Proponents of building a stronger hemp industry in Hawaii are hoping the crop will restore the island state’s deep agricultural tradition after the departure of sugar and pineapple crops left tens of thousands of acres fallow. Since 1980, Hawaii’s total land use for agricultural production has fallen from more than 350,000 to 30,000 acres after […]
CPLANT, a hemp producer in Uruguay, has successfully sent half a ton of low-THC hemp flower to Switzerland via Germany, shipping what appears to be the South American country’s first major commercial export of CBD biomass to Europe. The shipments of 442 kilograms of low-THC flower were sent on July 17 at a listed price […]
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 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration submitted its “Cannabidiol Enforcement Policy” draft guidance for industry to the White House Office of Management and Budget.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, […]
