CBD News

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.

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.

Applicants who wish to grow hemp will need to submit their fingerprints as well as parcel maps of their proposed crops.

The three new bills address cannabis decriminalization and creating a path forward for CBD & smokable hemp products.

The new insurance option will only apply to federally-eligible hemp producers in select counties and states, however.

Oregon cannabis regulators have issued a statewide ban on including CBD and THC in alcoholic beverages; the ban takes effect starting January 1.

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.

Dallas-based Panda Biotech has unveiled plans to build the country’s largest industrial hemp processing facility in Shallowater, Texas.

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.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently met with FDA Commissioner nominee Dr. Stephen Hahn and discussed the need for a federal CBD regulatory framework.

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.

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.

Marcus Pfeifer is the CEO of Homescape Pets, a natural hemp-derived pet supplements company based out of Colorado.

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.

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.

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.

The United Natural Products Alliance has added its first CBD company to its ranks and released rules for accepting additional industry members.

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.

UC San Diego researchers are set to receive $3 million from the state, which will be split between five different CBD research projects.

A coalition of dietary supplement trade associations has called on Congress to pass consumer protection legislation for dietary supplement products containing CBD.

A recent Brightfield Group report suggests that the hemp-derived CBD market could be worth $23 billion by 2023.