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USDA Hemp Rules: A handbook for hemp CBD businesses
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Hemp farmers should act fast to sign up for new USDA crop insurance options
Federal agriculture officials have introduced two crop insurance programs for hemp, both designed to protect farmers growing the new commodity from damage during natural disasters. But the programs have tight deadlines and limitations on who is eligible. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly available Multi-Peril Crop Insurance and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program both provide […]
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USDA offers new insurance options but warns that production rules are staying – for now
Hemp farmers are about to get some help protecting their crops from natural disasters, but any hope that the proposed federal production rules will change in time for the 2020 growing season should be put aside for now, officials say. Top officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture have revealed new details for two hemp […]
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Hemp in California: State to revisit legislation allowing CBD in food, beverages
Hemp entrepreneurs in California are optimistic that long-awaited state legislation to legalize hemp-derived CBD as an ingredient in food, beverages and cosmetics will be revived from suspension and ready for Gov. Gavin Newsom to approve by spring.
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More states abandon federal hemp oversight before USDA rolls out bare-bones application
As the U.S. hemp industry waits to see what happens next with the federal hemp production program, more state-run programs have decided to keep the status quo for another year. Less than a week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture closed a public comment period on its hemp rules, five more states announced they will […]
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Health Canada readies next steps for ‘cannabis health products’
Canada’s federal health regulator is reviewing the potential market for cannabis health products that would not require physician oversight, a review that attracted strong interest from hemp and marijuana producers interested in the potential new category.
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Oregon wholesale marijuana flower prices rise after growers exit market, some pivot to hemp
Oregon marijuana growers report wholesale flower prices are improving, which is welcome news for recreational cannabis cultivators in one of the country’s previously most oversupplied MJ markets. The changed business climate is even leading some growers to expand facilities and ramp up production. Marijuana growers in the state report wholesale flower prices per pound are […]
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Editor’s Notebook: Is a factory future inevitable for CBD?
Factory medicine has a lot to do with the rise of the cannabis economy, one created by entrepreneurs willing to risk jail time to grow and create a different kind of medicine.
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Massages and coffee trucks: How CBD brands use experiential marketing to drive brand awareness
Looking to stand out in a sea of competition, CBD companies are committing themselves to experiential strategies to create memorable experiences for consumers.
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Australia considers allowing some over-the-counter CBD products
Australian health authorities are considering a new scheduling status for CBD, potentially making it available over the counter in low doses as early as this year. The change could open a large new market in a nation with a thriving gray market for CBD but no legal access without a doctor’s prescription. In a public […]
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CBD user data? There’s an app for that, and the results are headed to FDA
A cannabis sector-focused health and wellness research company is leading an industry-sponsored liver-toxicity study to deliver aggregated, “real-world experience” data that will help answer federal health officials’ safety concerns about consumer use of CBD. After a December meeting with federal officials responsible for regulating CBD in which ValidCare presented initial consumer-experience data collected through its […]
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