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Thu / Jan 23rd PRESS RELEASE
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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:
Thu / Jan 23rd PRESS RELEASE
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Mon / Jan 13th
The Global Hemp Innovation Center operated by Oregon State University will receive $2.5 million from the federal government earmarked as part of a larger federal funding bill.
Mon / Jan 6th
Multiple independent tests of CBD-infused water have found it frequently contains zero CBD. A lab that approved test results for CBD-infused water has also been flagged by the FDA for numerous violations.
Mon / Dec 30th
Applicants who wish to grow hemp will need to submit their fingerprints as well as parcel maps of their proposed crops.
Fri / Dec 27th
The three new bills address cannabis decriminalization and creating a path forward for CBD & smokable hemp products.
Thu / Dec 26th
The new insurance option will only apply to federally-eligible hemp producers in select counties and states, however.
Mon / Dec 23rd
Oregon cannabis regulators have issued a statewide ban on including CBD and THC in alcoholic beverages; the ban takes effect starting January 1.
Fri / Dec 13th
A bill signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will establish rules and regulations for the New York’s hemp and CBD industry; the bill establishes a licensing process for hemp growers, processors, and manufacturers, and includes lab testing and product labeling requirements.
Thu / Dec 12th
Dallas-based Panda Biotech has unveiled plans to build the country’s largest industrial hemp processing facility in Shallowater, Texas.
Fri / Dec 6th PRESS RELEASE
12/06/2019 Miami, Florida – Imbucanna announced today the launch of the world’s first 75% concentrated directly compressible CBD. CBDC-75 effectively… Read More
Wed / Dec 4th PRESS RELEASE
GoGenics raises $3.2 million and launches innovative brand FOCL: a suite of CBD products including FOCL Day & Night wellness… Read More
Wed / Nov 27th
A new FDA consumer update claims that CBD “has the potential to harm” and suggests that symptoms could range from potential mood swings to even male infertility.
Tue / Nov 26th
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently met with FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Stephen Hahn and discussed the need for a federal CBD regulatory framework.
Thu / Nov 21st
Now that hemp is a legal agricultural crop in the U.S., it’s important to recognize the major distinctions between the plant’s two primary oil-based derivatives: hemp seed oil and hemp-derived CBD oil.
Thu / Nov 14th
The CBD industry is blowing up and consumers everywhere are experimenting with a wide variety of products from countless different companies — these tips will help you understand the differences between the industry’s two biggest product offerings: full-spectrum oils and CBD isolate.
Thu / Nov 7th PODCAST
Marcus Pfeifer is the CEO of Homescape Pets, a natural hemp-derived pet supplements company based out of Colorado.
Mon / Nov 4th
The Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board has approved language recommending the removal of the state’s 3 percent cap on THC in medical cannabis products. Instead, the board suggests a purchase limit of 4.5 grams of THC products over 90 days.
Thu / Oct 24th
In a recent survey conducted by YouGov for Colorado’s Joy Organics, more than half of those polled admitted to concerns about the safety of CBD products — specifically, due to the potential for the products to contain pesticides or heavy metals.
Tue / Oct 22nd
A judge in Hanover County, Virginia has tossed a cannabis possession charge after a laboratory supervisor claimed in court that their lab could not differentiate between illegal cannabis and legal hemp CBD flower.
Fri / Oct 18th
The United Natural Products Alliance has added its first CBD company to its ranks and released rules for accepting additional industry members.
Thu / Oct 17th
Regulators in the UK have banned a $2.56 million ad campaign for Dead Man’s Fingers, a hemp CBD-infused rum product from Cornish Rum Company that leaned on cannabis innuendos in its marketing strategies.
Tue / Oct 15th
UC San Diego researchers are set to receive $3 million from the state, which will be split between five different CBD research projects.
Mon / Oct 14th
A coalition of dietary supplement trade associations has called on Congress to pass consumer protection legislation for dietary supplement products containing CBD.
Tue / Oct 8th
A recent Brightfield Group report suggests that the hemp-derived CBD market could be worth $23 billion by 2023.
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