According to statewide polling data, 61 percent of Virginia adults support “the legalization of marijuana for recreational use by adults.”
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Five more CBD manufacturers have received warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for making illegal medical claims, with the agency sounding the alarm on Tuesday because of how some of the products are taken — inhaled or dropped in the eyes. The agency said the latest round of targeted CBD products are […]
Charlotte’s Web Holdings says that labeling lawsuits against CBD makers must wait while federal regulators consider how to regulate the hemp extract. The company made the argument last week in a federal court in California, where it is asking a judge to follow the direction of other federal judges and dismiss CBD labeling suits as […]
A Dutch biocontrols giant that has flexed into the cannabis space, Koppert Biological Systems, has acquired a Brazilian drone company in a bid to use drones to apply its sustainable biocontrols in Brazil. Koppert said its acquisition of Geocom will help it “accelerate precision agrifarming, which is crucial for bringing biologicals to the fields,” according […]
(Click on the orange arrows to advance the slideshow.) The Top 10 hemp business stories of 2020, based on your page views:
A similar version of this story appears on Marijuana Business Daily. Marijuana banking laws will have to wait. A hoped-for change to make it easier for high-THC cannabis operators to access banking services isn’t included in the 5,593-page, $900 billion coronavirus relief bill awaiting the president’s signature, even though it was part of the initial […]
(This column appears in the November- December issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Everyone knows the planet’s changing temperatures are creating dramatic swings in weather that threaten our very survival. But global warming could also be the kind of problem that provides hemp companies with opportunities that former generations couldn’t imagine. Corporate America has finally accepted […]
Toronto-based multistate marijuana company Red White & Bloom Brands secured a $60 million loan, then signed a definitive agreement to acquire an Illinois medical and recreational cultivation facility for $32.5 million. According to a news release, Red White & Bloom (RWB)’s purchase of Ontario special purpose vehicle Cannabis Capital Partners includes: The rights to a 23,572-foot cultivation […]
According to statewide polling data, 72 percent of South Carolinians say they support legalizing the use of medical marijuana.
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A higher THC limit on legal hemp in the United States is a “prerequisite” for stability in the hemp industry, according to the Hemp Industries Association. HIA Executive Director Jody McGinness told Hemp Industry Daily that the group cheers a proposed bill out this week from Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul to change the definition of […]
