Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath is the Democratic Party’s choice to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell this November. The Associated Press on Tuesday afternoon called the race for McGrath over state Rep. Charles Booker, one week after Kentucky’s U.S. Senate primary election. The call came as absentee... Read more

“Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered” – and that’s a good way to think about seeking out large distribution deals for smokable hemp products, according to Jackson Garth, CEO of Verde Leaf Group, an Atlanta-based vertically integrated hemp operator. Garth told entrepreneurs at the Hemp Industry Daily Conference Direct... Read more

Officials from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued guidance Monday to address banks’ questions about servicing hemp-related business customers. The guidance reminds banks that filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) is not necessary when working with hemp businesses because hemp is federally legal and no longer... Read more

CBD’s surge in popularity over the last few years was a surprise to the hemp industry, which first envisioned other uses for the plant, including fuel and fiber for textiles, according to a Denver-based attorney. “Laws are shaped by the products and activities we envision,” Andrew Livingston, director of... Read more

CBD manufacturers in the U.S. have more to worry about than confusing regulations about how the extract can be legally made and sold. They’ve also got to keep an eye on the court dockets. That’s because plaintiffs’ attorneys are stepping in to challenge CBD companies in an absence of... Read more

The listing economy has job-seekers flooding into the marijuana and hemp sectors looking for work. Savvy operators already in the industry are shifting roles to stay employed and get an edge on the competition. The smartest pivot right now? Moving from cultivation to a sales role, according to industry... Read more