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Kate Lavin

Kate is the editor of Marijuana Business Magazine, which provides tips and actionable advice to marijuana business executives. She joins the MJ Biz team with nearly 20 years of full-time journalism experience, including a decade managing a wine industry trade magazine in California. Kate graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in print journalism, and her journalism career has included the newsrooms of daily papers across the United States.

Hemp is a ‘tremendously sustainable crop’ when grown properly, Sierra Club VP says

Published October 28, 2021 | By Kate Lavin

Cannabis producers should reduce their own carbon emissions before considering carbon-offset providers, according to an executive for the Sierra Club.

CBD packaging has long way to go, expert says

Published October 26, 2021

Hemp and CBD companies should adhere to the same practices as traditional consumer packaged goods companies when it comes to offering products to customers.

Hemp experts say 2023 Farm Bill could even playing field between US and rival countries

Published October 21, 2021 | By Kate Lavin

Joy Beckerman of Hemp Ace International said closing the gaps in the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills could provide “a leg up on international trade.”

Hemp’s 2-Year Anniversary: Looking back at the Top 10 milestones

Published December 18, 2020

Top 10 hemp milestones on the anniversary of the 2018 Farm Bill.

SLIDESHOW: MJBizDaily Awards Hemp Industry Game Changer finalists

Published November 21, 2019 | By Christa Madrid

The MJBizDaily Awards recognize excellence and impact in the cannabis industry.

Behind the scenes in a Kentucky ornamental powerhouse that converted to hemp

Published November 15, 2019 | By Laura Drotleff

The new hemp industry is attracting some powerhouse players in agriculture, and Hemp Industry Daily went behind the scenes to see how one of the most intriguing partnerships is going. AgTech Scientific, a hemp company in Paris, Kentucky, has merged with ColorPoint, formerly a large player in the ornamental horticulture industry, supplying garden centers […]