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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.

Report: PepsiCo launches hemp beverage in Germany

Published April 7, 2021

Rockstar Energy, a drink brand owned by PepsiCo, has launched a line of hemp-infused drinks in Germany.

DEA extraction rule driving hemp processors out of business, Congressmen warn

Published April 6, 2021

Some hemp processors are closing rather than navigate rules issued by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration about elevated THC levels, two members of Congress told the agency in opposing the rules.

New York marijuana law makes sweeping changes to hemp rules, too

Published April 6, 2021 | By Kristen Nichols

New York’s new marijuana law includes a dramatic overhaul to how the state’s hemp industry is regulated, potentially sending a flood of hemp operators to the higher-THC side of the industry.

Intellectual property takes on growing role in cannabis deals

Published April 5, 2021 | By John Rebchook

Intellectual property is playing an increasingly important role in cannabis industry acquisitions and other deals as businesses look to get a leg up on rivals by purchasing or investing in companies holding valuable patents, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks.

Closely watched Colorado CBD patent lawsuit dropped

Published April 2, 2021

Colorado-based United Cannabis (UCANN) dropped a landmark CBD-related patent lawsuit against Pure Hemp Collective, leaving the legal issue unresolved.

An infographic showing how chromatography and degradation work to remove THC from hemp oil.

Remove THC or degrade it? Cannabis extractors say there’s room for both

Published April 1, 2021 | By Kristen Nichols

Cannabis extractors have long relied on chromatography to dial up or down the many cannabinoids in hemp and marijuana plants. But degradation is getting new attention.

Delta-8 THC confusion snags South Carolina retailer

Published March 31, 2021

A vape shop owner in South Carolina is challenging police over $5,000 worth of delta-8 THC products confiscated from his store.

UK deadline for CBD approvals nears

Published March 30, 2021

CBD edibles in the United Kingdom could be ripped from shelves unless manufacturers submit product-safety applications by Wednesday.

How to cut costs and achieve efficiencies when extracting cannabis

Published March 30, 2021 | By Bart Schaneman

How to cut costs and achieve efficiencies when extracting cannabis

Editor’s Notebook: States must take the lead in researching cannabis pollen transfer

Published March 29, 2021 | By Kristen Nichols

Opinion: States must take the lead in researching cannabis pollen transfer

Losses narrow for Charlotte’s Web

Published March 25, 2021

Charlotte’s Web Holdings Inc. lost $15 million last quarter, a narrower loss than the same period in 2019, as the company trimmed operating expenses and posted gains in both direct-to-consumer sales and B2B sales over the fourth quarter of 2019.

Chart: Significant profits still elusive for hemp manufacturers

Published March 25, 2021 | By Hemp Industry Daily staff

Significant financial returns are still elusive for many hemp-products manufacturers, with only 8% of respondents to the Hemp Industry Daily survey saying their companies were “very profitable” in 2020.