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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.

New CBD product available under prescription in Peru

Published September 29, 2020 | By Alfredo Pascual

A new prescription CBD product is available in Peru, another sign the market is moving in the right direction.

High court clears Nebraska vape shop owners in CBD criminal case

Published September 29, 2020

The owners of a Nebraska vape shop charged with drug crimes in 2017 for selling CBD products have been cleared of all wrongdoing by the state’s Supreme Court.

USDA: Farm economy was bad before pandemic and remains uncertain for 2021

Published September 29, 2020

American farmers were battered by economic headwinds before the COVID-19 pandemic ripped apart traditional supply chains – and the farm economy could drop even lower in 2021, according to a grim new report from the chief economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

GW Pharmaceuticals CBD drug gets regulatory OK in Australia

Published September 25, 2020

GW Pharmaceuticals’ plant-derived CBD drug Epidyolex received approval from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to be used in treating seizures related to Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome for patients 2 and older.

Extreme weather patterns force growers to rethink cultivation strategies

Published September 25, 2020 | By Bart Schaneman

As extreme weather events ravage the country from coast to coast – including wildfires, floods and early freezes – hemp and marijuana growers are being forced to reevaluate their risks and consider changes to their cultivation practices.

Papa & Barkley inks national distribution deals for CBD topicals, tinctures

Published September 24, 2020

California CBD maker Papa & Barkley has expanded distribution from 20 states to 48 states thanks to new distribution deals with retailers including wellness retailer The Vitamin Shoppe.

Oregon hempseed breeder accused of stealing strain, selling it for $3.8 million

Published September 23, 2020

A hempseed breeder who developed a high-CBD variety is accused of wrongly selling the propietary strain to Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth for $3.8 million.

FDA to explore gender differences in effects of CBD, other cannabinoids

Published September 23, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Women’s Health announced a Nov. 19 “multidisciplinary scientific conference” for medical professionals and members of the public to talk about how genders might be affected differently by cannabinoids.