Houston-based hemp processor and extractor Bayou City Hemp has purchased a retail company that makes hemp-derived CBD skin care, cosmetics and wellness products. Bayou City Hemp, which applied for a Texas license in March and was busy setting up operations in Houston this spring, announced that the completed acquisition of Dallas-based LeafLife Wellness is part […]
Hemp Industry Daily Conference Direct will feature a dynamic networking engine that uses artificial intelligence to suggest the right people to meet at the event. The new feature – called Network Builder – will empower attendees, speakers, and exhibitors to meet with a smart event-engagement platform that drives unparalleled professional connections. The Network Builder feature […]
ACS Laboratory, a chain of federally licensed and ISO-accredited marijuana and hemp laboratories based in Tampa, Florida, has acquired another Florida-based, certified hemp and CBD testing laboratory, expanding its national presence to 44 states. The purchase of Botanica Testing Inc., headquartered in Gainesville, brings 500 new hemp and CBD clients, according to a company statement. […]
Louisiana penalties for the possession and sale of all smokable hemp products, alcoholic beverages containing CBD and food and beverages containing CBD are now in effect. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed the hemp limits into law earlier this month. Louisiana created an industrial hemp program last June, but banned all smokable hemp products and […]
A group of health and consumer advocacy organizations are urging Congress “to reject any attempts to force federal regulators” to legalize CBD immediately. In a June 17 letter to Congress members, the organizations say Congress itself “is not the right evaluator of the safety of consumer products” because representatives and senators can be influenced by […]
Photo courtesy 40 Acre Co-op As Black farm ownership hits historic lows, Minnesota entrepreneur Angela Dawson thinks hemp could be part of the solution. And she’s looking to an old-fashioned model – cooperative farming – to do it. Dawson left a career in food writing and marketing to start 40 Acre Co-op, a network of […]
His impact on NORML and the drive to legalize marijuana has been unique, and significant. Willie is a living billboard for marijuana smoking!
New regulations clarifying the types of hemp and CBD products that are legal to sell and purchase in Iowa took effect with the enactment of the Hemp Consumer and Public Safety law on Wednesday. The law changes certain provisions of the Iowa Hemp Act, which Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed to legalize hemp production in […]
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said a hemp company is investing more than $3 million to build the state’s first large-scale processing facility for extracting CBD oil. BRD Extraction, LLC will be located in the town of South Boston in Halifax County and will do business as Blue Ribbon Extraction. Northam said Thursday the company will […]
Canadian hemp company Sweet Earth Holdings Corp. has named former politician Amrik Virk as its new president. The company said in a news release that Virk will also be joining the board of Sweet Earth. Virk has previously held senior positions in Canadian government, including Minister of Advanced Education and most recently Minister of Technology […]
