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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.

Georgia retailers win restraining order over hemp-derived THC products

Published March 22, 2022

Cannabis retailers in Georgia won at least a temporary legal victory against an Atlanta-area district attorney who had been aggressively trying to shut down hemp-derived THC product sales.

Cash-flow pain for your hemp business? Try receivables factoring

Published March 22, 2022 | By Andy Obermueller

Receivables factoring can assist your hemp business.

Texas ban on smokable hemp faces final review

Published March 21, 2022 | By Hemp Industry Daily staff

It’s decision time for a Texas ban on smokable hemp, with the Texas Supreme Court set to hear arguments Tuesday about the 2019 ban that has been on hold because of legal challenges.

Is the ‘gold standard’ in laboratory quality assurance really golden?

Published March 18, 2022 | By Susan Audino

Most states require cannabis laboratories to be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, but no testing standard is perfect.

Minnesota OKs trace amounts of THC in hemp products

Published March 17, 2022

Minnesota regulators have voted to allow small amounts of THC in over-the-counter hemp products and expressed support for establishing a state cannabis office and for creating a path to allow CBD in food and drinks.

THC regulation disagreement stalls delta-8 ban in Washington state

Published March 16, 2022

Last-minute disagreements over the rise of hemp-derived THC products in Washington state derailed legislative proposals to ban the sale of delta-8 THC derived from hemp extracts.

New hemp research consortium attracts funding from tech and ag giants

Published March 15, 2022

Instrumentation powerhouse Agilent Technologies is joining forces with one of the most prominent companies in agriculture to bankroll a public-private hemp research effort aimed at increasing hemp profitability.

How to capture the market for customized CBD products

Published March 15, 2022 | By Nathan Wogman

CBD customization can help a brand stand out in a crowded market.

Suburban Atlanta THC warning, raids prompt hemp industry lawsuit

Published March 14, 2022

A suburban Atlanta county is wrongly seizing hemp-derived THC products and scaring businesses away from legal products, according to an Atlanta law firm that is suing to stop the practice.

Cannabis MSO Moxie sues backers of Green Growth linked to merger collapse

Published March 11, 2022

California marijuana operator Moxie is suing the billionaire family backing insolvent Green Growth Brands, claiming fraud in connection with a $310 million merger deal in 2019 that was scrapped.

Utah tech startup, Canadian tribe partner for $100 million carbon contest from Elon Musk

Published March 11, 2022 | By Hemp Industry Daily staff

A blockchain startup in Utah and an Indigenous-owned company in Alberta, Canada, are collaborating to use hemp to remove carbon from the atmosphere and compete for a $100 million prize from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The proposal from The Hemp Blockchain Inc. and the FFES Environmental, a company owned by the Sucker Creek First Nation […]

USDA suggests new hemp survey with University of Kentucky

Published March 10, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing a new hemp market survey in conjunction with the University of Kentucky.