A Florida company that cultivates and processes hemp biomass has named a new chief marketing officer. Fort Lauderdale-based Green Point Research said Robin P. Pate will be responsible for developing new distribution channels, as well as brand development and partnerships to support the companies’ products. Pate was formerly with The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing […]
Democratic Governor Ralph Northam officially signed legislation today decriminalizing marijuana possession. The new law takes effect July 1, 2020 and reduces penalties for offenses involving the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana to a civil violation – punishable by a maximum $25 fine, no arrest, and no criminal record.
Last week, the hemp industry gained valuable insight into how the highest court in the European Union might rule on France’s ban on hemp-derived CBD products. The advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Union issued an opinion that the restriction was not in line with EU law – an announcement that […]
A Canadian oil-and-gas company expanding into hemp extraction has acquired a Canadian hemp company in an all-stock deal worth CA$20 million ($14.4 million). As part of the deal, HTC Extraction Systems, based in Regina, Saskatchewan, will acquire various assets including land and licenses from KF Hemp. Those assets include various licenses, including an industrial hemp […]
Ohio-based marijuana retailer and former CBD retail giant Green Growth Brands said this week it has filed for insolvency protection in Canada. The move comes two months after after the company abruptly shuttered its line of CBD retail kiosks in shopping malls as the coronavirus pandemic set in. The financially troubled multistate operator – with […]
A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of the bulk of the assets for GenCanna Global, a hemp processor and CBD product manufacturer based in Winchester, Kentucky, to MGG Investment Group, a New York-based, private direct lender and one of GenCanna’s creditors. The deal, valued at $77 million, allows MGG Investment Group to recoup […]
Hemp and CBD companies, like other agricultural commodities and consumer product goods industries, are liable for the products they put on store shelves and in consumers’ hands. Along with that comes the high level of risk associated with producing a new crop from as-yet unstable genetics, as an ingredient for products that are still widely […]
An organic hemp-oil manufacturer in Colorado has appointed a dietary-supplement industry veteran to oversee inventory, extraction and manufacturing. Asa Waldstein will take on the role of senior vice president of operations for Functional Remedies, the company said Tuesday in a statement. Waldstein previously served as VP of operations and regulatory affairs at Advanced Extraction, and as […]
A Seattle maker of CBD for pets and a holistic pet company that sold branded CBD treatments called the “Zen Pen” are now embroiled in a legal battle over shelf stability and expiration dates. Sage Fulfillment sued Earth Animal Ventures Inc. in April, accusing the Connecticut company of failing to purchase the minimum number of orders under a […]
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