Michigan wants to study marijuana’s health benefits. It’s not easy. March 1, 2024 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research, Michigan 0 Comments When Michigan voters approved recreational marijuana six years ago, the measure included an innovative mandate: using cannabis tax revenue to pay for research into the health benefits of the drug for military veterans. State officials later committed $40 million. Not a… Read More→
All the Outcomes of a Marijuana Reschedule January 23, 2024 Hilary Bricken News & Insights 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Attorney at Husch Blackwell Between linkedin, twitter, the media, and diehard marijuana investors, there is more noise and froth in the industry about a marijuana reschedule than I’ve seen since Washington and Colorado legalized back in 2012. When… Read More→
Pennsylvania’s sudden move to recall marijuana vapes raised questions. Like were these products harmful all along? March 17, 2022 AggregatedNews Pennsylvania 0 Comments For years the Pennsylvania Department of Health allowed the state’s medical marijuana companies to sell hundreds of medicines that the agency now considers potentially unsafe. Something changed in November when regulators started a process that led last month to a… Read More→
Constitutional ban on legal pot advances in Idaho January 30, 2021 AggregatedNews Idaho 0 Comments As legal weed becomes a reality in every corner of the U.S., Idaho is putting up a fight. State lawmakers on Friday moved forward with a proposed constitutional amendment that would bar the legalization of marijuana in Idaho in an attempt to… Read More→
Better Data for a Better Understanding of the Use and Safety Profile of Cannabidiol (CBD) Products January 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research 0 Comments Over a short period of time, our society has seen a rapid increase in the interest and availability of cannabidiol (CBD) products and other products derived from cannabis. However, we still have a limited understanding of the safety profile of… Read More→
Hemp CBD Across State Lines: What You Need to Know July 7, 2020 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Daniel Shortt, 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… Read More→
Government Agencies Approve MMJ’s Import of Marijuana for Research May 21, 2020 Press Release Cannabis & Hemp Research, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE ST.PETERSBURG, FL / ACCESSWIRE / May 21, 2020 / Multiple government agencies have cooperated to allow MMJ International Holdings to import cannabis extracts to the United States, for use in potential therapies the company is developing for clinical… Read More→
What’s on the mind of potential CBD consumers? February 10, 2020 Mike Luce Marketing 0 Comments While the industry continues to weigh the impact of the latest shake-up by the FDA, potential adopters of CBD among non-users continue to eye the growing multitude of cannabidiol-infused products with interest and trepidation. For example, the warning letters issued… Read More→
Charlotte’s Web Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Improperly Marketing CBD Products December 12, 2019 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Alison Malsbury Attorney at Harris Bricken We’ve written extensively about hemp-derived CBD and the myriad issues faced by manufacturers CBD edibles. You can read more about this topic here: Is Hemp CBD Really Unlawful in California? The FDA Issues Hemp-CBD… Read More→
New York to subpoena firms selling substances linked to illicit vaping products September 10, 2019 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) said Monday he is ordering the state health department to issue subpoenas to three companies the department has identified as selling substances linked to the mysterious vaping-related lung illnesses that have sickened hundreds… Read More→
FDA warns top marijuana company for making CBD health claims July 26, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments U.S. regulators warned a leading marijuana company for making unproven health claims about CBD, the trendy ingredient that’s turning up in lotions, foods and pet treats. The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it warned Curaleaf Inc., of Wakefield, Massachusetts,… Read More→
North Carolina proposes smokable hemp ban as demand grows July 5, 2019 Press Release Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Cannabis and Hemp Industry Trembles After FDA Cracks the Whip May 9, 2019 Steven Schain Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Market Confusion on CBD and Hemp; FDA Commissioner Resigns amid Congressional Pressure for Federal Guidance March 7, 2019 Ian Stewart Hemp Policy & Legal, Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Ian Stewart &Â 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… Read More→
Understanding Potential CBD Users; Drivers to Adoption March 5, 2019 Mike Luce Cannabis & Hemp Research, Hemp Industry News, Marketing 0 Comments 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… Read More→