Hemp Oil Regulations Are More Complicated Than You Might Think
Tue / Apr 11th
Legal cannabis sales in the U.S. last year reached $6.7 billion, a growth of 30 percent, according to an ArcView… Read More
CBD News
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the many cannabinoids found in cannabis. It has known medical properties and has been used by patients to treat a large number of medical conditions. Below you will find the latest CBD industry and policy news from around the world:
Big Pharma Positioning for Federal Approval of Cannabis Drugs
Tue / Apr 4th OPINION
In my most recent publishing, I wrote that our hemp/CBD industry was being hijacked from us. “Us,” being those who… Read More
Amendment to Bill in West Virginia Would Explicitly Legalize Hemp-Derived CBD in the State
Mon / Apr 3rd
West Virginia lawmakers have clarified language in a bill adding substances to the drug schedule that would allow the sale,… Read More
Craig Brand: Fighting to Prevent a Big Pharma Cannabis Monopoly
Tue / Mar 21st INTERVIEW
Craig Brand, Esq. is a founding partner of Ganja Law P.L.L.C. and Ganja Law Consulting, LLC, a global cannabis legal and… Read More
Is CBD Worth the Hype?
Wed / Mar 8th
The cannabis industry is growing rapidly and so are hemp-based CBD products. It doesn’t make you high, but hemp oil… Read More
Julianna Carella: Brightening Lives with CBD-Infused Pet Treats
Tue / Feb 28th PODCAST
Julianna Carella is the founder and CEO of two companies that create cannabinoid infusions. Her first company, Auntie Dolores, is… Read More
Pharmaceutical Lobbyists Pushing Bills That Would Create CBD Monopoly
Fri / Feb 24th
A Leafly News report last week uncovered some troubling developments related to CBD products: the British company GW Pharmaceuticals and its… Read More
Bill Permitting CBD Use for Epilepsy Passes Indiana Senate, Moves to House
Wed / Feb 15th
A measure to legalize CBD oil use for patients 18-years-old and younger has passed the Indiana Senate, which would allow… Read More
Hemp CBD Companies Should Worry About FDA, Not DEA, Intervention
Wed / Feb 8th
It’s been nearly two months since mainstream media outlets and several cannabis publications published headlines claiming that the Drug Enforcement… Read More
Marine Veteran MMJ Advocate Says Vets ‘Will Keep Dying’ if Indiana Doesn’t Reform
Wed / Feb 1st
Jeff Staker has lived a life of purpose: 11 years as a Marine Corp sniper, a drill instructor, father of… Read More
Ireland Health Committee MMJ Plan Would Provide Some CBD Products for Free
Fri / Jan 27th
Ireland’s legislative Health Committee has issued its recommendations for a medical cannabis regime that would see certain products made available… Read More
UK Health Agency Reclassifies CBD as Medicine
Wed / Jan 4th
The U.K.’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has reclassified cannabidiol (CBD) as a medicine, according to an International Business… Read More
Australian MMJ Firm Harvests First High-CBD Test Crop
Fri / Dec 30th
MGC Pharmaceuticals – publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange – has harvested its first high-CBD cannabis test crop, setting… Read More
DEA: Rule Change Prioritizes CBD Research
Wed / Dec 21st
The DEA says that the rule change, published last week which changed the agency’s code for cannabis extracts, will make… Read More
Japanese Prefecture Ends Hemp Growing Program After Cannabis Arrests
Mon / Dec 19th
The industrial hemp program in Japan’s Tottori Prefecture is being shuttered after the president and two employees of one of… Read More
Did the DEA Just Outlaw Hemp-Derived CBD?
Wed / Dec 14th
A new rule published by the DEA today led many in the cannabis industry to assume the worst – that… Read More
CBD Market Could Hit $3 Billion by 2021
Tue / Dec 13th
According to some cannabis industry experts, the U.S. CBD market could reach between $2.1 billion and $3 billion by 2021,… Read More
New Over the Counter CBD Product Uses Nanotech Delivery System
Tue / Dec 6th
A product which employs nanotechnology to deliver oral CBD products is set to begin over the counter U.S. sales, according… Read More
Australian MMJ Producer Moving to Kentucky
Mon / Dec 5th
Ecofibre, Australia’s largest medicinal cannabis producer, is moving its operations to Kentucky, according to a Business Insider report. The company… Read More
Cannabis and Alcohol: It’s Complicated
Wed / Nov 30th
The business relationship between the cannabis and alcohol industries remains strained and detached. In states permitting adult use, the sectors’… Read More
Toronto Children’s Hospital to Conduct MMJ Trials for Epilepsy
Wed / Nov 30th
A clinical trial using cannabis to treat children with severe epilepsy is set to begin at Toronto’s Children’s Hospital next… Read More
HempMeds Mexico to Export CBD Oil to Colombia
Tue / Nov 29th
HempMeds Mexico, a subsidiary of California-based Medical Marijuana, Inc. is set to export its Real Scientific Hemp Oil to Colombia,… Read More
Former NFL Linebacker Credits Medical Cannabis for Renewed Health
Thu / Nov 24th
Reggie Williams, a former Cincinnati city councilman and 14-year National Football League veteran, is crediting medical cannabis use with improving… Read More
AXIM Biotechnologies Granted U.S. Patent for MMJ Chewing Gum Products
Fri / Nov 18th
AXIM Biotechnologies, the maker of CanChew Gum, has been granted a Notice of Allowance by the U.S. Patent and Trademark… Read More
