By Nathalie Bougenies, Attorney @ Harris Bricken The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department […]
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CBD Consumers Using Medications Less Often, Cutting Back On Alcohol
PRESS RELEASE Over half of CBD users report drastic drops in prescription anxiety, antidepressants, pain relief medications Over 20% consuming alcohol less frequently since adopting CBD Chicago – Booming interest in products containing cannabidiol (CBD), a therapeutic chemical compound found in cannabis, has resulted in over half of CBD users consuming less prescription and over-the-counter […]
LAVVAN Appoints Neil Closner as Chief Executive Officer
PRESS RELEASE Former MedReleaf executive team joins Closner in transformative venture to drive cannabinoid fermentation efforts NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LAVVAN Inc. (“LAVVAN”) today announced that Neil Closner, formerly of MedReleaf Corp. (“MedReleaf”), has been appointed its new Chief Executive Officer. Joining Closner are several key members of MedReleaf’s former leadership team who were responsible for its groundbreaking […]
No Smoking: Some States Try to Snuff Out Smokable Hemp Products
By Daniel Shortt, Attorney at Harris Bricken Last month, South Carolina’s Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office issued a letter to the Chief of the state’s Law Enforcement Division. The letter responded to a number of questions raised by the Chief regarding hemp. South Carolina, like many other states, regulates the cultivation, handling, and processing of […]
Data Shows Growth-Oriented CBD Brands Should Focus on These U.S. Cities First
Thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill and the legalization of industrial hemp, CBD products are becoming more popular than ever. With more people learning about the potential therapeutic benefits of cannabidiol, the demand for CBD products is on the rise and competition among brands is getting fierce. One of the biggest questions CBD brands are […]
Proceed with Caution: Marketing Claims for Cannabis and CBD Products
The CBD market is exploding, prompting companies to use bold and creative marketing moves to differentiate themselves in the sea of products beginning to flood the market. But what happens when a company’s eagerness to convey the supposed revolutionary effectiveness of its CBD products leads it to make cure-all, but scientifically unsubstantiated, claims? Curaleaf, a […]
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill legalizing CBD, hemp: What happens next?
“A big relief.” That’s how Dave Arend described the new law effectively ending CBD prohibition in Ohio, which had led to some restless nights for the owner of Your CBD Store in Anderson Township. Arend opened the store July 1, fully aware that the sale of cannabidiol in Ohio was still illegal outside state-licensed medical marijuana […]
Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Connecticut
By Nathalie Bougenies, Attorney @ Harris Bricken The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department […]
CVS To Pull Curaleaf Products From CBD Offerings After FDA Warning; Marijuana Stocks Fall
CVS Health (CVS) said it would pull some products made by U.S. cannabis producer Curaleaf (CURLF) after the marijuana and hemp company received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration that said several of its hemp-based CBD products are “unapproved new drugs” that ran afoul of regulations. The warning from the FDA and CVS’ decision […]
Consumers don’t understand CBD but use it anyway
Imagine shopping your local pharmacy. You stride into Walgreens and head for the OTC aisle in search of a sleep aid. Presto, you pluck two boxes off the shelf. Glancing at the packaging, you realize none of the fine print makes any sense. No matter. Trusting your gut, you drop fifty bucks on a vial […]
Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: California
By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department […]
CBD-Based Products: What Marketers Should Know in Today’s Uncertain Regulatory Landscape
By Richard Fama and Kristin Keehan The passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the “Farm Bill”, removed hemp and all of its cannabinoids, including CBD, from the Controlled Substances Act.[1]However, excitement over the passage of this legislation was quickly tempered by the Food and Drug Administration’s statement that, under the […]
California is Poised to Pass a Landmark Hemp CBD Law
By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken California is on the brink of legalizing hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) in many products—well, sort of. The law at issue is Assembly Bill 228 (“AB-228”), and I’ve been writing about it since it was introduced in January 2019 (for my posts on it, see here, here, and here). […]
A state long linked to oranges looks to a lucrative future — with hemp
ESTERO, Fla. — The orange trees in the Corkscrew grove still produce fruit, though not nearly as much as they did just a decade ago. Thanks to hurricanes and pathogens, many are damaged and dying. Branches are spindly, leaves curled and yellowing. “There was a time not too long ago that these trees were so […]
North Carolina proposes smokable hemp ban as demand grows
CLIMAX, N.C. — North Carolina is the latest state considering a ban on smokable hemp, a product that’s exploding along with the health craze surrounding a compound in the plant known as CBD. Besides federal regulations laid out in the Hemp Farming Act of 2018, the Food and Drug Administration has no additional regulations on […]
The Empire State of Cannabis
Marijuana decriminalization is in, adult-use is out, a regulated hemp-derived CBD marketplace is in limbo, and NYC begins CBD-ban. For New York’s cannabis industry, 2019 began with a bang and ended with a whimper. In January, Governor Cuomo announced that legalizing marijuana and creating a regulated adult-use marketplace was a top legislative priority. Indeed, Governor […]
CBD-infused food and beverages are still illegal under U.S. law. So why are they everywhere?
A new line of beverages containing “active hemp extract” debuts in stores this week, which may push the FDA closer to establishing a regulatory framework. In 2017, no one knew what CBD oil was. In 2018, folks stumbled saying “cannabidiol” (that’s CBD oil) out loud. In 2019, it’s everywhere, and everyone wants in on it. […]
An Understanding for New Entrants: The CBD Consumer Is Not Homogenous
When we speak with cannabis users, we like to dig a bit deeper beyond favored strains, go-to brands, and such. So when we polled 1500 CBD consumers, we were interested to find out much more than their thoughts on CBD. We wanted to know – beyond being a “CBD consumer” (at least for our April […]
