Canadian hemp farmers will be allowed to harvest the entire plant – including flower – before the Cannabis Act takes effect in October. A new exemption issued by Health Canada last week allows farmers to harvest and store previously disallowed parts of the plant, but they won’t be able to sell it until after Oct. […]
Read MoreCBD beverage makers focus on packaging to fuel consumer demand
Even the most delicious drinks packed with CBD won’t help a beverage company if consumers don’t pick up a bottle.
That’s why packaging, marketing and education are just as important as the beverage itse
Read MoreColorado cannabis companies in patent dispute over medical product formula
A Colorado marijuana company is suing another firm in the state for patent infringement involving its cannabinoid-based medical product formula. United Cannabis Corp. (UCANN) of Golden filed the lawsuit in Denver U.S. District Court on Monday against Pure Hemp Collective of Conifer. The Denver Post reported the lawsuit seeks an injunction prohibiting Pure Hemp from […]
Read MoreCharlotte’s Web’s secrets revealed as parent company plans to go public in Canada
Stanley Brothers Holdings plans to go public in Canada. The firm is the parent company of CW Hemp, the manufacturer of Charlotte’s Web CBD products. While the story of Charlotte’s Web has garnered international exposure, little has been shared publicly about Stanley Brothers operations and financials – until now.
Read MoreRise of CBD raises concerns for marijuana executives
CBD products are often marketed as having similar health benefits to medical marijuana without the psychoactive properties – essentially all of the medicine but none of the high. That growing mainstream appeal has some cannabis business owners concerned that CBD is a threat to the THC-reliant marijuana market.
Read MoreOnly one grower in Washington hemp program for 2018
The outlook is bleak for Washington state hemp. Delay in oversight funding, ongoing challenges around seed sourcing and a lack of processing options have limited program participation for 2018. Only one organization, the Colville Confederated Tribes, has been licensed to grow hemp for 2018 so far, according to a report in Capital Press. The tribes […]
Read MoreCannabis Act, new license open doors for Canadian hemp growers
While most of the attention being paid to Canada’s Cannabis Act has been on the launch of the legal recreational marijuana market, the nation’s hemp industry is also eagerly awaiting some of the changes the law will enact.
Read MoreHemp and CBD companies navigate regulatory thicket for infused alcohol
When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, small, local brewers and distillers were the first to get back into the alcohol business. Today, the same scenario is occurring with beer, wine and spirits infused with hempseed oil, cannabidiol or cannabis terpenes.
Read More49 vie for Virginia’s five licenses in CBD-only medical cannabis program
Virginia’s limited medical cannabis program attracted 49 applicants for five geographically dispersed permits to cultivate, process and dispense CBD oils at the filing deadline. Companies will be allowed to cultivate and process cannabis for CBD extracts only.
Read MoreHemp grower Eviana lands CA$10 million investment from Organigram
Organigram Holdings continues to bet big on CBD with a multimillion dollar investment in European hemp grower Eviana Health. The deal charts a path for Organigram to continue its efforts to expand into international markets and ramp up its sales of CBD oil.
Read MoreInternational companies tap Japan’s booming CBD market
Japan’s market for CBD products is growing almost 100% year-over-year, according to one executive, and international companies are capitalizing on that growth. The latest market entrant is Phivida Holdings, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Read MoreUS hemp expansion challenged by lack of trade protection
President Trump has been talking a lot about tariffs and trade deals with other nations. Perfect timing! Hemp badly needs his help right now as the industry explodes – without the trade protections afforded to other crops.
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