(Part 1 of a two-part series looks at what hemp farmers have to say about the USDA’s interim final rule for federal hemp production. On Tuesday, we will examine comments submitted by ancillary businesses, associations and public figures.) In its open call for comments on federal hemp production regulations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]
A regulatory agency in Oregon announced a policy Friday that bans the manufacture, distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages containing CBD. However, according to state law, commerce of compliant, nonalcoholic, hemp-derived CBD products is allowed as long as they pass pesticide, solvent and potency tests under the Oregon Department of Agriculture, which regulates such products. […]
A $1.4 billion federal spending bill that passed both houses of Congress and was expected to be signed Friday by President Donald Trump reportedly includes provisions that would benefit hemp and CBD businesses. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 secures nearly $20 million in funding for the growing hemp industry, according to U.S. Senate Majority […]
Canadian health regulators have issued a recall of THC gel capsules that were incorrectly labeled as CBD. According to Health Canada, British Columbia cannabis producer Zenabis Global mislabeled one lot of its Namaste brand softgels. The labels indicate the product is “CBD Light gelcaps” containing 6.13 milligrams per capsule of CBD and 0.19 milligrams per […]
Looking for allies to loosen federal hemp restrictions, professionals in the hemp industry are teaming with state agriculture authorities and members of the U.S. Congress to push for change in areas such as hemp sampling and testing. Now that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the comment period on federal production rules, it’s wise […]
Hemp farmers will have the option to use new crop protection tools for the 2020 season after federal regulators’ approval of pesticide products to the hemp production arsenal. In a major step toward making the newly legal crop a national commodity, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday approved the use of 10 products to control […]
A CBD retailer in Vermont has been arrested and charged with theft of service and other charges in cases involving four state hemp farms. Douglas Bell, the owner of CBD Vermont, a retail store in Waterbury Center, was arrested after writing bad checks. Bell owes more than $137,000 to local farmers, but an ongoing investigation […]
A prominent Kentucky hemp company plans to lay off an unannounced number of employees. GenCanna Global, headquartered in Winchester, told Lexington TV station WKYT that market conditions in the hemp industry have led the company to “responsibly resize our staffing levels” to move the company forward. The privately held company did not say how many employees […]
Changing economic times have caused an Ohio marijuana and hemp retailer to rethink its latest acquisition. Green Growth Brands, which owns medical marijuana dispensaries and the nation’s largest chain of CBD retail locations in mall kiosks, on Wednesday dropped its $310 million all-stock bid to acquire Moxie Holdings, a Texas-based, privately held, vertically integrated, multistate […]
Two more mainstream retailers have entered the CBD race this month, joining a multitude of other large retailers that carry CBD products, including grocery, convenience, cosmetics and clothing stores. Dollar General will sell 20 different CBD products in 1,100 stores in Tennessee and Kentucky. The discount retailer plans to expand CBD products to stores in […]
