The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to a CBD manufacturer based in the UK for making claims that its products could prevent or treat coronavirus infections. The letter was sent to London-based Nova Botanix LTD, which sells CBD products under the brand CanaBD, on Thursday. It was the latest in […]
A key industry group for farmers and processors in Europe wants EU policymakers to see industrial hemp as a potential catalyst for regenerating rural areas following the coronavirus economic downturn. In a manifesto released on Tuesday, the European Industrial Hemp Association said the crop could deliver long-term sustainable growth and create jobs across EU rural economies […]
Hemp farmers in Illinois were able to harvest 73% of their 2019 crop, despite swings in the weather that made farming not so favorable in the inaugural year of legal hemp production. According to a report released earlier this month by the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA), Illinois farmers produced nearly 2.3 million pounds of […]
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A CBD and terpene wholesaler in Pennsylvania has hired a former Zappos executive as part of a drive to expand its management team and market its cannabinoid formulations to large consumer products companies. Leetsdale-based Hemp Synergistics has brought on Allison Bentley, a former merchandising manager at e-commerce giant Zappos.com, to serve as vice president of […]
Mexican lawmakers now have until Dec. 15 to legalize marijuana and hemp _ a new deadline set by the country’s Supreme Court in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Late Friday, the Supreme Court announced the new deadline for legalization to happen during the lawmaker’s next scheduled session, which runs from Sept. 1 to Dec. 15. Only […]
Kansas has won federal approval to oversee hemp production in 2020, saying farmers have until June 1 to submit applications for growing hemp this year. The state submitted a plan several months ago, and then resubmitted it in April to make suggested changes. Kansas’ updated regulations charge hemp farmers $100 to apply, plus an additional […]
Virginia has joined other states in allowing CBD in food despite federal prohibitions. Gov. Ralph Northam recently signed the legislation that defines CBD as food and gives state regulators power to regulate the new industry. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumers will be in charge of regulations and enforcement, including overseeing labeling requirements, identifying […]
Florida’s proposed hemp regulations have won federal approval, two weeks before the state plans to start taking applications for its first commercial hemp season. The U.S. Department of Agriculture signed off on Florida’s plan this week. Applications open April 27. Florida calls for hemp to be tested for total THC content in labs registered with […]
Less than three weeks after the U.S. passed a $2.2 trillion stimulus bill to help individuals and businesses through the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the government has reportedly out of funds for small businesses. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which included $349 billion for small business Economic Injury […]
