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 […]
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Martha Stewart distances herself from ‘cannabis’ ahead of CBD product launch
Martha Stewart commands a massive audience when she cooks, decorates, gardens and appears on television with Snoop Dogg. But the 77-year-old food and lifestyle guru has been tight-lipped about her personal use of cannabis. That took on greater meaning after Canopy Growth Corp. (WEED.TO, CGC) announced in February that Stewart was taking an advisory role at […]
Removing Roadblocks in the Hemp Industry Six Months after the 2018 Farm Bill
Nearly six months have passed since the 2018 Farm Bill was enacted on December 20, 2018, but the road to developing a successful business in the hemp industry is still filled with roadblocks. Some of these obstacles are becoming easier to navigate, but we’re still a long way from a free and open hemp market, […]
Harvest Health & Recreation Signs Landmark Agreement to Distribute CBD Products to More than 10,000 Retail Stores Across the U.S.
PRESS RELEASE Largest trade association network of independent convenience stores and gas stations – Asian American Trade Associations Council – to welcome Colors, CBx Essentials and Harvest branded product lines through their implementation partner system. · Convenience stores and gas stations expected to capture $8-10b of $22b CBD market PHOENIX–Harvest Health & Recreation, Inc. (CSE: […]
USDA Issues Legal Opinion Supporting Current Legality of Hemp in Interstate Commerce
On May 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of General Counsel issued a legal opinion that clarifies its position on several important hemp-related provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill, including the legality of hemp in interstate commerce and the status of hemp currently grown pursuant to the 2014 Farm Bill prior to implementation […]
Uncharted Territory – Part II
Possible candidates for the next big cannabinoid In Uncharted Territory: how changing the way we think about cannabis will create new commercial opportunities, we explored how THC and CBD are just two of over 100 unique compounds found in the cannabis plant, known as cannabinoids. A growing body of research indicates that several less-abundant cannabinoids may provide […]
5 Reasons Why CBD Companies Must Advertise
Sending email is free, creating a Facebook page is free, Twitter outreach is free, cold-calling is free, publicity is free, referrals are free, and advertising costs money. So why is it that even with all of these wonderfully low cost and free ways to promote your CBD business I contend that you must make advertising […]
New USPTO Trademark Examination Guidelines: Federal Trademark Registrations Available for Hemp and Certain Hemp-Derived Products
The US Patent and Trademark Office’s (“USPTO”) May 2, 2019 Trademark Examination Guide 1-19, “Examination of Marks for Cannabis and Cannabis-Related Goods and Services after Enactment of 2018 Farm Bill” provides new opportunities for obtaining federal trademark registrations for non-ingestible hemp-derived products. However, they do not allow for the federal registration of trademarks for any […]
The TTB Clarifies Its Position on Adding CBD to Alcoholic Beverages
By Nathalie Bougenies, Attorney at Harris Bricken Last week, the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco and Trade Bureau (“TTB”), which regulates the alcohol industry, released new information regarding the use of hemp-derived ingredients in the formulation of alcoholic beverages. The industry circular came as a response to numerous inquiries from the alcohol industry about whether alcoholic beverages containing […]
Cannabis and Hemp Industry Trembles After FDA Cracks the Whip
With the FDA “locked and loaded,” and billions of annual sales and “deal flow capital” hanging in the balance, the cannabis and hemp industries are questioning whether their products can be manufactured, sold and marketed without vending adulterated or misbranded food, drugs and cosmetics, or making false or unsubstantiated health claims. By Steve Schain Powered […]
It’s Time to Set the Record Straight – CBD Is “Psychoactive”
By Ian A. Stewart The media loves to say that CBD (cannabidiol) is “non-psychoactive.” The frequency with which this statement is repeated rises with the popularity of CBD. Most commentators who use the term “non-psychoactive” likely mean to say that CBD is “not intoxicating,” which is certainly true. But CBD is psychoactive. A chemical is […]
BREAKING NEWS: California Opens Up for Commercial Hemp Cultivation
By Griffin Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken We have been closely following California’s commercial hemp cultivation licensing law since it was proposed last year as Senate Bill 1409 (see here, here, and here). In March, I wrote about some of the roadblocks to implementing SB-1409’s commercial hemp cultivation programs, and the lengthy review process of the California Department of Food and Agriculture […]
Duane Morris and American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp Defend the Lawful Transportation of Hemp Across State Lines in Brief Submitted to Ninth Circuit
PRESS RELEASE Brief Relates to the Transportation of Lawfully Cultivated Hemp and Cautions Against Circumvention of the 2018 Farm Bill Philadelphia, April 17, 2019 — The American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH), announces it has moved to file an Amicus Curiae (“Friend of the Court”) Brief on behalf of Big Sky Scientific, a Colorado-based […]
Capitalizing on Legal Hemp!
An Entrepreneur’s Guide By Mark Goldfogel In December of 2018, the U.S. Government legalized hemp; joining China, France, Great Britain and most of the developed world in recognizing that rope is not dope. This ended a prohibition on hemp dating back to 1937 and foretells the end of marijuana prohibition. To date, the dope or […]
Hemp Is Next: Colorado Wants More Than Marijuana Prominence
Already known as one of the country’s marijuana capitals, Denver is a heavyweight in the hemp industry, too, and that status is on full display at the NoCo Hemp Expo this weekend. After five years in Loveland, the NoCo Hemp Expo moved to Denver in 2019. The Crowne Plaza DIA‘s parking lot was packed and its event center bustling […]
40 Percent of U.S. Adults Interested in Trying CBD
PRESS RELEASE Report: 40% of adults express interest in cannabidiol (CBD) but seek easier access, more information, and a physician’s recommendation prior to trying CBD products. Chicago – Roughly 40 percent of U.S. adults age 21 and over indicated a willingness to explore CBD under the right conditions, according to a new study on U.S. […]
Here’s How To Market & Sell CBD Online Without Advertising
How To Market CBD Oil Online Advertising CBD oil and CBD products on Google, Facebook, or Instagram is a challenge, so you need alternative forms of marketing to be able to market CBD oil online and grow your CBD business. I bet you’d agree with this statement: people are so curious about CBD oil and other […]
Virginia’s Cannabis Industry: A 2019 Legislative Session Rundown
Bipartisan support for Medical Cannabis and Hemp legislation likely to spur growth In Virginia’s 2019 General Assembly (GA) Session, five of six proposed cannabis-related bills passed and will soon reach the desk of the Governor, ushering in some significant changes to the Commonwealth’s medical cannabis program. Among them, allowing full therapeutic-strength medical cannabis preparations, and […]
