp companies have experienced a perfect storm of obstacles since legalization in late... Read more
