(A version of this story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily.) A Bahamas committee charged with laying out an economic recovery plan recommends the country legalize hemp and hemp extracts. Presented last week, the Economic Recovery Committee report also calls on the nation to legalize marijuana. The recommendations were part of a broader report presented […]
Voters in five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota will decide this Election Day on state wide ballot initiatives to legalize marijuana for either adult-use or medical purposes. According to the latest available polls, each of these measures currently holds a lead among voters.
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One of the largest convenience-store chains in North America has tapped a California CBD firm to expand its portfolio of CBD products in the southeastern United States. Circle K says it has brought Newport Beach’s Wild By Nature tinctures and vaporizers to more than 150 stores in Florida and Alabama. The launch in Circle K’s […]
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a recurring series of commentaries from professionals connected to the hemp industry. Robert Ziner is founder and CEO of the Canadian Industrial Hemp Corp., which uses artificial intelligence to process hemp stalks and fiber to make hemp-based bio-composite pellets.) In many business opportunities, especially those focused on basic […]
New York’s state health department has released regulations for making and selling hemp extracts in food, drinks, vapes and cosmetics. NY publishes rules for selling hemp extracts in food, drinks is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
A Kentucky tobacco company is deploying $15 million to a Los Angeles marijuana vape company that plans to expand its footprint by building out a line of THC-free CBD products. Turning Point Brands of Louisville says its investment in dosist will be used to develop new THC-free products and a new national CBD brand that […]
A Wyoming hemp company is suing the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and police in southern California for allegedly destroying more than $3 million worth of hemp they mistook for marijuana. Agro Dynamics LLC says in a lawsuit filed in San Diego that local and federal officers raided the company’s facilities in September 2019 after an aerial […]
When Ben Williams added hemp seeds to his recipe while fermenting vodka, a curious thing happened: His yields got larger and what started as a hobby became a business opportunity. With friend and co-founder, Wendell Robbins III, Williams created Highway Vodka, a hemp-based spirit now sold throughout Texas, Georgia and California. It’s been in stores […]
Minnesota hemp farmers are seeing improved THC testing this year, state agriculture officials report. Minnesota’s rate for “hot” hemp crops that have had to be destroyed because they exceed the legal THC limit of 0.3% is at 5%-10% this year, the Grand Fork Herald reported. In 2019, there was a 12% failure rate of the […]
European flags in front of the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European commission in Brussels. The European Parliament has voted to raise the THC limit for industrial hemp from 0.2% to 0.3% and allow hemp and hemp-derived products to be subject to European Union marketing standards. The votes came last week as three changes to […]
