A Canadian cannabis giant that shut down more than half its marijuana cultivation facilities and significantly slashed jobs last week is still moving forward with a hemp production facility in New York state. Canadian-based Canopy Growth closed two production facilities in British Columbia and laid off 500 employees there.... Read more

An herbalist in Idaho who mostly sells CBD products has taken down a mention of coronavirus from her e-commerce site after a warning from federal regulators. Amy Weidner, owner of Herbal Amy in Nampa, Idaho, made no mention of coronavirus in relation to any of her CBD products. But... Read more

Connecticut-based BR Brands, which owns and distributes a range of marijuana and hemp products, on Monday announced it will merge with Denver-based Dixie Brands in a $43 million reverse takeover. Dixie Brands is a consumer-packaged goods company and manufacturer of cannabis-infused products, including Aceso Hemp, a line of hemp-derived... Read more

More hemp industry events have been postponed, including the NoCo Hemp Expo this month in Denver, after the rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Originally slated for March 26-28, the expo has been rescheduled for Aug. 6-8 in the same locations in Denver, the event’s organizers said in a... Read more

The nation’s top drug regulator set a new tone for the government’s stance on CBD in his first comments about the popular hemp extract. But longtime hemp entrepreneurs say they’re not raising their expectations that changes are imminent to the way the U.S. regulates hemp extracts. The newly appointed... Read more

A Nevada hemp and marijuana producer has filed a trio of lawsuits against a California cannabis chew maker over a disappointing 2018 partnership to make CBD- and THC-infused chewing pouches. The Nevada company, Solace Holdings, says Cannadips defaulted on loans worth $1.2 million through 2018 and 2019, money Solace says... Read more

Canadian marijuana producer Tilray is lowering the value of its U.S. CBD assets, citing delays from health regulators. Tilray executives reported a $112 million writedown of the value of its 2019 agreement with Authentic Brands Group. The two companies planned to bring CBD products to mass retail outlets, but... Read more

Three more cannabis-related conferences have been canceled or postponed, including this month’s massive South by Southwest (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas, because of the coronavirus outbreak. In addition to SXSW, which had a cannabis business track that included speakers from Marijuana Business Daily and Hemp Industry Daily, the American... Read more

A New York hemp grower whose attempt to launch a hemp wine label was blocked by federal regulators says he’s still exploring the idea. Kaelan Castetter, CEO of Castetter Sustainability Group, tells Wine Spectator that he’s not giving up on plans to sell wine infused with hemp terpenes. Castetter’s hemp... Read more