How North Carolina cannabis stores are able to sell products that look and act like marijuana February 4, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, North Carolina 0 Comments RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- As the hemp industry in North Carolina continues to grow and evolve, new variations of products are popping up on shelves. When Louis Rubio first heard of one of those products a few months ago, he… Read More→
Delta-8 THC Generated $2 Billion In Revenue In 2 Years, Report Finds January 16, 2023 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive 0 Comments Delta-8 THC products have seen a surge in popularity in the past two years, resulting in over $2 billion in sales as an alternative to traditional marijuana. According to a recent report by cannabis analytics firm Brightfield Group, the increasing popularity of… Read More→
CEO Thom Brodeur on Helming Two Cannabis-Related Companies December 27, 2022 Tom Hymes Ancillary Businesses, Hemp Industry News, News & Insights, Packaging, Spotlight 0 Comments Most CEOs have their plates full running one company. Thom Brodeur runs two companies without seeming to break a sweat, a feat he’d be the first to say does not reflect the years of transformative work he has overseen since… Read More→
Congress might have inadvertently legalized a form of cannabis under Trump May 20, 2022 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Although marijuana remains strictly forbidden by federal law, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Congress quietly amended the statute in 2018 to legalize cannabis cigarettes and vaping products that have similar intoxicants but are made from hemp. The 2018… Read More→
Mexico Cannabis FAQ: Part 1 April 13, 2022 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments by Adrián Cisneros Aguilar, Attorney at Harris Bricken Welcome to the first of two blog posts on frequently asked questions regarding cannabis in Mexico. Because we are one of very few American law firms with an office in Mexico that… Read More→
High from hemp: States wrestle with chemically made THC March 24, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments Over the past few years, Jonny Griffis has invested millions of dollars in his legal marijuana farm in northern Michigan, which produces extracts to be used in things like gummy bears and vape oils. But now that farm — like… Read More→
Will Mexico Drop Hemp from the Cannabis Law Bill? March 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments by Adrian Cisneros Aguilar, Attorney at Harris Bricken Unfortunately, it looks like Mexico may leave hemp out of the cannabis law bill. That is right folks, after much discussion, lobbying and attempts to educate the government on cannabis legalization in… Read More→
Lawmakers crack down on cannabis compound Delta-8 following safety concerns March 12, 2022 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, Virginia 0 Comments Hemp farmers fear it will destroy the industry As Virginia puts recreational marijuana sales on hold, lawmakers are cracking down on another widely-sold substance that’s causing safety concerns. Delta-8 and other cannabinoids are sold in stores across the Commonwealth; however,… Read More→
Synthetic THC from hemp may soon compete with marijuana in Michigan February 17, 2022 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments There’s a process that turns extracted hemp concentrate that doesn’t get you high into synthetic concentrate that does, similar to THC naturally produced by marijuana. The Marijuana Regulatory agency (MRA), soon to be renamed the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) by… Read More→
Oregon changes cannabis rules for the new year December 30, 2021 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments OLCC announces at home delivery updates and increase to THC limits PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — New year, new cannabis rules. In response to the rapid growth of the legal cannabis market, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) has greenlit… Read More→
Industrial Hemp Products, Including CBD, are Finally Legit in California September 16, 2021 Hilary Bricken California, Hemp Business Executive, Spotlight 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Principle at Harris Bricken Many people ignore or just don’t want to believe the fact that, until recently, California was a bit of a villain when it comes to the manufacture, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp… Read More→
‘Time For The UK To Remove Its Restrictive Regulations Surrounding Hemp Cultivation’ August 31, 2021 AggregatedNews Op-Ed, United Kingdom 0 Comments by Jamie Bartley, Executive Chair Cannabis Industry Council (CIC) HEMP is one of the oldest cultivated plants on Earth. Archaeologists working in what is modern day Iran and Iraq, have found remnants of hemp cloth dating back 10,000 years, and… Read More→
Cannabis Investors Should Know the Difference Between Marijuana and Hemp July 19, 2021 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, News & Insights 0 Comments Canada, France and China are the leading manufacturers of industrial cannabis in the U.S. today. Yet our nation has seen a dramatic increase in hemp farming across the entire continent. Research and Markets estimates that the global industrial hemp market… Read More→
What Cannabis Brands Can Learn From The Playskool Kitchen May 11, 2021 Mike Luce Marketing 0 Comments On a recent trip to visit family, my mother-in-law dusted off (literally) some classic toys from storage. How she still had a trove of gently used toys from the ‘70s and ‘80s is something of a mystery. Apparently, she had… Read More→
What You Need to Know When Buying a Cannabis Business, Part 2: The Regulatory Environment April 28, 2021 AggregatedNews Mergers & Acquisitions 0 Comments By Jonathan Bench, Attorney at Harris Bricken Buying a cannabis business does not occur in a matter of days, and transactions fall apart for a variety of reasons, as we discussed in Part 1 of this blog series focused on… Read More→