Federal agriculture officials are opening up more economic assistance to farmers feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and related market disruptions. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Wednesday announced the agency would devote “at least $6 billion” to a new initiative – the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers – aimed at reaching more […]
Neither the enactment of medical cannabis legalization nor the establishment of dispensaries are associated with any upticks in young people’s use of marijuana, according to data published in the journal Substance Abuse. A team of investigators affiliated with John Hopkins University in Baltimore, as well as with Harvard University and the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission […]
The process for regulating CBD was dealt another setback Tuesday with the resignation of Dr. Amy Abernethy, who will leave the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in mid- to late April. Abernethy’s resignation was announced in a memo from acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock. Abernethy has served as the FDA’s principal deputy commissioner and acting […]
(This is the third installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for marijuana and hemp growers. The second installment is available here.) Outdoor cannabis producers often have a brief window to get their seedlings and clones transplanted during planting season. Here are a few tips for marijuana and hemp cultivators who are sourcing young plants to consider: […]
Portland Monthly put together a great list of products you can get (some regional, most available online depending on your state) that come from businesses that are Black-owned. Royalty Spirits Exotic Berry CBD Mixer Like so many of us, Chaunci King was drawn to CBD for its anti-anxiety properties. So at the start of 2020, […]
Oregon hemp manufacturer We CBD is the latest to accuse U.S. Customs and Border Protection of wrongly seizing legal hemp products. The company in Sandy, Oregon, says that CBP seized 3,328 pounds of hemp biomass on Nov. 8 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The hemp was destined for an unnamed buyer in Zurich, Switzerland. We CBD says […]
The U.S. Postal Service says it is reviewing public reaction to new vaporizer mail limits in advance of them taking effect April 26. The USPS plans to ban mailed vaporizers by mid-summer after Congress approved the ban in December. USPS spokesman David Coleman told Hemp Industry Daily that public comments on the new limits are […]
This story originally appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. When Canopy Growth introduced its CBD drink brand, Quatreau, to the U.S. market on March 2, the Canadian cannabis producer also announced its newest brand ambassador: American astrologer Susan Miller. Ambassadors and celebrity partnerships are familiar terrain for Canopy, already known for its ties with Seth Rogen, […]
Two companies, one in California and the other in Michigan, are the latest to receive warning letters about CBD from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The warnings posted Monday accuse BioLyte Laboratories of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Honest Globe of Santa Ana, California, of selling CBD pain relief products over the counter, a violation […]
Let’s take our trademarked dive into some state updates on legalization efforts across the country. We’ll begin at the federal level, where Biden seems to be wavering and then unwavering in his stance. Word broke last week that past marijuana use was at least somewhat responsible for the firings of five White House staffers. The […]
