The European Union’s drug agency has signaled that it is mulling the legal and commercial status of CBD and cannabis-based products in Europe in a new report. The Lisbon-based European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction published the report on Monday, detailing the results of a study that kicked off in 2018 and aimed […]
Charlotte’s Web Holdings says that labeling lawsuits against CBD makers must wait while federal regulators consider how to regulate the hemp extract. The company made the argument last week in a federal court in California, where it is asking a judge to follow the direction of other federal judges and dismiss CBD labeling suits as […]
A Dutch biocontrols giant that has flexed into the cannabis space, Koppert Biological Systems, has acquired a Brazilian drone company in a bid to use drones to apply its sustainable biocontrols in Brazil. Koppert said its acquisition of Geocom will help it “accelerate precision agrifarming, which is crucial for bringing biologicals to the fields,” according […]
Italy’s agricultural ministry has named four dozen government, regulatory and industry stakeholders to a new working group for the country’s hemp sector. According to a decree published last week, the working group is expected “to perform consultative and monitoring duties” for the hemp sector. The commission’s 48 members include representatives from: The Ministry of Agricultural, Food […]
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Authorities in Uruguay have given Australia-based pharmaceutical company Creso Pharma the green light to market its line of CBD animal products in the South American country. Creso Pharma, which offers a range of cannabis-derived wellness and lifestyle products for humans and animals, said Monday it received regulatory approval from Uruguay’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal […]
A similar version of this story appears on Marijuana Business Daily. Marijuana banking laws will have to wait. A hoped-for change to make it easier for high-THC cannabis operators to access banking services isn’t included in the 5,593-page, $900 billion coronavirus relief bill awaiting the president’s signature, even though it was part of the initial […]
(This column appears in the November- December issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Everyone knows the planet’s changing temperatures are creating dramatic swings in weather that threaten our very survival. But global warming could also be the kind of problem that provides hemp companies with opportunities that former generations couldn’t imagine. Corporate America has finally accepted […]
Toronto-based multistate marijuana company Red White & Bloom Brands secured a $60 million loan, then signed a definitive agreement to acquire an Illinois medical and recreational cultivation facility for $32.5 million. According to a news release, Red White & Bloom (RWB)’s purchase of Ontario special purpose vehicle Cannabis Capital Partners includes: The rights to a 23,572-foot cultivation […]
According to statewide polling data, 72 percent of South Carolinians say they support legalizing the use of medical marijuana.
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