As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt businesses worldwide, Hemp Industry Daily wants to know how stay-at-home orders have impacted farms and businesses in the hemp and CBD space. According to an informal poll by the editorial staff of Hemp Industry Daily, approximately 54% of the hemp and CBD... Read more
A coalition of hemp farmers plans to screen seed-propagated hemp varieties to determine which ones may be able to produce mother stock for clones that will consistently meet federal THC limits. The project aims to get more cultivars listed with the global Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA).... Read more
Sannabis co-founders John Pablo (left) and Juan Pablo Guzman have U.S. permission to import hemp but are snagged by pandemic delays. (Photo courtesy Sannabis) A Colombian company with aspirations of raising hemp in Uruguay and exporting it for sale in the U.S. has the plants and permission from U.S. authorities to... Read more
The federal government has stopped warning CBD companies to stop making coronavirus-related claims and started suing them. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced this week that the owner of Whole Leaf Organics, Marc Ching, has settled with federal authorities and agreed to stop making any health claims about three... Read more
Hemp industry advocates have long heralded the sustainable benefits of hemp production and the crop’s ability to right past wrongs by replenishing the soil and, by extension, the earth. But hemp is still a crop that needs water and nutrients. Hemp attracts pests and is getting attention among traditional... Read more
A Nevada city facing a lawsuit over denying hemp production about 100 acres of city-owned property can’t avoid the case because it didn’t anticipate hemp becoming legal, a judge ruled in rejecting the city’s motion to dismiss. Tahoe Hemp LLC filed suit against Carson City in January, alleging the city denied... Read more
Police in northeastern Switzerland have shut down an indoor hemp-growing operation and detained its operator after a search of the property unearthed cannabis plants and biomass that exceeded legal THC levels. Thurgau police say they raided the Rothenhausen facility in February following a tip about suspected illegal activity. The... Read more
Hemp companies in Georgia and South Carolina have announced a joint venture to produce smokable hemp and tobacco substitutes for some 46,000 convenience stores. Verde Leaf, based in Atlanta, is partnering with The Alpine Hemp Group, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The joint venture, called Verde Alpine Venture Group, plans to place... Read more
A CBD company in Oregon is suing a Massachusetts hemp refinery over a shipment of hemp extract that was seized for containing too much THC, leading to criminal charges. Key Compounds filed suit against Phasex Corp. in federal court for negligence and breach of contract. The company alleges that Phasex was... Read more
Shawn Hauser (Editor’s note: Shawn Hauser, an attorney who leads the Hemp and Cannabinoids Department at Vicente Sederberg law firm in Denver, is writing the first in an occasional series of commentaries from professionals connected to the hemp industry.) It’s been a tough start for the new U.S. hemp... Read more
