A cosmetics executive has been tapped to take over California CBD manufacturer Papa & Barkley. Evelyn Wang replaces Adam Grossman as CEO. Grossman will lead the company’s board of directors. Wang comes from Milani Cosmetics. She was formerly an assistant vice president for L’Oreal Paris and, before that, was product director for Neutrogena Cosmetics, part […]
Read MoreChart: Hemp’s economic impact to US economy could near $16 billion by 2025
The hemp industry may be young — but still the niche crop contributed at least $4 billion to the U.S. economy last year, and could contribute nearly $16 billion by 2025.
Read MoreFDA withdraws pending CBD enforcement proposal
U.S. drug regulators have withdrawn their proposal to regulate over-the-counter CBD, handing the industry another setback after years of delay from the Food and Drug Administration.
Read MoreUSDA: Final hemp rules aren’t on hold — but new administration will review
Nationwide hemp rules released in the closing days of the Trump Administration aren’t on hold, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Read MoreFirst Big Tobacco cannabis player backs out after bankruptcy
Pyxus International, the first Big Tobacco company to join the hemp and marijuana industries, is getting back out.
Read MoreBiden transition leaves hemp operators wondering about new USDA rules
Farmers still making sense of long-delayed nationwide rules for growing hemp in 2021 and beyond got another wrinkle Wednesday when the incoming administration of President Joe Biden ordered a “freeze” on new regulations.
Read MoreInvestor lawsuit against NY hemp biotech company tossed
A federal judge in New York has dismissed an investor’s lawsuit accusing a hemp biotech company of lying to promote its stock price.
Read MorePhytol cited as potentially dangerous cannabis vape ingredient
A new study suggests the terpene phytol could be dangerous in cannabis vape products.
Read MoreThis elusive pathogen is damaging hemp nationwide. Here’s how to fight it.
(Editor’s note: This story is part of a recurring series of commentaries from professionals connected to the hemp industry. Joseph Ramahi, PhD, is chief science officer for Cultivaris Hemp, a young-plant producer in Encinitas, California.) Over and over again I meet hemp growers who are not yet aware of a widespread disease that has been […]
Read MoreCircle K wants to block hemp trademark that resembles its own
Circle K Stores Inc. wants to block a California hemp and marijuana holding company from using a design mark with “K” inside a circle.
Read MoreUSDA gives hemp farmers breathing room on THC, testing, but retains DEA requirement
Hemp producers will have more breathing room under newly released rules on the federally mandated THC levels before they are declared criminally negligent, with the margin of error increasing from a total of 0.5% to 1% THC. Hemp farmers and testing agents will also have more time to harvest plants after testing, with the harvest […]
Read More2021: The year of positive CBD policy changes
The hemp industry has been waiting with bated breath for the release of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Cannabidiol Enforcement Policy Draft Guidance.
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