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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.

Oregon CBD company latest to allege wrongful border seizure

Published March 23, 2021

Oregon hemp manufacturer We CBD is the latest to accuse U.S. Customs and Border Protection of wrongly seizing legal hemp products.

USPS reviewing comments on mail vape limits

Published March 23, 2021

The U.S.Postal Service says it is reviewing public reaction to new vaporizer mail limits in advance of them taking effect April 26.

How hemp, CBD companies can vet celebrity partnerships to avoid (embarrassing) pitfalls

Published March 23, 2021 | By Kate Robertson

This story originally appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. When Canopy Growth introduced its CBD drink brand, Quatreau, to the U.S. market on March 2, the Canadian cannabis producer also announced its newest brand ambassador: American astrologer Susan Miller. Ambassadors and celebrity partnerships are familiar terrain for Canopy, already known for its ties with Seth Rogen, […]

FDA sends two more CBD warning letters

Published March 22, 2021

A Michigan firm and a California company selling CBD products are the latest to receive warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Oregon mulls new delta-8 THC limits in response to widespread availability

Published March 22, 2021

Oregon is considering new limits on delta-8 THC amid concerns that state regulations don’t adequately address the newly popular cannabinoid.

Organigram CEO predicts ‘tightening regulations’ on CBD

Published March 19, 2021 | By Matt Lamers

Organigram, a Canadian marijuana company that recently partnered with a subsidiary of cigarette maker British American Tobacco to develop new products, is predicting increasing regulations coming to the CBD space.

5 reasons hemp companies should embrace DEA testing requirements

Published March 19, 2021 | By Roger Brown

The final nationwide hemp rules taking effect Monday are more friendly to farmers because they increase the THC negligence standard to 1% and give farmers 30 days to test before harvest.

Elixinol Global buys Germany’s CannaCare in cash-and-stock deal

Published March 18, 2021

CBD maker Elixinol Global has acquired German CBD brand CannaCare Health GmbH as it executes its strategy to pursue market opportunities in Europe.

Largest human CBD trial launches with eye toward checking safety of trace THC

Published March 18, 2021

The largest-yet human CBD toxicological trail has been launched in Europe to check the effects of consuming trace amounts of THC.

Fad or future? Delta-8’s popularity divides cannabis extraction industry

Published March 16, 2021 | By Kristen Nichols

The popularity of delta-8 THC is bringing out sharp divides in the cannabis industry, on both the hemp and marijuana sides.

Cannabis grow-supply firm GrowGeneration acquires coir company

Published March 15, 2021

GrowGeneration Corp., a Denver-based cannabis grow-supply firm, has acquired Char Coir, a company that makes coconut-fiber growing substrate.

Chart: Top CBD sales channels in 2020

Published March 15, 2021 | By Hemp Industry Daily staff

Business conducted online was the top sales channel for hemp-derived products in 2020.