Hemp industry groups want to hear from producers and farmers about whether they would support having a national checkoff program to raise money for industry research and promotion. The National Industrial Hemp Council and the Hemp Industries Association launched the survey and are collecting responses until Dec. 15. Checkoffs exist for nearly a dozen U.S. […]
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European regulators have resumed their review of novel food authorization applications for CBD products after the commission abandoned its preliminary stance that cannabidiol should be treated as a narcotic. The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, says the change comes after a landmark court decision that CBD should be freely traded among […]
Another group of investors has filed plans to create an enormous blank-check company that will invest in hemp-derived consumer goods. Latest hemp investor group files plans to raise $100 million is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
John Mackey’s keynote address and his fireside chat with Marijuana Business Daily CEO Chris Walsh as well as other MJBizCon 2020 content is available on demand. For the CBD industry to have staying power, products need to be dosed effectively or consumers will become cynical about the much-hyped commodity, said John Mackey, the co-founder and […]
Want to learn more about cannabis regulations in Europe? Check out the Europe Market Forum at MJBizCon, available on demand. Makers of CBD foods and supplements no longer face the prospect of a blanket ban in Europe after the European Commission revised its preliminary stance that CBD should be treated as a narcotic. The Commission […]
A global biological controls company has purchased a Redding, California-based insectary that specializes in raising beneficial and predatory insects used for natural crop protection and pest control. International biocontrols producer purchases California insectary to build grower support throughout North America is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Federal agriculture officials announced additional coverage options through the pilot Multi-Peril Crop Insurance plan on Monday, allowing hemp producers more options for protecting their crops in the 2021 crop year. USDA offers new and expanded hemp crop insurance options is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Learn more about the state of retailing in the marijuana industry at MJBizCon 2020. E-commerce bohemoth Amazon is likely to get involved in hemp CBD U.S. retail, according to a forecast revealed during the Hemp Industry Daily Forum as part of the cannabis industry’s flagship conference, MJBizCon. Sales of hemp CBD products are expected to […]
An Israeli company applying gene-editing tools to cannabis has bought a farm in San Diego and plans to start producing hemp seeds. CanBreed says it acquired 3.5 acres near San Diego. CanBreed is the first biotech in cannabis to commercially license a gene-editing technology called CRISPR. The technology was developed in 2010s and can be […]
Don’t miss MJBizCon 2020 for more discussion on the UN vote and what it means for the global cannabis industry. The international community is poised to acknowledge therapeutic value of cannabis and hand the medical sector a major symbolic victory on Wednesday when a United Nations committee votes on changing the way that cannabis and […]
