A county court has ruled against a group of California hemp farmers who wanted to block a local ordinance restricting where the plant can be grown. The Coalition for Agricultural Rights sued San Luis Obispo County after local government officials voted in May to require 2,000-foot setbacks for 400-acre hemp production sites. Cal Coast News […]
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Denver CBD drinks company sues Nashville business, alleging copyright infringement
A Denver company that sells a line of CBD sports drinks is suing a Tennessee beverage company for copyright infringement, alleging the Nashville business is selling products with almost identical names as the Denver brand.
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Overheard at HIDC: CBD, CBN ‘are coming in a big way’
CBD first captured the attention of cannabis consumers, but other cannabinoids, such as CBG and CBN, may be ready to make a splash soon. That’s according to Blake Patterson, co-founder and CEO of MarketHub Retail Services, who took audience questions during at roundtable Wednesday at the Hemp Industry Daily Conference Direct. “CBD is just the baseline […]
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Colorado company that sold CBD in Dick’s Sporting Goods stores files for bankruptcy
A Colorado-based CBD company that sold a line of cannabidiol products at Dick’s Sporting Goods stores nationwide has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Former Marine Amy McGrath wins Democratic primary to face U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell
Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath is the Democratic Party’s choice to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Mitch McConnell this November. The Associated Press on Tuesday afternoon called the race for McGrath over state Rep. Charles Booker, one week after Kentucky’s U.S. Senate primary election. The call came as absentee ballots were being counted. McConnell, the […]
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Overheard at HIDC: As hemp industry was being established, CBD’s popularity was unexpected
CBD’s surge in popularity over the last few years was a surprise to the hemp industry, which first envisioned other uses for the plant, including fuel and fiber for textiles, according to a Denver-based attorney. “Laws are shaped by the products and activities we envision,” Andrew Livingston, director of economics and research at the law […]
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Texas university, firm to study lighting effects on hemp terpenes, other molecules
The University of Texas at Arlington is partnering with a grow-light company to research different lighting effects on terpenes and other molecules in hemp. UTA’s Kevin Schug and the university’s Collaborative Laboratories for Environmental Analysis and Remediation is working with Curtis Mathes Grow Lights Inc., the company announced Tuesday. Curtis Mathes Grow Lights is a […]
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Canadian and Spanish hemp companies team up to distribute CBG in Canada
A Canadian biotechnology hemp company is entering an agreement with a Spanish company to produce and distribute a THC-free, high -CBG variety of the plant in Canada. Ottawa-based Cannabis Orchards’ partnership with Hemp Trading to get the hemp variety, called Panakeia, into the Canadian market comes after “successful distribution” of it in the United States, […]
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‘This is your moment:’ 5 tips on hemp investing from top analysts
Investors looking for a cannabis investment with less risk than the THC market have been snapping up hemp investments.
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Georgia lawmakers approve licensing fees for growing, transporting hemp
A Georgia measure setting up licenses for hemp producers and processors awaits the governor’s signature. State lawmakers approved legislation that would require a license for possessing hemp, whether it’s cultivating, transporting, or selling the plant. Licenses wouldn’t be required to possess finished hemp products. The bill approved Monday now heads to Gov. Brian Kemp for […]
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Consumer groups urge Congress not to rush FDA rulemaking on CBD
A few health and consumer advocacy organizations are urging Congress “to reject any attempts to force federal regulators” to legalize CBD immediately. In a June 17 letter to Congress members, the organizations say Congress itself “is not the right evaluator of the safety of consumer products” because representatives and senators can be influenced by “well-funded […]
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Hemp company investing $3M in Virginia processing facility
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said a hemp company is investing more than $3 million to build the state’s first large-scale processing facility for extracting CBD oil.
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