The commercial marketplace for CBD and CBD-infused products still largely remains the wild west – especially now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent weeks, predatory marketers and other unethical opportunists have engaged in various online and e-mail misinformation campaigns hyping the use of either whole-plant cannabis or CBD as a potential remedy […]
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Charlotte’s Web Faces Another Class Action Lawsuit For Improperly Marketing CBD Products
By Jesse Monday, Attorney at Harris Bricken The hemp-derived CBD market is a tough one right now. From uncertainty in when and how the FDA may begin regulating products, to the downturn in the stock markets as result of the coronavirus affecting the hemp industry, the problematic interim rules concerning hemp production and increasing state […]
Hemp Regulations Create Compliance Challenges
On October 31, 2019, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled the interim final rule for its U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program, and may now pro- ceed with review and approval of state and tribal hemp plans. e release commenced a 60-day public comment period with an effective date of December 31, 2019, and […]
Reading the Tea Leaves: Looking at the History of Hemp and CBD to Predict the Future
By Justin Walsh[1] It’s an exciting time to be in hemp and CBD! I have attended and spoken at several conferences over the last year. I have been in places as diverse as Seattle, Denver, Dallas, and Orlando. The products I have seen have made me excited for the future of the industry. I have […]
Hot Hemp Pits States Against Feds
New federal regulations would make it harder for hemp growers to prove their plants are not marijuana, in what could be a major setback to a promising industry legalized just two years ago, farmers and state officials say. The U.S. Department of Agriculture in October unveiled stricter standards for hemp testing than many states had […]
Colorado hemp farmers say they know more than the feds and want to keep regulation in state hands
After the 2018 Farm Bill made hemp production legal, Colorado created rules for handling the new cash crop. “Green rush” farmers are worried the feds will make their work harder. As Colorado hemp growers ready their fields and greenhouses for an anticipated 120,000-acre crop this year, state policymakers are working on a plan to bypass […]
Hemp Suppliers at Odds With Hazy Regulations
Authorities have seized truckloads of crops they mistook for marijuana Farmers cheered when hemp was legalized nationally for the first time in decades. But more than a year later, differing state regulations and law enforcement’s unfamiliarity with the plant are complicating efforts to capitalize on the crop. Cultivation of the plant—used to make industrial fiber […]
Cannabis giants, formerly of Canopy Growth, band together to build out U.S. hemp supply chain
Three titans of the North American hemp industry announced Monday that they had joined forces to build out the U.S. hemp supply chain. Geoff Whaling is the Pennsylvania-based chairman of the National Hemp Association who is credited with launching the first Hemp Industrial Park in the Southern Tier of New York State. Bruce Linton is […]
BREAKING NEWS: FDA and USDA Start Making Sense on Hemp CBD
By Daniel Shortt, Attorney @ Harris Bricken According to Hemp Industry Daily reporter Laura Drotleff, it was an eventful week for hemp regulation at the National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA) meeting in Arlington, Virginia. Drotleff reported on two major developments at NASDA. These developments came from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and […]
Hemp CBD Across Europe: The United Kingdom
By Nathalie Bougenies, Attorney at Harris Bricken The enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill and the legalization of hemp and hemp derivative including cannabidiol (“CBD”), has led to a massive CBD craze in the United States. The highly coveted cannabinoid is infused with everything: bath bombs, dog treats and even workout clothes (yes, workout clothes!). According […]
