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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.

DEA wins latest round against hemp operators in extraction case

Published December 17, 2020

A federal judge has rejected legal maneuvers by the Hemp Industries Association and a South Carolina CBD maker trying to get the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to clarify whether it considers temporary byproducts of hemp production a Schedule 1 substance.

FTC announces first monetary sanctions for CBD medical claims, says to expect more

Published December 17, 2020 | By Kristen Nichols

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced its first crackdown on deceptive claims in the CBD market Thursday, issuing fines and sanctions to six manufacturers accused of misleading consumers about the health benefits of the cannabis extract.

Study: Consumers don’t know CBD and THC levels in cannabis products

Published December 17, 2020 | By James Hale

A new study shows consumers are unable to identify cannabinoid levels in products they use.

Hemp at 1% THC wins new Senate proposal

Published December 16, 2020

A bill to triple the THC limits for hemp and hemp byproducts has been introduced by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.

Brazil postpones evaluation of CBD formulation for medical coverage

Published December 11, 2020 | By Alfredo Pascual

A government evaluation to include a CBD product in Brazil’s Public Health System has been postponed.

Mexican Congress delays hemp bill debate, pushing approval into 2021

Published December 9, 2020

The Mexican lower house has delayed a hemp and marijuana legalization bill until at least February.

Florida projects hemp acreage will grow to half the size of citrus acreage

Published December 8, 2020

Florida’s agriculture chief predicts that hemp acreage in the Sunshine State will grow to about half the size of the state’s famed citrus acreage within three to five years.

Texas hemp growers say legal and genetics barriers must be overcome to see industry take off

Published December 8, 2020 | By Kristen Nichols

Texas hemp growers are wrapping up their first season with the new crop with a lot of optimism – but also a sense that the industry there won’t boom without some changes to the laws and some genetics improvements.

Charlotte’s Web CEO eyes consumer data: ‘Consumers want to know that you know them’

Published December 4, 2020 | By Bart Schaneman

This session and other MJBizCon 2020 content is available on demand. This story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. Consider consumer-related data such as purchasing behavior your friend – a tool companies can use to personalize their pitch to attract and retain customers. That was the message delivered at MJBizCon by Deanie Elsner, CEO of Boulder, Colorado-based Charlotte’s […]