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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.

US Postal Service tells vape mailers to prepare for the ban

Published April 20, 2021

The U.S. Postal Service is reminding businesses mailing vape components to be ready for new restrictions on mailing their products.

Paid to grow hemp? Biden’s proposed carbon bank has industry intrigued

Published April 20, 2021 | By Kristen Nichols

Hemp farmers are positioned to be big winners if the United States were to begin paying farmers to sequester carbon as a method to battle climate change.

Editor’s Notebook: Is hemp as green as we think it is?

Published April 19, 2021 | By Kristen Nichols

Is hemp as green as we think it is? Maybe not.

Washington state to offer hemp manufacturing registration for the first time

Published April 16, 2021

Washington state is licensing hemp manufacturers for the first time, boosting opportunities for processors and extractors who want to sell out of state.

MJBizCon wins awards for growth from Trade Show Executive

Published April 15, 2021

Hemp Industry Daily’s flagship cannabis industry event, MJBizCon, has won two awards from trade show industry publication Trade Show Executive.

Get ready for CBD legalization with GMP certification

Published April 15, 2021 | By Kristen Nichols

Legalization is coming. Time to airlock the doors.

Marijuana and hemp cultivators and manufacturers are preparing to compete when legal changes clear the way for national and global THC and CBD sales by making big investments in things like microbial monitoring and airflow analysis (and airlocking doors).

Hemp beverage maker acquires alkaline water manufacturer

Published April 13, 2021

A North Carolina company that makes carbonated drinks with hemp seed oil has acquired a company that bottles high-alkaline water.

The Soul of a Store: How to recruit and retain the right retail staffers

Published April 13, 2021 | By Solomon Israel

You’ve found the perfect location and designed your dream dispensary—now it’s time to recruit the staff who will bring your store to life.

Startup raises $5.3 million to boost drones for hemp production

Published April 12, 2021

An Irish startup looking to see more farmers growing hemp and using drones to do so has locked down $5.3 million (4.5 million Euros) to get going.

5 strategies to fight overly restrictive hemp regulations

Published April 9, 2021 | By Beth Collins and Chris Guillen

Hemp cultivation is a burgeoning industry in California with huge potential.

Idaho lawmakers agree to allow hemp cultivation, marking 50th state

Published April 8, 2021

Idaho, the only state that still bans hemp cultivation, could join its neighbors under a hemp-authorization measure that awaits the governor’s signature.

3 ways cannabis extraction equipment makers are innovating

Published April 8, 2021 | By Bart Schaneman

Cannabis extraction equipment represents one of the most innovative sectors in the industry, with new products and constantly evolving techniques for processing raw plant material.