An Iowa ingredients manufacturer has partnered with Brazilian medical cannabis company to launch several hemp-derived medical cannabis products under the brand name CBD CALM in Brazil. Kemin Industries of Des Moines will act as the lead consultant for medical marijuana producer MedPharm Iowa, struck a deal in March with Brazilian distributor... Read more
(This is the third part of a weeklong series from Hemp Industry Daily examining hemp industry salaries, hiring and recruiting trends. Using exclusive data compiled by the data team at Hemp Industry Daily, we’re examining the latest hiring and compensation trends. Part One looked at how hemp salaries have changed since federal legalization. Part Two... Read more
A coalition of hemp trade associations wants assurance that farmers – and particularly hemp farmers – will be eligible for key assistance programs under to help with business disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Eight hemp organizations sent a joint letter to Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza on behalf... Read more
(This is the second part of a weeklong series from Hemp Industry Daily examining hemp industry salaries, hiring and recruiting trends. Using exclusive data compiled by the data team at Hemp Industry Daily, we’re examining the latest hiring and compensation trends. Part One looked at how hemp salaries have changed since... Read more
Convenience stores added CBD products to their inventories last month even as the coronavirus pandemic depressed sales, retailing analysts say. Convenience chains Circle K and Yesway added CBD products to shelves in March, according to CSP Daily News, which covers convenience store business. Circle K, a division of Laval, Quebec-based... Read more
An Ohio state agency focused on conflict management has ruled on which businesses in the state are essential during the coronavirus pandemic – and retailers selling CBD are reportedly not among them. The Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution, part of the state Supreme Court, has decided that businesses selling... Read more
A California company that sells coffee to cruise lines and grocery stores says its subsidiary that makes single-serve CBD coffee pods is extending distribution in grocery stores, a hedge as cruise-ship sales have halted because of the coronavirus pandemic. Youngevity International of Chula Vista, California, announced Monday that its... Read more
A California hemp grower is suing a sheriff’s office, alleging the authorities destroyed about 500 acres of their plants, which the company estimates were worth $1 billion, according to the lawsuit. The federal lawsuit filed Friday calls the demolition of the plants “one the largest wholesale destructions of personal property... Read more
(This is the first part of a weeklong series from Hemp industry Daily examining hemp industry salaries, hiring and recruiting trends. Using exclusive data compiled by the data team at Hemp Industry Daily and published in this month’s Marijuana Business Magazine, we’re examining the latest hiring and compensation trends.... Read more
Minnesota authorities have tapped a public testing lab to start evaluating the THC content of products sold as CBD. The Midwest Regional Forensic Laboratory in Andover, north of Minneapolis, is a publicly funded lab that will test THC levels of CBD products sold in conventional retailers, the (Minneapolis) Star... Read more
