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Kristen Nichols

Kristen is a Denver-based reporter for Marijuana Business Daily specializing in the hemp and CBD industries. Previously, she worked at the Associated Press for nearly 20 years. She started covering the marijuana legalization movement in 2009 – when medical stores started popping up around Denver – and wrote about the state’s first legal hemp harvest. Kristen also covered agriculture and politics in Maryland and her home state of Georgia.

Manitoba Harvest inks deal to expand hemp powder offerings in Whole Foods

Published April 6, 2022

Hemp foods maker Manitoba Harvest plans to launch its new line of hemp powders blended with green tea leaves and other greens through grocery chain Whole Foods Markets.

Labatt shutters CBD beverage unit in Canada in latest blow to category

Published April 5, 2022 | By Matt Lamers

Labatt Breweries of Canada pulled the plug on its nonalcoholic CBD beverage unit in Canada, Fluent Beverages.

Florida CBD franchiser accused of deceptive trade practices in lawsuit

Published April 5, 2022

CBD product manufacturer and franchiser SunFlora has been accused of deceptive trade practices by several business partners in Pennsylvania, according to a new lawsuit filed against the company in federal court on Friday.

4 things to consider before joining the low-sugar trend

Published April 1, 2022 | By Kristen Nichols

The low-sugar trend is coming to the cannabis industry, thanks to technology that gives edibles makers options that didn’t exist even a decade ago.

FDA, FTC slap CBD industry with seven warning letters related to COVID claims

Published March 30, 2022 | By Hemp Industry Daily staff

U.S. health and trade authorities this week issued a record seven warning letters in a single day to companies making CBD, the biggest federal action against CBD in over a year.

Editor’s Notebook: New COVID-19 studies underscore the ongoing problems with cannabis research

Published March 29, 2022 | By Kristen Nichols

New COVID-19 studies underscore the ongoing problems with cannabis research.

US Senate passes cannabis research bill, but House must weigh in

Published March 28, 2022

The U.S. Senate gave unanimous approval to a bipartisan bill to enable scientific research into the medical properties of cannabis, including CBD.

Colorado hemp company sues governor, others over state contract loss

Published March 28, 2022

A Colorado hemp company has filed a corruption lawsuit against Gov. Jared Polis and several of his advisers, saying that a 2020 bidding process to oversee the Colorado Hemp Advancement and Management Plan was rigged.

How to source reliable hemp genetics

Published March 24, 2022 | By Hemp Industry Daily staff

Finding reliable hemp varieties that will produce the desired cannabinoid percentage and biomass volume, while also performing in the field and testing in compliance with federal THC limits, can feel like a tall order. Here are some best practices for responsible selection of hemp genetics that can help save money — and potentially an entire […]