The Wisconsin state Senate’s agriculture committee overwhelmingly approved a bill that would allow farmers to grow hemp. The panel voted unanimously Wednesday to approve the proposal. The vote clears the way for a full floor vote in the Senate. A separate hemp measure is pending in the House. The Senate bill would set up state […]
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Marijuana banking confusion snags WA hemp clothing company
A Washington state clothing company has lost its bank account – even though it doesn’t work with marijuana – because of the use of hemp in its products. Owners of the natural-clothing company Rawganique in Blaine say they were shocked when Umpqua Bank – which is headquartered in Portland, Oregon – informed them it would no […]
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Another trademark marijuana lawsuit – this involving a hot sauce
The maker of Tapatio hot sauce is the latest to sue a marijuana company for alleged trademark infringement.
Tapatio Foods LLC has filed two separate complaints in the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California. The Oct. 13 complaints allege trademark infringement and unfair competition for the illegal use of Tapatio’s brand and trademark to sell “Trapatio,” a THC-infused sauce.
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Hemp State Highlight: Vermont’s hemp industry could see big changes from MJ, larger neighbors
By Kristen Nichols
Vermont’s small hemp industry has cause for great optimism: The state has the nation’s loosest hemp regulations and a latitude that makes it an easy fit for hemp cultivars developed in Canada and northern Europe.
But Vermont’s hemp growers have reason to worry, too.
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South Carolina hemp interest booms after slow start
After a slow start getting applications for its first modern hemp crop, South Carolina saw a crush of last-minute applicants. More than 120 farmers in South Carolina have signed up for just 20 licenses to grow hemp next year, The State newspaper reported. The intense demand came as a surprise after a slow start to applications, […]
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Virginia official signals state plans to boost hemp program
Virginia is looking to boost its small hemp program next year to compete with larger producers of the plant such as North Carolina and Kentucky. Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Basil I. Gooden wrote in an op-ed in The Roanoke Times that hemp’s potential in Virginia is “tremendous,” and he indicated that changes are coming to help Virginia […]
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Labeling error leads to recall of CBD-infused broth in Vermont
A Vermont broth maker has voluntarily recalled jars of CBD-infused chicken and beef broths over a misunderstanding about labels. The Simmering Bone sold CBD-infused broth last month at the Vermont Hemp Fest in improperly labeled jars, company owner Rachel Collier told Seven Days, a Burlington-based weekly newspaper. After Simmering Bone produced the broth, it was […]
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CBD is no longer taboo, says global anti-doping regulator
CBD will take another big step toward the mainstream next year when the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) removes hemp-based products from a list of banned substances. WADA’s 2018 listing will show that “cannabidiol is no longer prohibited,” though the agency didn’t explain why CBD was removed. WADA – whose mission is to combat illicit drugs […]
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New Mexico’s infant hemp law leaves questions for potential growers
By Kristen Nichols
New Mexico has joined a growing number of states in allowing hemp production, but the new law is vague about when hemp production may begin and how the program will work.
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Target’s CBD sales reversal roils hemp industry
A decision by Target Corp. to start selling CBD supplements last week had the hemp industry cheering – until the Minneapolis-based retail giant yanked the products. Target’s decision to stop selling CW Hemp supplements and oils followed a news release from the manufacturer, CW Hemp, saying the whole CBD industry “has officially gone mainstream.” Within […]
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Celebrity sues CBD line, claiming trademark violation
Actress Jessica Alba is suing a Colorado business that makes CBD nutritional supplements, claiming that Honest Herbal infringes on the trademark of her Los Angeles firm, The Honest Co., which makes personal-care products and vitamins. Alba argues in the federal lawsuit filed in California that the 3-year-old CBD company is trying “to confuse consumers and profit […]
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Wisconsin tribe next to join hemp business via new CBD law
A Native American tribe in Wisconsin has voted to produce hemp-derived cannabidiol, saying a new CBD law in the state will enable it to avoid federal raids and road bumps that have beleaguered other tribes getting into the cannabis industry.
The vote last week by the St. Croix Chippewa – a tribe in northwestern Wisconsin that’s also called the St. Croix Band – sets up a CBD production facility in a former fish hatchery on tribal land. The facility has 200,000 square feet of usable space.
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