Portland Monthly put together a great list of products you can get (some regional, most available online depending on your state) that come from businesses that are Black-owned. Royalty Spirits Exotic Berry CBD Mixer Like so many of us, Chaunci King was drawn to CBD for its anti-anxiety properties. So at the start of 2020, […]
Oregon hemp manufacturer We CBD is the latest to accuse U.S. Customs and Border Protection of wrongly seizing legal hemp products. The company in Sandy, Oregon, says that CBP seized 3,328 pounds of hemp biomass on Nov. 8 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The hemp was destined for an unnamed buyer in Zurich, Switzerland. We CBD says […]
The U.S. Postal Service says it is reviewing public reaction to new vaporizer mail limits in advance of them taking effect April 26. The USPS plans to ban mailed vaporizers by mid-summer after Congress approved the ban in December. USPS spokesman David Coleman told Hemp Industry Daily that public comments on the new limits are […]
This story originally appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. When Canopy Growth introduced its CBD drink brand, Quatreau, to the U.S. market on March 2, the Canadian cannabis producer also announced its newest brand ambassador: American astrologer Susan Miller. Ambassadors and celebrity partnerships are familiar terrain for Canopy, already known for its ties with Seth Rogen, […]
Two companies, one in California and the other in Michigan, are the latest to receive warning letters about CBD from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The warnings posted Monday accuse BioLyte Laboratories of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Honest Globe of Santa Ana, California, of selling CBD pain relief products over the counter, a violation […]
Oregon researchers will add cattle to their hemp animal feed studies under a new federal grant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture granted nearly $300,000 to researchers at Oregon State University studying how to implement the safe use of hemp byproducts into livestock diets, to maximize their potential nutritional properties. The Oregon State study earned $299,950 […]
Oregon is considering new limits on delta-8 THC amid concerns that state regulations don’t adequately address the newly popular cannabinoid. Members of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which regulates the marijuana industry, recently discussed testing requirements and other safety regulations for delta-8 THC sold in dispensaries. Eleven states currently ban delta-8 THC entirely: Alaska, Arkansas, […]
(Photo courtesy of Asheville Hemp Project) More than two years after Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, making hemp a legal agricultural commodity, farmers finally have one national set of rules for growing the crop. And they officially take effect Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced in early March that its final hemp production […]
Organigram, a Canadian marijuana company that recently partnered with a subsidiary of cigarette maker British American Tobacco to develop new products, is predicting increasing regulations coming to the CBD space. Organigram CEO Greg Engel says the regulatory landscape for CBD is soon to change. “We’re going to see tightening regulations, more restrictions, more focus not […]
Roger Brown (Editor’s note: This story is part of a recurring series of commentaries from professionals connected to the hemp industry. Roger Brown is CEO and founder of ACS Laboratory in Sun City Center, Florida.) The final nationwide hemp rules taking effect Monday are more friendly to farmers because they increase the THC negligence standard […]
