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 […]
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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 […]
Harrop: Why Canadians rule the cannabis business
President Donald Trump routinely waves his fist at alleged unfair trade practices, including at the hands of our good neighbor Canada. But what about playing fields that are uneven because the U.S. government makes them so? Witness the cannabis industry. It’s enjoying explosive growth worldwide, but Canadians are running away with the profits because Washington […]
Market Confusion on CBD and Hemp; FDA Commissioner Resigns amid Congressional Pressure for Federal Guidance
By Ian Stewart & Neil Willner The Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Scott Gottlieb MD, who has received high marks for his leadership of the agency since May 2017, announced his resignation on March 5, 2019, stating that he wants to spend more time with his family. His resignation came only days following […]
Understanding Potential CBD Users; Drivers to Adoption
In recent weeks, this space has seen several contributions from High Yield Insights to the ongoing conversation in the industry on cannabidiol. Dating back to a high-level review of the CBD consumer in July 2018, our approach has to evaluate the opportunities and challenges ahead for CBD through the lens of consumer insights. Most recently, […]
Look to the Combination of Extraction Processes for Your Ingredients
By John A. MacKay, Ph.D. There are many ways to extract and separate the compounds that the cannabis plant produces during its life cycle. At Waters Corporation people assumed that Waters instruments focused solely on supercritical fluid (SCF) technology. The manufacturing facilities that were appropriate for SCF were the main customers, however the analytical tools […]
Arcadia Biosciences Receives Its First Industrial Hemp Program License in Hawaii
PRESS RELEASE The company’s new cannabis-dedicated operating unit, Arcadia Specialty Genomics, will commence research this April with a new 10-acre hemp cultivation facility. DAVIS, Calif. (March 4, 2019) – Building on last week’s launch of Arcadia Specialty GenomicsTM, a new cannabis-dedicated division of the agricultural food ingredient company, Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.(NASDAQ: RKDA), today announced that […]
Tilray® to Acquire Manitoba Harvest, the World’s Largest Hemp Food Company
PRESS RELEASE Acquisition unites cannabis pioneer with leading natural food CPG company to create hemp and CBD-infused food and wellness products for North America February 20, 2019 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time NANAIMO, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tilray, Inc. (“Tilray” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ:TLRY), a global leader in cannabis research, cultivation, production and distribution, today announced it […]
GenCanna Announces First Patentable Non-GMO Hemp Genetics with 0.0% THC
PRESS RELEASE Industry-Leading Hemp Manufacturer Announces Research & Development Innovation with Hemp Genetics at 0.0% THC Creates Tremendous Opportunity for Outdoor CannabisTM Genetics to be Debuted through GenCanna’s Certified Farming NetworkTM GenCanna Will Sponsor Masters and Ph.D. Fellowships at University of Kentucky WINCHESTER, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GenCanna Global Inc. (“GenCanna” or the “Company”) announces that the company […]
How Hemp Became Insanely Lucrative
Derived from identical plants, vastly easier to cultivate, and profoundly more profitable, industrial hemp always lacked legalized marijuana’s sizzle. Derived from identical plants, vastly easier to cultivate, and profoundly more profitable, industrial hemp always lacked legalized marijuana’s sizzle. That all changed on Dec. 20, 2018 when President Donald J. Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement Act […]
Canopy Growth to Build First U.S. Hemp Plant in New York State
Canopy Growth Corp. will spend as much as $150 million to build its first production facility in the U.S. after the Canadian cannabis company was granted a hemp license by New York state. The U.S. farm bill legalized hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol last month, creating a rush among Canadian pot firms that were previously unable […]
Elixinol Welcomes Hemp Industry Advocate Joy Beckerman As Regulatory Officer & Industry Liaison
PRESS RELEASE Beckerman will represent Elixinol’s position in hemp industry’s dynamic U.S. regulatory and advocacy environment DENVER — (January 3, 2019) — Elixinol, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elixinol Global (EXL)(ASX: EXL; OTC: ELLXF), announces Joy Beckerman’s appointment to Elixinol’s team starting January 1, 2019. In Beckerman’s role as Regulatory Officer and Industry Liaison, she will […]
The CBD Boom is Coming – Here’s What You Can Expect
With the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill, industrial hemp was legalized in the United States, which means we’ll see a boom in the hemp-derived CBD products market in 2019. According to a report by Brightfield Group, the CBD market is expected to reach $591 million in 2018 (80% growth over 2017), and could grow […]
FDA Updates its Position on CBD upon Signing of Farm Bill
Hours after President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law, the FDA released a lengthy statement from its commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updating its position on CBD products intended for human consumption. Flexing its muscle, the FDA points out that the Farm Bill “explicitly preserved the agency’s current authority to regulate products containing cannabis […]
