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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.

Six top considerations before acquiring a hemp cultivation site

Published May 5, 2020 | By Amy Steinfeld and Jack Ucciferri

6 top considerations before acquiring a hemp cultivation site

California farm launches $17 million lawsuit over seed failures

Published May 4, 2020

Lower-than-promised germination rates in a batch of hempseed from Colorado has led to a $17 million lawsuit from the California farm that bought the seed.

CBD maker agrees to federal order to stop coronavirus claims

Published April 30, 2020

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced this week that the owner of Whole Leaf Organics, Marc Ching, has settled with federal authorities and agreed to stop making any health claims about three of his products

Georgia, South Carolina companies team up for smokable hemp distribution

Published April 28, 2020

A Georgia hemp company has announced a joint venture to produce smokable hemp and tobacco substitutes for thousands of convenience stores.

How to find government assistance for your hemp business

Published April 28, 2020 | By Shawn Hauser

Legal hemp businesses are eligible for Small Business Administration loans, federal stimulus funds, federal and state agricultural grant programs and tax relief, among other benefits.

Vaporizer tech firm Omura raises $5 million, adds Linton as adviser

Published April 27, 2020

California-based Omura, a marijuana and hemp flower vaporizer company, raised $5 million, with a portion of the funding coming from Bruce Linton, former CEO and founder of Canada’s Canopy Growth Corp.

Class-action lawsuits on rise against public hemp firms, report says

Published April 27, 2020

Federal class action securities lawsuits against publicly traded marijuana businesses doubled from 2018 to 2019, a trend that’s typical in an emerging industry, according to a new report.

$484 billion in additional coronavirus emergency aid approved

Published April 24, 2020

Farmers and hemp businesses are eligible for another round of emergency loans with the signature Friday of another round of federal funding aimed at keeping small businesses afloat.

Lebanon legalizes low-THC medical cannabis production

Published April 23, 2020

The Lebanese parliament has approved a law that allows the cultivation of cannabis up to 1% THC for medical purposes.

Brazil approves oral CBD product under new rules

Published April 23, 2020 | By Alfredo Pascual

Brazil’s health authorities have authorized a THC-free synthetic CBD product, an important milestone for the cannabis industry in Latin America’s largest economy.

Texas deems CBD-only retail nonessential during pandemic closure

Published April 22, 2020

CBD retailers aren’t essential businesses that can stay open despite closure orders in Texas.

Hemp Industries Association names new president, executives

Published April 22, 2020

A reshuffling at the Hemp Industries Association has Colorado hemp activist Rick Trojan as the group’s new president.