Hemp is seeing a new heyday. More countries are expanding their industrial hemp programs, even as confusion continues to reign around the valuable extract, CBD. One just needs to look at Europe to see the opportunities that abound—if the finer details of legality can be navigated. Welcome to the first Hemp in Europe report from […]
Later this month, there will be a crucial vote in the US House of Representatives…
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Colorado hemp producer and CBD maker Charlotte’s Web on Tuesday revealed the latest farm art installation in a campaign to promote hemp for consumer health. Charlotte’s Web unveiled part three of its “Trust The Earth” campaign, a 76-acre farm art installation in McPherson, Kansas, as part of an effort launched in October 2019 to break […]
(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the July issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Recessions are a time for cost control, but they can also herald opportunity — especially if your industry proves as resilient as cannabis appears to be in the current downturn. Deciding where to cut costs and/or where […]
In a July 20 e-mail update, proponents New Approach Montana posted: “The campaign to legalize marijuana … has cleared the signature hurdles to see its two initiatives on the ballot in Montana’s general election.”
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Control over GenCanna, a Kentucky hemp and CBD company that had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February is now being disputed in a 6th circuit bankruptcy appellate court. Massachusetts-based cannabis company MariMed, a major stakeholder in GenCanna, filed a notice Thursday showing intent to appeal an order from the U.S. Bankruptcy judge who found […]
Hemp investors can look at deals both in the U.S. and beyond for money-making potential. In recent years, opportunities to invest in hemp companies have opened up around the world and countries are creating more markets. In a Hemp Industry Daily webinar, “Global Opportunities in Hemp and How to Execute on Them,” on Tuesday, July […]
Federal agriculture officials named a lone representative of the hemp industry to a committee advising the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to advise on trade policy. Kevin Latner, the vice president of marketing for the National Industrial Hemp Council, was appointed to the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Processed […]
Now, More Than Ever, it is Essential We Double Down on Overdose Prevention that Works, as Outlined in DPA’s COVID-19 Policy Recommendations New York, NY – In response to new preliminary CDC data showing an increase in drug overdose deaths in 2019, Sheila Vakharia, PhD, Deputy Director of the Department of Research & Academic Engagement […]
Two large-scale Kentucky hemp companies have expanded their strategic alliance by adding a toll processing and drying technology swap to the deal. GenCanna Acquisition Corp., formerly GenCanna Global, a seed-to-sale hemp and CBD company based in Winchester, Kentucky, and Vertical Wellness, a Cadiz, Kentucky-based vertically integrated hemp and cannabinoid health and wellness brand firm, said […]
