Australia has exported its first shipment of hemp seeds to New Zealand. The export was made possible because the Australian government recently passed legislation to ease regulations on trade, Business News Australia reported Friday, but did not say how much was exported or when. Australian Minister of Agriculture David Littleproud said the federal government will […]
(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the July issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Labor is one of the biggest expenses in any cannabis business. Hemp companies are hunting for ways to tighten their belts during the economic downturn, and executives are looking at personnel as one area where savings can […]
Federal food and drug officials submitted a CBD enforcement policy document for approval on Wednesday, Hemp Industry Daily has learned. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration submitted its “Cannabidiol Enforcement Policy” draft guidance for industry to the White House Office of Management and Budget. With approval from the OMB, which must sign off on new regulations from […]
Clint Eastwood, an American actor, film director and producer, is suing three CBD companies, alleging they created articles and emails that falsely claimed he was endorsing their products and that he had his own CBD line. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court says “Mr. Eastwood does not have, and never has had, […]
A federal science agency launched a program on Tuesday, aimed at helping laboratories accurately measure key chemical compounds in hemp and marijuana products including oils, edibles, tinctures and balms. The National Institute of Science and Technology’s Cannabis Quality Assurance (CannaQAP) program could help increase accuracy in product labeling and help forensic laboratories distinguish products between […]
Hemp industry legal experts said newly released guidelines on cannabis-based drug development that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration dropped on Tuesday will not necessarily affect any future regulations on CBD products and that it’s still unclear whether the recommendations will be turned into rules. Jonathan Havens “A guidance document doesn’t mean that they’re necessarily […]
Federal food and drug officials dropped draft guidance for clinical research related to developing cannabis and cannabis-derived drug products on Tuesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s seven-page draft guidance, titled “Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Compounds: Quality Considerations for Clinical Research Guidance for Industry,” focuses on pharmaceutical quality and chemistry, manufacturing and controls. The guidance doesn’t establish […]
Alabama’s agriculture commissioner says he wants farmers in grow more hemp so that more state-made products are available. Alabama’s first hemp season in 2019 attracted 180 farmers and 70 processors, according to AL.com. WAFF-TV reports Commissioner Rick Pate made the comments during a visit at a hemp facility in Decatur. “I’m looking forward to Alabama products, […]
The European Industrial Hemp Association says the European Commission’s decision to halt “Novel Food” applications as it considers labeling CBD a narcotic “stands against any logic and is nothing but unfair.” EIHA said in the statement Friday that if the commission makes its preliminary view final, the agency “will deprive farmers and food business operators […]
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 […]
