CBD companies are shifting production to make and distribute hand sanitizer for frontline medical workers and public safety officials. (Photo courtesy Harbor Health Co.) Private and public companies nationwide have rallied to donate money and supplies in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic – hemp and CBD companies among them. At such an unprecedented time […]
Here at NORML, we take our work seriously. With so many unsubstantiated claims being made regarding cannabis and staying safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, we’ve compiled a list of resources for consumers and ways your activism can thrive during social distancing. NORML’s Responsible Consumer Safety Tips As a member of our NORML family, we earnestly care about your well-being. We all know a large part of what binds cannabis consumers together is community and sharing. However, while we are living through the current pandemic consumers should be more mindful of day-to-day consumption practices. Read and download NORML’s consumer safety tips. A NORML Reminder: Beware of COVID-19 Cure All Claims NORML wishes to reiterate its message that the public beware of… Read More
More money may be available to hemp businesses as the Federal Reserve announced plans on Thursday to release up to $2.3 trillion in loans to help the U.S. economy through disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis. The announcement came just moments after the U.S. government reported that 6.6 million new jobless claims were filed last week. […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to three more CBD retailers for making COVID-19 claims. Letters were sent to Indigo Naturals and Native Roots Hemp on Monday, and to CBD Online Store on Wednesday. The FDA warnedg them to stop making claims linked to the coronavirus or else risk legal action, including seizure […]
(This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the April issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. Just ask Carla Boyd, who first started cooking with hemp ingredients to manage food allergies and eventually launched a company built around her recipes. A lot has changed since […]
“We believe that the adoption of these rules may further stonewall efforts to advance our scientific understanding of cannabis by unduly expanding the DEA’s authority and control over decisions that ought to be left up to health experts and scientists.”
Charlotte Figi, the namesake of a Colorado CBD company who became a symbol for the therapeutic potential of cannabidiol and medical cannabis, has reportedly died from complications associated with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Charlotte’s death was announced late Tuesday in a Facebook post by a family friend. No time or location […]
New York state’s attorney general has ordered a CBD company to stop marketing one of its products as “immunity oil” against the coronavirus. Attorney General Letitia James said “consumers have encountered these false claims in email campaigns” by the company called Finest Herbalist, the Daily Voice reported Wednesday. The emails have titles such as, “Protection from Corona […]
The federal government is releasing trillions of dollars to help small businesses stay afloat in this time of crisis. How can your hemp company get the help it needs? The clock is ticking to register for Hemp Industry Daily’s live webcast, “Tapping the Stimulus Package and Other Business Assistance Programs,” scheduled for 1 p.m. ET/ 10 […]
France, Italy and the Netherlands are leading the pack when it comes to industrial hemp cultivation in Europe, according to the most recent data available. More than 50% of industrial hemp in Europe was planted in those three countries, and the amount planted across the continent rose 3.3% in 2018 compared to the previous year, according […]
