European health and beauty product manufacturers can now safely use hemp-derived cannabigerol or CBG in their cosmetics and skin care lines with approval from a key market regulator for trade in the European Union. The European Commission added CBG last month as a safe ingredient for skin conditioning to Cosing, its cosmetics ingredient database. Hemp […]
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., a giant candy and gum manufacturer, filed a lawsuit Monday against Terphogz LLC, a Mendocino County, California, hemp and marijuana company, claiming that the company’s “Zkittlez” brand name and the marketing surrounding it violates Wrigley’s trademark for the Skittles candy brand. The lawsuit brings seven claims against Terphogz, according to […]
Once-rival marijuana producers Tilray and Aphria completed their mega-merger, the new company announced Monday, forming one of the biggest diversified marijuana, hemp and beer companies in the world. The new company will operate under the Tilray corporate name, with shares trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol TLRY. The merger talks took more than […]
One of two challenges to a rule about hemp extracts by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has come to an unsuccessful end. But U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said Monday that the Hemp Industries Administration and a South Carolina CBD company raised “interesting” questions about the DEA rule that appears to outlaw common methods to […]
Delta-8 distillate, pictured, has a clear hue, not the typical yellowish tint. (Photo courtesy of Extract Labs) Delta-8 THC has become a runaway market hit – and more states are responding by cracking down on access to the product commonly derived from hemp extracts. From Oregon to Alabama, states are reacting to the popular products […]
Calgary, Alberta-headquartered High Tide is again dipping its toes in the U.S. acquisition market, this time with a definitive agreement to buy FabCBD, a Milwaukee-based e-commerce marketplace for hemp-derived CBD products and accessories. High Tide announced early Monday it is acquiring 80% of Fab Nutrition, which does business as FabCBD, for $20.6 million ($25.4 Canadian […]
Massachusetts says it will allow hemp production on more than 73,000 acres of protected farmland previously ruled off-limits for any kind of cannabis. It is also opening some of the land to marijuana cultivation. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources announced last week that it has changed its policy on the land set aside under […]
This story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. With hemp cultivation legal in the U.S., there is a need for fast and convenient methods for analyzing residual pesticides on crops to replace existing, time-consuming approaches. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National University of Litoral in Argentina have extended an existing method […]
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has signed municipal legislation into law prohibiting certain citywide employers from requiring prospective hires to pass a pre-employment drug screen. The measure, Bill No. 200625, “prohibits employers from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment, under certain terms and conditions.” Employees in certain […]
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Montana lawmakers approved legislation this week to amend the state’s voter-approved adult use marijuana legalization law, sending the measure to Republican Governor Greg Gianforte’s desk. Senators in both Alabama and Arkansas defeated bills this week that would have decriminalized marijuana. The South Dakota Supreme Court […]
